Youssoupha Fall

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

Youssoupha Fall

Fall with FC Barcelona in 2025
Free agent
Position	Center
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
2024–2025	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.

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 (2024–2025)

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]

National team

Fall was invited to play both for Senegal^[17] and for France,^[18] but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team.^[19]

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.^[20]