Fodé Ballo-Touré (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in France, he played for the Senegal national team.
Club career Lille Ballo-Touré developed through the Paris Saint-Germain academy. On 1 July 2017, his contract with PSG expired and he signed with Lille managed by Marcelo Bielsa. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 6 August 2017 in a 3–0 home win against Nantes. He started the match and was replaced by Rominigue Kouamé at halftime.
Monaco On 10 January 2019, Ballo-Touré signed with Monaco.
AC Milan On 18 July 2021, Ballo-Touré signed a contract with AC Milan until June 2025.
Loan to Fulham On 1 September 2023, Ballo-Touré joined Premier League club Fulham on a season-long loan.
Return to AC Milan and Milan Futuro After his loan spell in England concluded, he returned to his parent club AC Milan on 30 June 2024, although Ballo-Touré along with teammate Divock Origi initially were both left out of the first team roster for the 2024–25 season, he later joined the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro and made his debut on 20 October, as a starter for a 3–1 home loss Serie C Group B match against Legnago Salus.
On 21 January 2025, it was announced that Ballo-Touré's contract with the team was ended by mutual agreement.
Le Havre On 23 January 2025, Ballo-Touré returned to France and signed with Ligue 1 club Le Havre, until the end of the season.
Metz On 3 September 2025, Ballo-Touré with Ligue 1 club Metz.
International career Ballo-Touré was born in France to Malian father and Senegalese mother. He was a youth international for France. However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level, over France and Mali. He made his debut for Senegal in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March 2021.
He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.
Ballo-Touré 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 tournament.
He was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making one appearance as a substitute in the 3–0 round of 16 loss to England on 4 December.
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLille2017–18Ligue 12701010—2902018–191800000—180Total450101000470Monaco2018–19Ligue 11802000—2002019–202102020—2502020–2124050——290Total630902000740AC Milan2021–22Serie A10000—201202022–2310100—40141Total201000060261Fulham (loan)2023–24Premier League600020—80Milan Futuro 2024–25Serie C30—00—30Le Havre2024–25Ligue 1100———100Metz2025–26Ligue 113010——140Career total160111050601821 Notes
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSenegal202180202270202410Total160
Honours AC Milan Serie A: 2021–22
Senegal Africa Cup of Nations: 2021
Individual Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022
References
External links
Profile at the AC Milan website