| Fodé Ballo-Touré | |
| Full Name: | Fodé Ballo-Touré[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France |
| Height: | 1.82 m[2] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | AC Milan |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | AS Éragny |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain B |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Lille |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Monaco |
| Caps3: | 63 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | AC Milan |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Fulham (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps3: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:16, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC) |
Fodé Ballo-Touré (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Ballo-Touré developed through the Paris Saint-Germain academy. On 1 July 2017, his contract with PSG expired and he signed with Lille managed by Marcelo Bielsa.[3] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 6 August 2017 in a 3–0 home win against Nantes. He started the match and was replaced by Rominigue Kouamé at halftime.[4]
On 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.[5]
On 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.[6]
On 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan.[7]
Ballo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France.[8] However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level, over France and Mali. He made his debut for Senegal in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March 2021.[9]
He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[10] [11]
Ballo-Touré was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[12]
He was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making one appearance as a substitute[13] in the 3–0 round of 16 loss to England on 4 December.[14]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
| AC Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Fulham (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 155 | 1 | |||
| Senegal | 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Senegal
Individual
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