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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikayil Ngor Faye | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Sédhiou, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2022 | Diambars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Kustošija | 13 | (1) |
2023– | Barcelona B | 27 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Senegal U17 | 10 | (0) |
2024– | Senegal | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:40, 15 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:35, 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
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]
Faye reached the round of 16 of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Senegal U17.[13] He was later called up by Youssouph Dabo to the Senegal national under-20 football team for CAN U20 qualifiers, although he did not feature in any matches.[14]
He scored on his senior debut for Senegal on 22 March 2024, in a friendly match against Gabon.[15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kustošija | 2022–23 | Prva NL | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Barcelona B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 27 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
Career total | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Senegal | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 March 2024 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France | 1 | Gabon | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |