Mamadou Loum

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Mamadou Loum
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Loum N'Diaye[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
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)
2019–2024 Porto 11 (1)
2019 Porto B 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Alavés (loan) 32 (2)
2022–2023 → Reading (loan) 29 (1)
2023–2024 → Al Raed (loan) 29 (0)
2024–2025 Arouca 21 (0)
2025– Sporting Gijón 21 (0)
International career‡
2015 Senegal U20 10 (0)
2019– Senegal 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
African U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Mamadou Loum N'Diaye (born 30 December 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Sporting Gijón and the Senegal national team.

Club career

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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, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed on a season-long loan.[12]

On 2 September 2024 it was confirmed that Loum joined F.C. Arouca on a deal until June 2026.[13] On 12 August of the following year, he moved to Spanish Segunda División side Sporting Gijón on a two-year contract.[14]

International career

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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.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 December 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
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[a] 0 11 1
2020–21 Primeira Liga 3 0 3 0 0 0 3[b] 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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 14 January 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2019 2 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Porto

Senegal

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Mamadou Loum chega por empréstimo do Braga" [Mamadou Loum arrives on loan from Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Oficial: Loum é reforço do FC Porto" [Official: Loum is addition to FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Mamadou Loum secures season-long loan move from FC Porto". Reading FC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^ "رسميًا.. الرائد يُعلن عن التعاقد مع مامادو لوم لاعب بورتو البرتغالي".
  13. ^ Oficial: Loum troca FC Porto pelo Arouca, abola.pt, 2 September 2024
  14. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Mamadou Loum" [Official announcement: Mamadou Loum] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Senegal 0–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  18. ^ Mamadou Loum at Soccerway
  19. ^ Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ^ "Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title". the Guardian. Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Porto defeat Benfica to win 17th Portuguese Cup". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Benfica vs. Porto - 1 August 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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