Youssoupha Birima Fall (born January 12, 1995) is a Senegalese-French professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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and the

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Professional career

Fall attended the Seeds Academy in

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, Senegal, before joining the youth ranks of French team

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in 2012.

Le Mans Sarthe (2014–18)

He made his debut on Le Mans’ men's team during the 2014-15 season. In 2015, he was named to the "Cinq All Star Espoirs", the all-first team of the French development league, after averaging 12.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest during the 2014-15 campaign. An early entry candidate for the

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, he later withdrew his name from the list. He was sent on loan to

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side Poitiers Baskets 86 for the 2016–17 season. In his last year with Le Mans, the 2017-18 season, Fall won his first French championship.

Baskonia (2018–21)

On July 17, 2018, he signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish

and the

. On August 9, 2018, Baskonia loaned him to

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for the 2018–19 season. Fall was part of Baskonia's championship winning team in the 2019-20 ACB season, but he would miss the

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due to injury. On August 15, 2021, Fall officially parted ways with the Basque club.

ASVEL Basket (2021–24)

Fall signed with

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on August 16, 2021. Fall's contract with ASVEL was extended with two more years on July 19, 2022, after having helped the

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-based team win the 2021-22 LNB Pro A.

FC Barcelona (2024–2025)

On July 31, 2024, Fall was announced as a new

player, signing a one year deal with the Catalans. During the 2024-25 season, his role in the team grew as the Barcelona roster was plagued with injuries. Barcelona announced Fall would be leaving the team as his contract expired on June 30, 2025.

National team

Fall was invited to play both for Senegal and for France, but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 32 , , 16 , , 11.7 , , .628 , , , , .757 , , 3.2 , , .5 , , .5 , , .7 , , 7.0 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

ASVEL ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...

, 28 , , 9 , , 12.6 , , .705 , , , , .725 , , 3.6 , , .1 , , .3 , , .1 , , 5.8 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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EuroCup

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Basketball Champions League

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FIBA EuroChallenge

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Domestic leagues

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Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...