Fodé Ballo-Touré (born 3 January 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a left-back for Premier League club

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, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Lille

Ballo-Touré developed through the Paris Saint-Germain academy. On 1 July 2017, his contract with PSG expired and he signed with Lille managed by Marcelo Bielsa. He made his

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debut on 6 August 2017 in a 3–0 home win against

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. He started the match and was replaced by

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at halftime.

Monaco

On 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.

AC Milan

On 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.

Loan to Fulham

On 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club

on a season-long loan.

International career

Ballo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France. However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level, over France and Mali. He made his debut for Senegal in a 0–0 draw against

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on 26 March 2021. He was part of Senegal's squad for the

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; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history. Ballo-Touré 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 tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Lille *

runner-up: 2018–19 AC Milan * Serie A: 2021–22 Senegal *

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Individual * Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022

References

External links

Profile
at the AC Milan website * * 1997 births Living people People from Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Footballers from Yvelines Citizens of Senegal through descent Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Men's association football defenders Ligue 1 players Serie A players Lille OSC players AS Monaco FC players AC Milan players Fulham F.C. players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players French expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub