Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English professional

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who last played as a

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for

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Career

Faal began his career in the youth team at

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-based Ryan before completing a scholarship at Boreham Wood from 2013 to 2015. He then joined Italian club

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in the 2015–16 season. He played eight times in

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and

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, and also played in the

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on loan at San Gregorio, before returning to England and joining

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at the start of the 2017–18 season. After only one game, he joined

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. The ...

, where he played 25 times in all competitions and scored six times. Faal joined Kingstonian on loan in March 2018 where he scored seven times in eight games. The loan was made permanent at the end of the season. Faal joined

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 333,587 in 2021. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Hig ...

in December 2018. After only five appearances in the remainder of the 2018–19 season, he went on trial at

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before returning to North London and scoring 24 goals in 25 games in all competitions in the first half of the 2019–20 season before joining

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on an 18-month contract on 6 January 2020. He made his debut on 11 January in a 0–2 defeat against

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, coming on as a substitute for Sonny Graham in the 66th minute. After spending the first few months of the 2020–21 season injured, Faal joined Barnet on a season-long loan on 6 November 2020, with an option to make the deal permanent in January. On 19 May 2021, Bolton announced that he would be released at the end of his contract. Faal re-joined Enfield Town in August 2021. His first game came on 14 August where he scored twice in a 4–2 win against Carshalton Athletic. On 2 August 2022, Faal joined

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club Havant & Waterloovile following the expiration of his contract with Enfield Town. In January 2024, he joined Maidstone United on loan for the remainder of the season. On 22 July 2024, Faal joined League One club

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on a six-month contract. Faal made no appearances for Crawley before joining

in September. Having finished the season as the club's top goalscorer, his departure was confirmed on 26 June 2025.

Personal life

Faal is the cousin of

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international

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. He is eligible to play for

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Career statistics

References

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