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{{short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| name = Mourtada Fall
| image_size =
| caption = Mourtada Fall under training for FC Goa in 2020
| fullname = Sérigné Mourtada Fall<ref>{{Global Sports Archive|mourtada-fall/39960/}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dakar, Senegal|Dakar]], Senegal
| height = 1.91 m<ref name="FCWC 2014">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2014/pdf/FCWC_2014_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711154142/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2014/pdf/FCWC_2014_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Moghreb Tétouan]]
| years1 = 2006–2012
| clubs1 = [[Moghreb Tétouan]]
| caps1 = 144
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]
| caps2 = ?
| goals2 = ?
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = ?
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = [[Moghreb Tétouan]]
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2017
| clubs5 = [[Wydad Casablanca]]
| caps5 = 39
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = [[Moghreb Tétouan]]
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2020
| clubs7 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps7 = 40
| goals7 = 9
| years8 = 2020–2023
| clubs8 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps8 = 59
| goals8 = 8
| years9 = 2023–
| clubs9 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| club-update = 16:44, 14 May 2023 (UTC).
}}
'''Sérigné Mourtada Fall''' (born 26 December 1987) is a Senegalese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Odisha FC|Odisha]].

==Career==
Regarded as a goalscoring [[Defender (association football)|defender]], Fall became the highest scoring defender in the history of [[Indian Super League]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2020–21 News: Mourtada Fall becomes highest scoring defender in ISL history|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/isl-2020-21-sc-east-bengal-vs-mumbai-city-fc-mourtada-fall-most-goals-by-a-defender-in-isl-sceb-vs-mcfc-indian-football-news/article33637111.ece|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Sportstar|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227194917/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/isl-2020-21-sc-east-bengal-vs-mumbai-city-fc-mourtada-fall-most-goals-by-a-defender-in-isl-sceb-vs-mcfc-indian-football-news/article33637111.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Under his captaincy, the club began its [[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22 season]] campaign with a 3–0 win on 22 November against [[FC Goa]]. Mumbai City finished the season on fifth place and failed to qualify for the [[2021–22 Indian Super League playoffs|playoffs]]. Ahead of the [[2022 AFC Champions League]] kick-off, the club went to [[Abu Dhabi]] for training and defeated Emirati giants [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] 2–1 in a friendly match.<ref>{{cite web|first=03:30 PM IST|last=FPJ Web Desk|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/mumbai-city-fc-defeat-leaders-of-uae-pro-league-al-ain-in-friendly-ahead-of-afc-champions-league|title=Mumbai City FC defeat leaders of UAE Pro League Al Ain in friendly ahead of AFC Champions League|website=www.freepressjournal.in|publisher=The Free Press Journal|date=27 March 2022|access-date=30 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327100652/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/mumbai-city-fc-defeat-leaders-of-uae-pro-league-al-ain-in-friendly-ahead-of-afc-champions-league|archive-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/all-need-know-mumbai-city-fc-s-afc-champions-league-2022-campaign|title=All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=6 April 2022|access-date=6 April 2022|first=Sayantan|last=Guha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406165901/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/all-need-know-mumbai-city-fc-s-afc-champions-league-2022-campaign|archive-date=6 April 2022}}</ref> He appeared in and captained the club's AFC Champions League debut match on 8 April against Saudi Arabian [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al Shabab]] in a 3–0 defeat. In the next match on 11 April, Fall led Mumbai City registered their first win at the [[AFC Champions League]], becoming the first Indian team to win a game in the competition, beating [[Iraqi Premier League]] champions [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] 2–1 at the [[King Fahd International Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Match Report: Air Force Club 1-2 Mumbai City|url=https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-air-force-club-1-2-mumbai-city|access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412094852/https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-air-force-club-1-2-mumbai-city|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai City FC display strong character to grind out historic AFC Champions League win|url=https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/mumbai-city-fc-display-strong-character-to-grind-out-historic-afc-champions-league-win-10549001.html|date=12 April 2022|access-date=13 April 2022|website=www.firstpost.com|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413073215/https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/mumbai-city-fc-display-strong-character-to-grind-out-historic-afc-champions-league-win-10549001.html|archive-date=13 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Moghreb Tétouan'''
* [[Botola]]: [[2011–12 Botola|2011–12]]

'''Goa'''
* [[Indian Super League]] Winners' Shield: [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]: [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]

'''Mumbai City'''
* Indian Super League: [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Mumbai City FC reign in double glory, crowned ISL champion |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/football/140321/mumbai-city-fc-reign-in-double-glory-crowned-isl-champion.html |access-date=17 June 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617040516/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/football/140321/mumbai-city-fc-reign-in-double-glory-crowned-isl-champion.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Indian Super League Winners' Shield: [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]], [[2022–23 Indian Super League season|2022–23]]
* [[Durand Cup]] runner-up: [[2022 Durand Cup|2022]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/football/india-ind/story/4750058/durand-cup-2022-review-curtain-raiser-indian-football-season?platform=amp|title=Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season|website=www.espn.in|publisher=[[ESPN]]|first=Aaditya|last=Narayan|date=19 September 2022|access-date=20 September 2022|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920142913/https://www.espn.in/football/india-ind/story/4750058/durand-cup-2022-review-curtain-raiser-indian-football-season?platform=amp|archive-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Footballdatabase|118785}}
* {{Soccerway|290583}}

{{Mumbai City FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall, Mourtada}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Senegalese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players]]
[[Category:Al-Salmiya SC players]]
[[Category:Moghreb Tétouan players]]
[[Category:Wydad AC players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Kuwait Premier League players]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in India]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco]]
[[Category:Footballers from Dakar]]

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