Sérigné Mourtada Fall (born 26 December 1987) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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. He currently played for

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club

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Career

Regarded as a goalscoring defender, Fall became the highest scoring defender in the history of

in 2021. Under his captaincy, the club began its 2021–22 season campaign with a 3–0 win on 22 November against

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. Mumbai City finished the season on fifth place and failed to qualify for the

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. Ahead of the

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kick-off, the club went to Abu Dhabi for training and defeated Emirati giants Al Ain 2–1 in a friendly match. He appeared in and captained the club's AFC Champions League debut match on 8 April against Saudi Arabian Al Shabab in a 3–0 defeat. In the next match on 11 April, Fall led Mumbai City registered their first win at the

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, becoming the first Indian team to win a game in the competition, beating

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion an ...

champions

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2–1 at the

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Honours

Moghreb Tétouan *

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...

: 2011–12 Goa *

League Winners Shield: 2019–20 *

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Mumbai City *

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League Winners Shield:

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runner-up:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fall, Mourtada 1987 births Living people Senegalese footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Indian Super League players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Al-Salmiya SC players Moghreb Tétouan players Wydad AC players FC Goa players Mumbai City FC players Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Morocco Expatriate footballers in India Men's association football central defenders Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Kuwait Premier League players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in India Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Footballers from Dakar