| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Modou Lamin Faal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Walsall (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sutton Coldfield Town | ||
| 2019–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hereford (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Walsall (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Modou Lamin Faal (11 February 2003) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
Faal was born in The Gambia but relocated to Birmingham, England with his family when he was seven years old.[3]
Faal joined the West Bromwich Albion academy in November 2019,[4] at the age of 16, after impressing during a two-week trial.[3] He had been scouted while playing local football for Sutton Coldfield Town in Birmingham.[3][2] He made an early impression and became the first scholar in West Brom history to play for the U-23’s, featuring in a number of matches for Deon Burton’s side during the 2020–21 campaign. He was also a regular fixture in Albion’s U-18 side and enjoyed a prolific season, scoring seven goals.[2]
He made his professional debut on 25 August 2021, coming on as a substitute for Kenneth Zohore, in a 0–6 loss to Arsenal in the second round of the EFL Cup.[5]
On 5 March 2022, he signed for National League North side Hereford on a one-month loan deal, with The Bulls just outside the play-offs in 8th position.[6]
On 2 December 2022, Faal moved to AFC Fylde of the National League North on a one-month loan deal.[7] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[8] He was recalled on 6 March 2023.[9] His performances prior to his recall saw him win the February National League North Player of the Month award having scored five goals across the month and scoring a total of 10 goals in the 16 games during his full spell at the National League North side.[10]
On 11 August 2023, Faal joined League Two club Doncaster Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[11] On 13 January 2024, he returned to his parent club with manager Grant McCann expressing his disappointment in the way that the striker had handled the situation.[12]
On 15 January 2024, Faal returned to League Two with Walsall on loan until the end of the season.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hereford (loan) | 2021–22 | National League North | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Telford United (loan) | 2022–23 | National League North | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fylde (loan) | 2022–23 | National League North | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 33 | 9 |
| Career total | 51 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 20 | ||
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