Mikayil Faye

Mikayil Ngor "Mika" Faye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cremonese on loan from Rennes and the Senegal national team.
Mikayil Faye spent little time with FC Barcelona both with FC Barcelona B and the First Team before been sold to Rennes under UEFA and FIFA transfer rules and regulations of the world football.

Club 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.

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.

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 teammate Pelayo Fernández.

On 25 August 2024, Faye moved to Ligue 1 side Rennes, signing a four-year deal.

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.

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2024	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France	1		2–0	3–0	Friendly