Mamadou Loum

Mamadou Loum

Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Loum N'Diaye[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arouca
Number	31
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–	Arouca	1	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Senegal U20	10	(0)
2019–	Senegal	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Senegal African U-20 Championship 2015 Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 F.C. Arouca, and the Senegal national team.

Club career

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

On September 2, 2024 it was confirmed that Loum joined F.C. Arouca on a deal until June 2026.^[13]

International career

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.^[14] 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.^[15]

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.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2023^[17]

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

As of match played 14 January 2022^[18]

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

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2019–20^[19]
• Taça de Portugal: 2019–20^[20][21]

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2021^[22]

Individual

• Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022^[16]

References

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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
15. "Senegal 0–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
16. "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
17. Mamadou Loum at Soccerway
18. Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
19. "Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title". the Guardian. Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
20. "Porto defeat Benfica to win 17th Portuguese Cup". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
21. "Benfica vs. Porto - 1 August 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
22. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

• Mamadou Loum at BDFutbol
• Mamadou Loum at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mamadou Loum at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Mamadou Loum at Soccerway