{{short description|Gambian footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alieu Fadera | image = Alieu Fadera (cropped).jpg | caption = Fadera with Gambia in 2024 | full_name = | height = 1.82 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|11|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Fajara, Bakau, Gambia | currentclub = Sassuolo<br>(on loan from Como) | clubnumber = 20 | position = Winger | youthyears1 = 2016–2020| youthclubs1 = Real de Banjul | years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Real de Banjul | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = Pohronie | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = Zulte Waregem | caps3 = 51 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Genk | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Como | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = → Sassuolo (loan) | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Gambia U20 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2022– | nationalteam2 = Gambia | nationalcaps2 = 16 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 25 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 23:30, 9 September 2025 (UTC) }}
'''Alieu Fadera''' (born 3 November 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{Italian football updater|Sassuolo}} club Sassuolo on loan from Como.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|659410}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Pohronie=== Fadera's arrival at Slovak Fortuna Liga club FK Pohronie was announced on the club's website on 6 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fkpohronie.sk/meda-je-spat-v-time.-novou-posilou-aj-hrac-z-gambie/?f=|title=Meda je späť v tíme. Novou posilou aj hráč z Gambie|website=www.fkpohronie.sk|language=slovak|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref> His debut was delayed due to the league's postponement, caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
He became Pohronie's top scorer in the 2020–21 season, tied with James Weir with 5 goals each.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alieu Fadera gaat ALL-IN voor Essevee|url=https://www.essevee.be/nl/team-essevee/nieuws/alieu-fadera-gaat-all-in-voor-essevee|access-date=2021-08-03|website=ESSEVEE - SV Zulte Waregem|language=nl}}</ref>
===Zulte Waregem=== On 3 August 2021, it was announced that Fadera had signed a four-year contract with Zulte Waregem. He was praised for his athleticism and physicality, as well as versatility in the offence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alieu Fadera gaat ALL-IN voor Essevee|url=https://www.essevee.be/nl/team-essevee/nieuws/alieu-fadera-gaat-all-in-voor-essevee|access-date=2021-08-03|website=ESSEVEE - SV Zulte Waregem|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803102430/https://www.essevee.be/nl/team-essevee/nieuws/alieu-fadera-gaat-all-in-voor-essevee|archive-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
Fadera and Zulte were relegated at the end of the 2022–23 season, with league runners-up Racing Genk signing him later in the summer.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
===Como=== On 14 August 2024, Fadera signed a four-year contract with Como in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Como|url=https://comofootball.com/como-1907-ingaggia-lattaccante-22enne-gambiano-alieu-fadera/|title=Como 1907 ingaggia l'attaccante 22enne gambiano Alieu Fadera|trans-title=Como 1907 signs 22-year-old Gambian striker Alieu Fadera|date=14 August 2024|access-date=14 August 2024|language=it}}</ref>
On 28 July 2025, Fadera was loaned by Sassuolo, with an option to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=US Sassuolo Calcio|url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/alieu-fadera-benvenuto-in-neroverde/|title=Alieu Fadera, benvenuto in neroverde!|trans-title=Alieu Fadera, welcome to the black and green!|date=28 July 2025|access-date=28 July 2025|language=it}}</ref>
==International career== In March 2021, Fadera received a nomination to the Gambian national team for two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola and DR Congo. In line with FIFA regulations, Pohronie decided not to release Fadera for international fixtures due to concerns over COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine requirements those would rule Fadera out of important relegation group fixtures.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alieu Fadera dostal pozvánku do reprezentácie Gambie|url=https://www.fkpohronie.sk/alieu-fadera-dostal-pozvanku-do-reprezentacie-gambie/?f=|access-date=2021-03-18|website=www.fkpohronie.sk|language=slovak}}</ref>
Fadera was selected to represent Gambia at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Profile of Gambia team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/profile-gambia-team-2023-africa-cup-nations-2024-01-08/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref> He appeared in the opening 3–0 defeat versus Senegal, coming on as a substitute for Ibou Touray in the second half.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senegal vs. Gambia - 15 January 2024 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/15/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/gambia/4262305/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 25 January 2026}}
{| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Pohronie |2019–20 |Slovak First Football League |3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- |2020–21 |Slovak First Football League |31||5||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||6 |- |2021–22 |Slovak First Football League |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34||6||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||7 |- |rowspan="3"|Zulte Waregem |2021–22 |Belgian Pro League |18||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- |2022–23 |Belgian Pro League |33||6||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51||6||7||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||58||8 |- |rowspan="3"|Genk |2023–24 |Belgian Pro League |26||3||0||0||9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||0||0||35||3 |- |2024–25 |Belgian Pro League |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !28||3||0||0||9||0||0||0||37||3 |- |Como |2024–25 |Serie A |28||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |Sassuolo |2025–26 |Serie A |21||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !162||18||10||3||9||0||0||0||181||21 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 9 September 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Gambia |2022||1||0 |- |2023||3||0 |- |2024||9||0 |- |2025||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!16!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! No. || Date || Venue || Opponent || Score || Result || Competition |- | 1. || 9 September 2025 || Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya || {{fb|BDI}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Personal life== Per his social media communication, Fadera adheres to Islam. Born in Fajara, The Gambia.
==Honours== '''Gambia U20''' *WAFU U20 Championship: 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://realdebanjul.com/2020/03/09/alieu-fadera-joins-slovak-side-fk-pohronie/|title=Alieu Fadera joins Slovak side FK Pohronie|last=Bah|first=Momodou|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{sports links}} * [https://www.fkpohronie.sk/supiska/ FK Pohronie official club profile] * [https://futbalnet.sk/member/1430736/ Futbalnet profile]
{{US Sassuolo Calcio squad}} {{Gambia squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fadera, Alieu}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:People from Bakau Category:Gambian Muslims Category:Gambian men's footballers Category:21st-century Gambian sportsmen Category:The Gambia men's under-20 international footballers Category:Gambian expatriate men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Real de Banjul FC players Category:GFA League First Division players Category:FK Pohronie players Category:SV Zulte Waregem players Category:KRC Genk players Category:Como 1907 players Category:US Sassuolo Calcio players Category:Slovak First Football League players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Serie A players Category:Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Category:Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
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