Boubacar Fall (born 3 February 2001) is a Senegalese professional
footballer
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Saint-Étienne
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Club career
Having begun his career at
Guédiawaye
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in his native Senegal, Fall joined French club
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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on a professional deal on 5 January 2021, following the termination of
Stéphane Ruffier
Stéphane Ruffier (born 27 September 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
A former captain for both Monaco and Saint-Étienne, Ruffier made 428 appearances in Ligue 1 during his career. He is also a forme ...
's contract at the club. Seven months later on 5 August, Fall extended his contract with Saint-Étienne until June 2025. On 30 December 2022, he made his professional debut for the club in a 1–1
Ligue 2
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draw against
Caen
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International career
With the Senegal U20s, Fall was designated as the best goalkeeper in the
2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament
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, a competition won by Senegal. He went on to win the
2020 Arab Cup U-20
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2019
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2020
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Individual
* WAFU U-20 Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2019