Mamadou Loum
Senegalese footballer
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Mamadou Loum N'Diaye (born 30 December 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Sporting Gijón.
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| Full name | Mamadou Loum N'Diaye[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Senegal U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Senegal | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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, 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
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
Club
- As of match played 2 December 2023[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 January 2022[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Senegal | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Porto
Senegal
Individual