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{{about|Senegalese footballer|Senegalese Islamic brotherhood|Mouride#Baye Fall}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Baye Djiby Fall
| image = BayeDjibyFall.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| fullname = Baye Djiby Fall
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thiès]], Senegal
| height = {{convert|1.86|m|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[FC Cincinnati]]
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Saint-Louis Center
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2006
| clubs1 = [[AS Vitré|Vitré]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2006–2007
| clubs2 = [[Randers FC|Randers]]
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 14
| years3 = 2007–2008
| clubs3 = [[Al-Ain FC|Al-Ain]]
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2008–2009
| clubs4 = [[Odense Boldklub|OB]]
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2009–2012
| clubs5 = [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010
| clubs6 = → [[Molde FK|Molde]] (loan)
| caps6 = 28
| goals6 = 16
| years7 = 2011–2012
| clubs7 = → [[Odense Boldklub|OB]] (loan)
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2012
| clubs8 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2012–2013
| clubs9 = [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]]
| caps9 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2013–2015
| clubs10 = [[Randers FC|Randers]]
| caps10 = 37
| goals10 = 10
| years11 = 2015–2016
| clubs11 = [[Karşıyaka SK|Karşıyaka]]
| caps11 = 15
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2016–2017
| clubs12 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
| caps12 = 25
| goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2017–
| clubs13 = [[FC Cincinnati]]
| caps13 = 6
| goals13 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22 April 2017
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Baye Djiby Fall''' (born 20 April 1985) is a Senegalese [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[FC Cincinnati]] in the [[United Soccer League]]. Fall has previously played professional for top-flight clubs in Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Norway and Belgium. In Norway he was the top goalscorer in [[Tippeligaen]] with his 16 goals for [[Molde FK|Molde]].

==Career==
Born in [[Thiès]], [[Senegal]], Fall moved to [[France]] at the age of 18,<ref name="occean"/> where he joined [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]'s academy. After spells at the French club [[AS Vitré]], Danish club [[Randers FC]] and [[United Arab Emirates|Emirati]] club [[Al Ain FC]] he joined [[Odense Boldklub]] in January 2008 where he was named the best player in the [[Danish Superliga]].<ref name="parool">{{cite web | title=
Deense spits intensief gescout door Ajax | publisher=Parool| url=http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/13/Ajax/article/detail/61143/2008/12/02/Deense-spits-intensief-gescout-door-Ajax.dhtml | accessdate = 2 December 2008|date = 2 December 2008 | language = Dutch| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081205091333/http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/13/Ajax/article/detail/61143/2008/12/02/Deense-spits-intensief-gescout-door-Ajax.dhtml| archivedate= 5 December 2008  }}</ref> After 18 goals in 33 matches for OB<ref name="molde"/> the Senegalese top striker moved to Russian club [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]].

After playing 11 matches for Lokomotiv Moscow without scoring any goals, he was loaned out to Norwegian club [[Molde FK|Molde]] on 25 January 2010. Molde's head coach [[Kjell Jonevret]] said that even though Fall was bigger and stronger, and a different kind of player then [[Mame Biram Diouf]], he was considered a replacement for the player who was transferred to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Fall's loan-deal lasted until 30 August 2010, with an option to buy.<ref name="molde">{{cite news |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/senegalesisk-maalmaskin-klar-for-molde-3116413.html |language=Norwegian |title=Senegalesisk målmaskin klar for Molde |work=tv2.no |publisher=TV2 |date=25 January 2010 |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> In July 2010, Molde extended the loan-deal to the end of the 2010-season and Fall went on to become [[List of Norwegian Premier League top scorers|top scorer of Tippeligaen]] (the Norwegian top division) for the 2010 season,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10010550 |language=Norwegian |title=Fall ble toppscorer |work=vg.no |publisher=Verdens Gang |date=7 November 2010 |accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> despite a lower half finish for Molde. Fall became the first Molde-player since [[Odd Berg (footballer)|Odd Berg]] in 1976 with this achievement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/eliteserien/1.7371362 |language=Norwegian |title=Første Molde-toppscorer på 34 år |work=nrk.no |publisher=NRK |date=7 November 2010 |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> Fall was later loaned out to his old club OB, and in the [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League]], he scored with his final move in the 93rd minute to dump [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] out of the competition following a 2–2 draw.

In January 2012, Fall joined the Belgium club [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_djiby-fall-signe-a-lokeren?id=7484953 |language=French |title=Djiby Fall signe à Lokeren |publisher=rtbf.be |date=30 January 2012 |accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> In August 2012, he was signed as a replacement for [[Olivier Occéan]] in the German club [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]], who had been promoted to the [[Bundesliga]] for the first time. Germany became the eighth country Fall had been playing football in the last eight years.<ref name="occean">{{cite news |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/1.8279887 |language=Norwegian |title=Djiby Fall skal erstatte Occean |work=nrk.no |publisher=NRK |date=13 August 2012 |accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> Fall played two matches without scoring a goal during his first season in Germany, and after the season Greuther Fúrth was trying to sell Fall to another club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/england/Eks-Molde-spiss-uonsket-i-sin-tyske-klubb-377696_1.snd |language=Norwegian |title=Eks Molde-spiss uønsket i sin tyske klubb |newspaper=Aftenposten |first=Kjetil |last=Flygind |date=19 June 2013 |accessdate=27 November 2013}}</ref> He returned to his old club Randers on the last day of the transfer window.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/djiby-fall-er-klar-til-randers-arbejde |language=Danish |title=Djiby Fall er klar til Randers-arbeide |newspaper=Tipsbladet |first=Martin |last=Davidsen |date=11 September 2013 |accessdate=27 November 2013}}</ref>

===Irtysh Pavlodar===
In February 2016, Fall went on trial with [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] side [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Бай Джиби Фалль на просмотре в Иртыше|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/bay-djibi-fall-na-prosmotre-v-irtyishe|website=sports.kz|publisher=Sports.kz|accessdate=23 February 2016|language=Russian|date=22 February 2016}}</ref> signing for them on 3 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Фалль подписал контракт с Иртышом|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/414-fall-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|accessdate=3 March 2016|language=Russian|date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

After initially announcing the release of Fall on 1 July 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Фалль покидает Иртыш|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/749-fall-pokidaet-irtysh.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh|accessdate=1 July 2016|language=Russian|date=1 July 2016}}</ref> [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]] announced on 6 July 2016 that due to a ban imposed on them registering new players Fall would continue playing for the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Запрет на регистрацию переходов игроков|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/766-zapret-na-registraciyu-perehodov-igrokov.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh|accessdate=6 July 2016|language=Russian|date=6 July 2016}}</ref>

===Cincinnati===
On 13 February 2017, Fall signed for [[United Soccer League]] side [[FC Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SENEGALESE STRIKER FALL SIGNS WITH FCC|url=http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/757172|website=fccincinnati.com|publisher=FC Cincinnati|accessdate=14 February 2017|date=13 February 2017}}</ref> He scored four goals in FC Cincinnati's home opener on 15 April 2017.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 23 April 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title=D.Fall|url=http://uk.soccerway.com/players/baye-djiby-fall/29120/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="NFT Stats"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Baye Djiby Fall|url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=19921|website=nifs.no|publisher=nifs|accessdate=6 July 2016|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|[[2009 Russian Premier League|2009]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Russian Premier League]]
|11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0
|-
|[[2010 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2010]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[[2011–12 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2011–12]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!15!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!16!!0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] (loan)
|[[2010 Molde FK season|2010]]
|[[Tippeligaen]]
|28||16||2||1||4||2||colspan="2"|–||34||19
|-
|valign="center"|[[Odense Boldklub|OB]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Danish Superliga|2011–12]]
|[[Danish Superliga]]
|10||2||0||0||6||4||colspan="2"|–||16||6
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
|[[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Belgian First Division A|Belgian Pro League]]
|6||5||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||5
|-
|[[2012–13 Belgian Pro League|2012–13]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!8!!5!!2!!0!!-!!-!!1!!0!!11!!5
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]]
|[[2012–13 Bundesliga|2012–13]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|[[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|2013–14]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!2!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!2!!0
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Randers FC|Randers]]
|[[2013–14 Danish Superliga|2013–14]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Danish Superliga]]
|12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Danish Superliga|2014–15]]
|25||9||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!37!!10!!2!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!39!!10
|-
|valign="center"|[[Karşıyaka S.K.|Karşıyaka]]
|[[2015–16 TFF First League|2015–16]]
|[[TFF First League]]
|14||1||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||2
|-
|valign="center"|[[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
|[[2016 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season|2016]]
|[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
|25||2||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||3
|-
|valign="center"|[[FC Cincinnati]]
|[[2017 USL season|2017]]
|[[United Soccer League]]
|6||6||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!145!!42!!12!!3!!10!!6!!1!!0!!168!!51
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3|[[Senegal national football team|Senegal national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2009||2||0
|-
!Total||2||0
|}

''Statistics accurate as of match played 1 March 2009''<ref name="NFT Stats">{{NFT player|pid=30745|Baye Djiby Fall|accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10901 Official Danish career statistics] {{da icon}}
* [http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.baye-djiby.fall.31608.en.html Baye Djiby Fall] at Footballdatabase

{{FC Cincinnati squad}}
{{Norwegian Premier League top scorers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall, Baye Djiby}}
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