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Youssoupha Fall

Youssoupha Birima Fall is a Senegalese professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

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Youssoupha Fall
Fall with FC Barcelona in 2025
No. 19 – FC Barcelona
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese / French
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018Le Mans Sarthe
2016–2017→Poitiers 86
2018–2021Baskonia
2018–2019→SIG Strasbourg
2021–2024ASVEL
2024–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights

Youssoupha Birima Fall (born January 12, 1995) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

Fall attended the Seeds Academy in Thiès, Senegal,1 before joining the youth ranks of French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket in 2012.

Le Mans Sarthe (2014–18)

He made his debut on Le Mans’ men's team during the 2014-15 season.2 In 2015, he was named to the "Cinq All Star Espoirs", the all-first team of the French development league,3 after averaging 12.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest during the 2014-15 campaign.4

An early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, he later withdrew his name from the list.5 He was sent on loan to LNB Pro B side Poitiers Baskets 86 for the 2016–17 season.6 In his last year with Le Mans, the 2017-18 season, Fall won his first French championship.7

Baskonia (2018–21)

On July 17, 2018, he signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.8 On August 9, 2018, Baskonia loaned him to SIG Strasbourg for the 2018–19 season.9 Fall was part of Baskonia's championship winning team in the 2019-20 ACB season, but he would miss the Final Four due to injury.10 On August 15, 2021, Fall officially parted ways with the Basque club.11

ASVEL Basket (2021–24)

Fall signed with ASVEL Basket on August 16, 2021.12 Fall's contract with ASVEL was extended with two more years on July 19, 2022, after having helped the Lyon-based team win the 2021-22 LNB Pro A.13

FC Barcelona (2024–present)

On July 31, 2024, Fall was announced as a new FC Barcelona player, signing a one year deal with the Catalans.14 During the 2024-25 season, his role in the team grew as the Barcelona roster was plagued with injuries.15 Barcelona announced Fall would be leaving the team as his contract expired on June 30, 2025.16 However, the board reversed the decision and Fall signed a one season contract extension on August 19, 2025.17

National team

Fall was invited to play both for Senegal18 and for France,19 but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team.20

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Baskonia 28* 6 13.5 .615 — .452 4.8 .1 .2 .6 5.8 7.3
2020–21 32 16 11.7 .628 — .757 3.2 .5 .5 .7 7.0 8.1
2021–22 ASVEL 28 9 12.6 .705 — .725 3.6 .1 .3 .1 5.8 7.6
2022–23 34 27 19.9 .685 — .697 6.1 .3 .3 .3 9.3 12.5
2023–24 31 29 19.7 .613 — .592 6.6 .3 .3 .6 8.8 12.8
2024–25 Barcelona 29 18 10.2 .701 — .667 3.3 .0 .1 .2 4.4 5.2
Career 182 105 14.5 .652 — .647 4.7 .2 .3 .4 7.0 9.0

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Le Mans 6 0 6.3 .000 — 1.000 .8 .2 — .5 0.3 0.5
Career 6 0 6.3 .000 — 1.000 .8 .2 — .5 0.3 0.5

Basketball Champions League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 SIG Strasbourg 12 11 22.0 .627 — .667 7.5 .5 .2 1.7 11.5
Career 12 11 22.0 .627 — .667 7.5 .5 .2 1.7 11.5

FIBA EuroChallenge

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Le Mans 1 0 1.0 — — — 1.0 — — — 0.0
Career 1 0 1.0 — — — 1.0 — — — 0.0

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 France Le Mans Pro A 17 5.1 .423 — .500 1.6 .1 — .3 1.3
2016–17 France Poitiers Pro B 33 21.2 .664 — .574 7.0 .8 .3 1.5 10.4
2017–18 France Le Mans Pro A 47 20.7 .674 .000 .431 6.5 .4 .3 .9 10.2
2018–19 France SIG Strasbourg LNB Élite 32 23.0 .687 — .621 8.2 .6 .7 1.4 14.3
2019–20 Spain Baskonia ACB 24 12.6 .699 — .596 3.9 .1 .2 .6 5.4
2020–21 Spain Baskonia ACB 31 11.7 .598 — .681 3.8 .3 .1 .7 5.8
2021–22 France ASVEL LNB Élite 42 18.1 .725 — .667 5.5 .3 .2 .9 9.6
2022–23 France ASVEL LNB Élite 38 19.7 .779 — .634 6.8 .3 .4 .7 11.4
2023–24 France ASVEL LNB Élite 41 19.0 .713 — .655 7.7 .3 .3 .6 10.8

Personal life

Fall was granted French citizenship in March 2017.21

References

References

  1. "Basket : Pro A : 5 Sénégalais engagés pour la saison 2015-2016". Lequotidien.sn. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  2. "Youssoupha Fall - Le Mans – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". Lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  5. "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. "Basket. Youssoupha Fall (MSB) prêté à Poitiers (Pro B)". Le Maine Libre (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  7. "Basket : Le Mans champion de France". republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  8. "Baskonia gets big with Fall". EuroLeague.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  9. "Baskonia sends Youssoupha Fall on loan to SIG Strasbourg". Sportando. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. "Youssoupha Fall no jugará más esta temporada". as.com (in Spanish). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  11. "Baskonia y Youssoupha Fall separan sus caminos". baskonia.com (in Spanish). 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  12. Askounis, Johnny (2021-08-16). "ASVEL rounds up roster with bigman Youssoupha Fall". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  13. Askounis, Johnny (2022-07-19). "Youssoupha Fall commits for two more years at ASVEL". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  14. "Youssoupha Fall joins the team". fcbarcelona.com. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  15. "Fall, el 'anti Tavares' con carácter que no funcionó en el Barça". sport.es (in Spanish). 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  16. "Finalitza l'etapa de Youssoupha Fall al Barça". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  17. "Acord amb Youssoupha Fall per continuar al FC Barcelona una temporada més". fcbarcelona.cat. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  18. "Equipe Nationale - Youssoupha Fall va enfin jouer pour le Sénégal !". wiwsport.com (in French). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  19. "Équipe de France : bras de fer avec le Sénégal autour du cas Youssoupha Fall". L'Équipe (in French). 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  20. "ITW Youssoupha Fall : " L'ASVEL croit en moi, je m'y installe sur la continuité "". Basket Europe (in French). 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  21. Direction, La. "MSB.FR - Youssoupha est français". Msb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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