Mamadou Loum

Senegalese footballer

Mamadou Loum
Personal information
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
Team information
Current team
 Al Raed
(on loan from Porto)
Number 5
Senior career*
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– Porto 11 (1)
2019 Porto B 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Alavés (loan) 32 (2)
2022–2023 → Reading (loan) 29 (1)
2023– → Al Raed (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2015 Senegal U20 10 (0)
2019– Senegal 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
African U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 8 December 2023 (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 Saudi Pro League club Al Raed, on loan from Porto, 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]

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.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2015–16 LigaPro 19 1 — — — 19 1
2016–17 LigaPro 22 2 — — — 22 2
2017–18 LigaPro 27 1 — — — 27 1
Total 68 4 — — — 68 4
Moreirense (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 17 3 3 0 — — 20 3
Porto (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Porto 2019–20 Primeira Liga 6 1 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 11 1
2020–21 Primeira Liga 3 0 3 0 0 0 3[b] 0 9 0
Total 11 1 8 0 0 0 4 0 23 1
Porto B 2019–20 LigaPro 1 0 — — — 1 0
Alavés (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 32 2 0 0 — — 32 2
Reading (loan) 2022–23 Championship 29 1 2 0 1 0 — 32 1
Al Raed (loan) 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Career total 170 11 13 0 1 0 4 0 188 11
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 14 January 2022[17]
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

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Mamadou Loum secures season-long loan move from FC Porto". Reading FC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^ "رسميًا.. الرائد يُعلن عن التعاقد مع مامادو لوم لاعب بورتو البرتغالي".
  13. ^ "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Senegal 0–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  16. ^ Mamadou Loum at Soccerway
  17. ^ Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title". the Guardian. Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Porto defeat Benfica to win 17th Portuguese Cup". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Benfica vs. Porto - 1 August 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

  • Mamadou Loum at BDFutbol
  • Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Mamadou Loum at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Mamadou Loum at Soccerway
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Al-Raed – current squad
Senegal squads
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Senegal squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations winners (1st title)
Senegal
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Senegal squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
Senegal