Mamadou_Loum
Mamadou Loum
Senegalese footballer
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.
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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*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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 2 December 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 January 2022[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Porto
Senegal
Individual
- "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.
- "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
- "Senegal 0–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "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.
- Mamadou Loum at BDFutbol
- Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mamadou Loum at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Mamadou Loum at Soccerway