Youssoupha Fall

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

Youssoupha Fall

Fall in 2025
No. 19 – FC Barcelona
Position	Center
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-12) January 12, 1995 (age 30) Dakar, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese / French
Listed height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2018	Le Mans Sarthe
2016–2017	→Poitiers 86
2018–2021	Baskonia
2018–2019	→SIG Strasbourg
2021–2024	ASVEL
2024–present	FC Barcelona
Career highlights
Champions League All-Defensive Team (2019) All-LNB Élite Second Team (2024) 2x Pro A champion (2018, 2022) Liga ACB champion (2020) Leaders Cup winner (2019)

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.

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]

National team

Fall was invited to play both for Senegal^[15] and for France,^[16] but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team.^[17]

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	Le Mans	Pro A	17	5.1	.423	—	.500	1.6	.1	—	.3	1.3
2016–17	Poitiers	Pro B	33	21.2	.664	—	.574	7.0	.8	.3	1.5	10.4
2017–18	Le Mans	Pro A	47	20.7	.674	.000	.431	6.5	.4	.3	.9	10.2
2018–19	SIG Strasbourg	LNB Élite	32	23.0	.687	—	.621	8.2	.6	.7	1.4	14.3
2019–20	Baskonia	ACB	24	12.6	.699	—	.596	3.9	.1	.2	.6	5.4
2020–21	Baskonia	ACB	31	11.7	.598	—	.681	3.8	.3	.1	.7	5.8
2021–22	ASVEL	LNB Élite	42	18.1	.725	—	.667	5.5	.3	.2	.9	9.6
2022–23	ASVEL	LNB Élite	38	19.7	.779	—	.634	6.8	.3	.4	.7	11.4
2023–24	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.^[18]