Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Loum Full name
Mamadou Loum N'Diaye[ 1] Date of birth
(1996-12-30 ) 30 December 1996 (age 27) Place of birth
Dakar , Senegal Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s)
Defensive midfielder Current team
Arouca Number
31 Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2014–2015
Ouakam
2015–2019
Braga B
68
(4) 2018–2019
→ Moreirense (loan)
17
(3) 2019
→ Porto (loan)
2
(0) 2019–2024
Porto
11
(1) 2019
Porto B
1
(0) 2021–2022
→ Alavés (loan)
32
(2) 2022–2023
→ Reading (loan)
29
(1) 2023–2024
→ Al Raed (loan)
29
(0) 2024–
Arouca
1
(0) 2015
Senegal U20
10
(0) 2019–
Senegal
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
Mamadou Loum N'Diaye (born 30 December 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Arouca , and the Senegal national team .
Club career
Loum made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for S.C. Braga B on 15 August 2015 in a game against Gil Vicente F.C. , as a 70th-minute substitute for Carlos Fortes .[ 2] He was called up once for S.C. Braga for their Primeira Liga game away to F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 23 April 2017, remaining unused in a 3–1 loss.[ 3] A day before the anniversary of that game, he was sent off at the end of a 2–2 home draw with Académico de Viseu FC .[ 4]
On 30 July 2018, Loum was loaned to top-flight team Moreirense F.C. for the season.[ 5] He scored his first goal on 2 November in a 3–1 win at eventual champions S.L. Benfica .[ 6]
In January 2019, Loum moved to FC Porto on a loan deal for the rest of the season with an option to turn the deal permanent.[ 7] He played three games over the rest of the season and then the club paid €7.75 million for 75% of his economic rights.[ 8] On 2 December, he started a 2–0 home win over Paços de Ferreira and scored the opening goal.[ 9]
On 23 July 2021, after featuring rarely for Porto, Loum was loaned to La Liga side Deportivo Alavés for the 2021–22 campaign .[ 10]
On 30 July 2022, Loum joined EFL Championship club Reading on a season-long loan.[ 11]
On 10 August 2023, Loum joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed on a season-long loan.[ 12]
On September 2, 2024 it was confirmed that Loum joined F.C. Arouca on a deal until June 2026.[ 13]
International career
Loum represented Senegal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup . He made his debut for the senior team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mali , playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win in Dakar .[ 14] He was called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations , which the team won in Cameroon at the start of the following year; his one appearance was a goalless draw with neighbours Guinea in the second group game.[ 15]
He 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 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[ 16]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 2 December 2023 [ 17]
International
As of match played 14 January 2022 [ 18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Senegal
2019
2
0
2020
0
0
2021
0
0
2022
1
0
Total
3
0
Honours
Porto
Senegal
Individual
References
^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF) . FIFA . 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022 .
^ "Game Report by Soccerway" . Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
^ "Paulinho, Loum e Stojiljkovic chamados para deslocação a Paços de Ferreira" [Paulinho, Loum and Stojiljkovic called up for trip to Paços de Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2020 .
^ "COMENTÁRIO: Sporting de Braga B e Académico de Viseu empatam em jogo intenso" [COMMENTARY: Sporting de Braga B and Académico de Viseu draw in intense game]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020 .
^ "Mamadou Loum chega por empréstimo do Braga" [Mamadou Loum arrives on loan from Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020 .
^ "Moreirense gela a Luz e Benfica já vai em três derrotas seguidas" [Moreirense freeze the Luz and Benfica now on three consecutive defeats]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020 .
^ "Oficial: Loum é reforço do FC Porto" [Official: Loum is addition to FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020 .
^ "FC Porto: Loum custou 7,75 milhões de euros, Manafá três milhões" [FC Porto: Loum cost 7.75 million euros, Manafá three million] (in Portuguese). TVI 24 . 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020 .
^ "Loum abriu, Zé Luís fixou de bicicleta. FC Porto vence Paços" [Loum opened, Zé Luís sealed it with bicycle kick. FC Porto defeat Paços] (in Portuguese). TSF . 2 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020 .
^ "Mamadou Loum refuerza el centro del campo del Deportivo Alavés" [Mamadou Loum bolsters the centre of midfield of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
^ "Mamadou Loum secures season-long loan move from FC Porto" . Reading FC . Retrieved 30 July 2022 .
^ "رسميًا.. الرائد يُعلن عن التعاقد مع مامادو لوم لاعب بورتو البرتغالي" .
^ Oficial: Loum troca FC Porto pelo Arouca , abola.pt, 2 September 2024
^ "Senegal v Mali game report" . ESPN . 26 March 2019.
^ "Senegal 0–0 Guinea" . BBC Sport . 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022 .
^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes" . Reuters . 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ Mamadou Loum at Soccerway
^ Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title" . the Guardian . Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020 .
^ "Porto defeat Benfica to win 17th Portuguese Cup" . sports.yahoo.com . Retrieved 1 August 2020 .
^ "Benfica vs. Porto - 1 August 2020 - Soccerway" . int.soccerway.com . Retrieved 1 August 2020 .
^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)" . Sports Illustrated . 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 .
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