Mikayil Faye

Mikayil Ngor "Mika" Faye (born 14 July 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic and the Senegal national team.

Early career
A left-sided centre-back, Faye was a product of the Diambars FC Academy in Senegal with Bamba Dieng. Also capable of playing at left-back, he was linked to Olympique de Marseille, and Stade de Reims, and trained with Dinamo Zagreb.

NK Kustošija
Faye made his debut for NK Kustošija in the Prva NL on the 8 March 2023 against HNK Orijent. He scored his first league goal on 22 May 2023 against NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.

Barcelona
On 19 June 2023 he joined Barcelona Atlètic. He signed an agreement till June 2027 and was handed number 15. On 3 September 2023 he made his official Barcelona Atlètic debut against Real Unión, forming a centre-back duo with fellow teammate Pelayo Fernández.

International career
Faye reached the round of 16 of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Senegal U17. In 2021, he was called up by Youssouph Dabo to the Senegal national under-20 football team for U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, although he did not feature in any matches.

He scored on his senior debut for Senegal on 22 March 2024, in a friendly match against Gabon.

International

 * Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faye goal