Introduction
Muhammadu Mustapha Faal (born 1 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Bolton Wanderers.
Career
Faal began his career in the youth team at Chingford-based Ryan before joining L'Aquila in the 2015–16 season, making his debut on the final day of the regular league season against Lupa Roma. He played seven times in Serie D the following season, and also played in the Promozione on loan at San Gregorio before returning to England and joining Waltham Forest at the start of the 2017–18 season. After only one game, he joined Dulwich Hamlet, where he played 24 times in all competitions without scoring. 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 in December 2018. After only five appearances in the remainder of the 2018–19 season, he went on trial at Dumbarton 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 Bolton Wanderers on an 18-month contract on 6 January 2020. He made his debut on 11 January in a 0–2 defeat against Rochdale, coming on as a substitute for Sonny Graham in the 66th minute.
Personal life
Faal is the cousin of England international Joe Gomez.
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| L'Aquila | 2015–16 | Lega Pro Girone B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Serie D Girone G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Waltham Forest | 2017–18 | Essex Senior League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2017–18 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| Kingstonian | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| Enfield Town | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Total | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 27 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 67 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 87 | 37 | ||
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