| Mikayil Faye | |
| Fullname: | Mikayil Ngor Faye |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Sédhiou, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.86 m[1] [2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Barcelona B |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2019–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Diambars |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Kustošija |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Barcelona B |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Senegal U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 05:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 21:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
Mikayil Ngor "Mika" Faye (born 14 July 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic and the Senegal national team.[3]
A left-sided centre-back, Faye was a product of the Diambars FC Academy in Senegal with Bamba Dieng.[4] Also capable of playing at left-back, he was linked to Olympique de Marseille, and Stade de Reims,[5] [6] and trained with Dinamo Zagreb.[7]
Faye made his debut for NK Kustošija in the Prva NL on the 8 March 2023 against HNK Orijent.[8] [9] He scored his first league goal on 22 May 2023 against NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.[10] [11]
On 19 June 2023 he joined Barcelona Atlètic.[12] He signed an agreement till June 2027 and was handed number 15.[13] On 3 September 2023 he made his official Barcelona Atlètic debut against Real Unión, forming a centre-back duo with fellow teammate Pelayo Fernández.
Faye reached the round of 16 of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Senegal U17.[14] In 2021, he was called up by Youssouph Dabo to the Senegal national under-20 football team for U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, although he did not feature in any matches.[15]
He scored on his senior debut for Senegal on 22 March 2024, in a friendly match against Gabon.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kustošija | 2022–23 | Prva NL | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Barcelona Atlètic | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 33 | 4 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | ||
Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faye goal