Youssoupha Birima Fall (born January 12, 1995) is a Senegalese-French professional basketball player. He is currently playing for

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon ...

of the French

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

and the EuroLeague.

Career

Fall attended the Seeds Academy in

Thiès Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-L ...

, Senegal, before joining the youth ranks of French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket in 2012. He made his debut on Le Mans’ men's team during the 2014–15 season. In 2015, he was named to the "Cinq All Star Espoirs", the all-first team of the French development league, after averaging 12.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest during the 2014-15 campaign. An early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, he later withdrew his name from the list. He was sent on loan to LNB Pro B side Poitiers Baskets 86 for the 2016–17 season. On July 17, 2018, he signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

and the EuroLeague. On August 9, 2018, Baskonia loaned him to

SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and i ...

for the 2018–19 season. On August 15, 2021, Fall officially parted ways with the Basque club. He signed with

on loan one day later.

National team

Fall was invited to play both for Senegal and for France, but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team.

Personal life

Fall was granted French citizenship in March 2017.

References

External links

Profile at eurobasket.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall, Youssoupha 1995 births Living people ASVEL Basket players Basketball players from Dakar Centers (basketball) French men's basketball players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Liga ACB players Poitiers Basket 86 players Saski Baskonia players Senegalese emigrants to France Senegalese expatriate basketball people in France Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Spain Senegalese men's basketball players SIG Basket players