{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Maissa Fall | image = | full_name = Maissa El Hadji Fall | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|03|6}} | birth_place = Linguère, Senegal | height = 1.93 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Gimhae | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears1 = | years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Camaiore | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Colligiana | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = Ponsacco | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Lavagnese | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = {{ill|Valdinievole Montecatini|it}} | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Real Forte Querceta | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = Andrézieux-Bouthéon | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2019–2021 | clubs8 = Lealtad | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 7 | years9 = 2021–2023 | clubs9 = Sandecja Nowy Sącz | caps9 = 51 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2023–2024 | clubs10 = Haka | caps10 = 40 | goals10 = 10 | years11 = 2025 | clubs11 = VPS | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 11 | years12 = 2026– | clubs12 = Gimhae | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0 | club-update = 19 February 2026, 10:00 (UTC) }}

'''Maissa El-Hadji Fall''' (born 6 March 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 2 club Gimhae.<ref>[https://fchaka.fi/joukkueet/edustus/keskikentta/maissa-fall/ Player profile M.Fall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014192734/https://fchaka.fi/joukkueet/edustus/keskikentta/maissa-fall/ |date=14 October 2023 }}, fchaka.fi</ref>

==Early life== Fall was born in Linguère, Senegal, and moved to Dakar at an early age, living mostly with his grandparents. He started playing football in a local club, and aged 18 he moved to Italy where his family was already living. He also trialed with Hellas Verona, but the official transfer collapsed due to financial claim from his Senegalese club.<ref name=haka>[https://fchaka.fi/uutiset/maissa-fall-koki-puolassa-jotain-mita-ei-halua-enaa-kokea/ MAISSA FALL KOKI PUOLASSA JOTAIN MITÄ EI HALUA ENÄÄ KOKEA], fchaka.fi, 1 March 2024</ref>

==Career== Fall started his senior career playing in Italian Serie D for Camaiore, Colligiana, Ponsacco, Lavagnese, Montecatini and Real Forte Querceta between 2014 and 2018. In the early 2019, he had a brief stint in France when he signed with Andrézieux-Bouthéon in National 2.

He joined Spanish side CD Lealtad in the summer 2019. They finished as the 2019–20 Tercera División Group 2 winners, and eventually were promoted to Segunda División B.

Since summer 2021, he played two seasons for Sandecja Nowy Sącz in Polish second-tier I liga. In November 2022, during a penalty shoot-out in a Polish Cup match against Śląsk Wrocław, the Slask supporters were yelling racist insults to him. He informed the referee of this but the referee commanded him to shoot a penalty nevertheless. However, the captain of Sandecja told the referee that out of the solidarity, the team refused to continue the penalty shoot-out and left to locker room. Sandecja were ordered to lose the match.<ref name=haka/> Fall left Poland when Sandecja were relegated after the 2022–23 season.

In the 2023 summer transfer window, Fall moved to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Haka on a short contract.<ref>[https://www.aamulehti.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000009848451.html FC Haka löysi Senegalista talismaanin, joka jo kerran hylkäsi Valkeakosken kutsun – Maissa Fall unelmoi pelaamisesta Italian suurseurassa], Aamulehti, 14 September 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/10/02/hakan-maissa-fall-vinkkasi-tilanteestaan-aamulehdelle-haluaisin-jatkaa-taalla Hakan Maissa Fall vinkkasi tilanteestaan Aamulehdelle - "Haluaisin jatkaa täällä"], Veikkausliiga, 2 October 2023</ref> After the season in early November 2023, his contract with Haka was extended for the 2024 season, and he moved to more attacking position.<ref>[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/11/09/huippuvahvistus-jatkaa-hakassa-maissa-fallin-optio-kaytetty Huippuvahvistus jatkaa Hakassa - Maissa Fallin optio käytetty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112210600/https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/11/09/huippuvahvistus-jatkaa-hakassa-maissa-fallin-optio-kaytetty |date=12 November 2023 }}, Veikkausliiga, 9 November 2023</ref>

In March 2025 Fall signed with VPS.<ref>[https://www.vepsu.fi/palloseura-kaappasi-taitoa-maissa-fall-palloseuraan/ PALLOSEURA KAAPPASI TAITOA – MAISSA FALL PALLOSEURAAN!], vepsu.fi, 5 March 2025</ref> On 26 September 2025, Fall scored for VPS in the relegation round against his former club Haka in a 1–0 victory.

On 19 February 2026, Fall announce official transfer to K League 2 promoted club, Gimhae for 2026 season.

==Personal life== Born in Senegal, Fall has a dual citizenship of Senegal and Italy. He is married and a father of a daughter.

== Career statistics == {{updated|19 February 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup and Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coppa Italia Serie D and Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Colligiana |2015–16 |Serie D |23||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||23||3 |- |Ponsacco |2016–17 |Serie D |16||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||4 |- |Lavagnese |2017–18 |Serie D |9||1||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||10||1 |- |{{ill|Valdinievole Montecatini|it}} |2017–18 |Serie D |2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |Real Forte Querceta |2018–19 |Serie D |14||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0||colspan="2"|–||17||0 |- |rowspan=3|Andrézieux-Bouthéon |2018–19 |National 2 |2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2019–20 |National 2 |0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!–!!–!!–!!–!!41!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|Lealtad |2019–20 |Tercera División |16||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||3 |- |2020–21 |Segunda División B |24||4||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!7!!1!!0!!–!!–!!–!!–!!41!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|Sandecja Nowy Sącz |2021–22 |I liga |28||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||1 |- |2022–23 |I liga |23||2||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!3!!4!!0!!–!!–!!–!!–!!55!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|Haka |2023 |Veikkausliiga |11||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||2 |- |2024 |Veikkausliiga |29||8||4||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||36||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!10!!4!!0!!3!!0!!–!!–!!47!!9 |- |VPS |2025 |Veikkausliiga |24||11||2||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||26||12 |- |Gimhae |2026 |K League 2 |0||0||0||0||colspan=4|–||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !219!!38!!11!!1!!7!!0!!0!!0!!237!!40 |} {{notelist}}

==Honours== '''Lealtad''' *Tercera División Group 2: 2019–20

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|597185}} * {{WorldFootball.net|maissa-fall}}

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