Korka Fall (born 19 February 1990) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for Division 3 Féminine club Grenoble and the Senegal women's national team. She is a member of the Senegal women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2012 African Women's Championship, and has continued to play for the team through to 2016. On club level she played for Zaragoza CFF in Spain, where she was the first African player in the women's Primera División, and Dorades Mbour in Senegal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbour, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grenoble | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dorades Mbour | |||
| Zaragoza CFF | |||
| Aigles de la Médina | |||
| Dorades Mbour | |||
| 2023– | Grenoble | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Senegal | 4 | (0) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editClub
editKorka Fall joined Spanish side Zaragoza CFF from Senegalese team Dorades Mbour in April 2010, becoming the first African player to play in the Primera División, the highest level of women's football in Spain.[2] She was signed to a three-year contract, with the move seen as strengthening the squad ready for the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol competition.[3]
By 2012, she had moved to play for Senegalese side Aigles de la Médina.[4] She was nominated in 2013 for African Women's Footballer of the year at the Africa Top Sports Awards, the only Senegalese player to be included in the category.[5] By 2014, Fall was playing for Dorades Mbour once again, in the Senegalese second division. She scored a penalty to win the final match of the season against Teddungal de Vélingara, giving the second division title to Mbour.[6]
International
editFall plays for the Senegal women's national football team, including at the 2012 African Women's Championship.[7] She continued to play for the team, recently during the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification when she was brought on as a substitute for Fanta Sy against Guinea.[8]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 July 2022 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2. | 21 January 2023 | Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Sal, Cape Verde |  Guinea |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
| 3. | 27 January 2023 |  Guinea-Bissau |
4–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4. | 29 January 2023 |  Cape Verde |
1–0 | 1–0 |
References
edit- ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "El Prainsa Zaragoza ficha a la primera jugadora africana de la Superliga". Diario Sur. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "El Prainsa Zaragoza ficha a la primera jugadora africana de la Superliga". ESPN. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Sénégal : CAN, Football Féminin. Bassouaré Diaby publie la listes des 21 joueuses" (in French). 27 Avril. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Kwami, Milton (26 November 2013). "AFRICA TOP SPORTS AWARDS 2013: La liste complète de tous les nominés par catégorie" (in French). Africa Nouvelles. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Football féminin : finales D1 et D2 ce soir- Et de 11 pour les Sirènes de Grand-Yoff". iGFM. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "List of players of the 8th African Women Championship, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2012" (PDF). cafonline.com. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Guinea 1 – 0 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 25 November 2016.