Elhadji Malick Tall

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| name = Elhadji Malick Tall

| image = Elhadji Malick Tall, 2019.jpg

| caption = Tall with Ansar in 2019

| fullname = Elhadji Malick Tall

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|01|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Thiaroye-sur-Mer, Senegal{{GSA player|elhadji-malick-tall/53739|access-date=12 April 2021}}

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Striker

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| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = Atlantic FC

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| years2 = 2014–2016

| clubs2 = Al-Wehdat

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| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Al-Ahli Amman

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| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2017–2018

| clubs4 = Ansar

| caps4 = 22

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = Ohod

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2020

| clubs6 = Ansar

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 24

| years7 = 2020–2022

| clubs7 = Al-Riyadh

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| goals7 = 39

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = Ansar

| caps8 = 47

| goals8 = 43

| club-update = 5 January 2025

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Elhadji Malick Tall (born 25 January 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker.

After playing for three seasons in Jordan, first for Al-Wehdat and then for Al-Ahli, he joined Lebanese side Ansar in 2017. He was the top scorer in the Lebanese Premier League in his first two seasons, scoring 15 and 20 goals respectively. In 2020, Tall joined Al-Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, where he was the Saudi Second Division top scorer with 22 goals in 2020–21. He returned to Ansar in 2022, where he was crowned top scorer of the Lebanese Premier League in 2023 and 2024, before leaving in 2024.

Tall is considered the best foreign striker to have played in Lebanon, having been crowned Lebanese Premier League top scorer in all four seasons he played.

Career

=Al-Wehdat=

Tall played for Jordanian team Al-Wehdat for two seasons, scoring 15 league goals in total (eight in the first season and seven in the second). On 10 March 2015, he scored his first AFC Cup goal against Saudi club Al-Nahda in the group stage.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/10/asia/afc-cup/al-nahda/al-weehdat/2008201/|title=Al-Nahda vs. Al Wihdat - 10 March 2015 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}} His first AFC Champions League goal came one year later, on 9 February 2016, in a 2–1 loss to Al-Ittihad.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/09/asia/afc-champions-league/al-ittihad-jeddah/al-weehdat/2174756/|title=Al Ittihad vs. Al Wihdat - 9 February 2016 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}}

=Al-Ahli Amman=

In 2016, Tall joined Syrian club Al-Ahli on a one-year contract after having played with Al-Wehdat for two years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=519780|title=مدرب الأهلي يتحدث لكووورة عن صفقة الحاج مالك|website=كووورة|access-date=16 February 2019}} On 30 December 2016, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Al-Baqa'a.{{Cite web|url=https://arabia.eurosport.com/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9/912674/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A9--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A/live|title=البقعة - الأهلي الأردني 30-12-2016 (الدوري الأردني) - يوروسبورت|date=12 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412064208/https://arabia.eurosport.com/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9/912674/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A9--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A/live|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=12 April 2017}} On 6 March 2017, he scored his first AFC Cup goal for his team in a 1–1 draw to Al-Zawra'a.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/06/asia/afc-cup/al-ahly/al-zawraa/2382319/|title=Al Ahli vs. Al Zawra'a - 6 March 2017 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}} He ended the 2016–17 season as the league's joint second top scorer, scoring nine goals throughout the season.

=Ansar=

==2017–18 season==

On 26 July 2017, it was announced that Tall had joined Lebanese club Ansar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=607628|title=الحاج مالك أول أجانب الأنصار اللبناني|website=كووورة|access-date=16 February 2019}} On 17 September 2017, he scored on his league debut against Tripoli in a 5–1 away win.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/17/lebanon/premier-league/olympic-beirut-trables-sport-club/al-ansar-beirut/2588410/|title=Tripoli SC vs. Al Ansar - 17 September 2017 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}} His first league brace, hat-trick and haul came simultaneously in the Beirut derby against Nejmeh on 2 October 2017, scoring four goals in a 5–1 away win.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/02/lebanon/premier-league/nejmeh-sporting-club-beirut/al-ansar-beirut/2593383/|title=Al Nejmeh vs. Al Ansar - 2 October 2017 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}} He was the first player to score four goals in one match against Nejmeh. On 27 February 2018 he scored his first AFC Cup goal for Ansar, in a 1–3 home loss against Jordanian side Al-Faisaly.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/27/asia/afc-cup/al-ansar-beirut/al-faysali/2697908/|title=Al Ansar vs. Al Faisaly - 27 February 2018 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}}

He scored a total of 15 league goals in 22 games, making him the top scorer of the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=692934|title=مهاجم الأنصار هدافًا للدوري اللبناني|website=كووورة|access-date=21 February 2019}} He was also part of the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season for his performances.

==2018–19 season==

In August 2018, Tall signed for Saudi Arabian club Ohod for $120,000 on a three-year contract.{{Cite web|last=خليل|first=فيصل|title=أحد السعودي يضم الحاج مالك - صحيفة سبورت السعودية|url=https://www.sportksa.net/main/archives/365191|access-date=2021-11-23|language=ar}} However, Tall was forced to return to Ansar, as Ohod had capped their foreign player quota by having completed the transfer of another player.{{Cite web|title="غزوة أُحُد الفاشلة"|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/256556|access-date=2021-11-23|website=الأخبار|language=ar}}

On his first league game of the season, played on 21 September 2018, he scored a goal against Nejmeh in a 4–2 away loss.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/21/lebanon/premier-league/nejmeh-sporting-club-beirut/al-ansar-beirut/2908517/|title=Al Nejmeh vs. Al Ansar - 21 September 2018 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}} He scored three consecutive braces in three league games, from 4 to 25 November 2018, against Chabab Ghazieh, Bekaa and Tripoli, scoring six of Ansar's nine goals in those games.{{Soccerway | 395723 | access-date=13 October 2017}} On 15 February 2019, in Beirut Municipal Stadium's first game in over two years, Tall scored a brace against Salam Zgharta.{{Cite web|url=http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/392323/|title=الانصار دشن عودة الحياة الى الملعب البلدي بفوز كبير على السلام زغرتا في حضور محافظ بيروت|last=للإعلام|first=الوكالة الوطنية|website=الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام|language=ar|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927161812/http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/392323//|url-status=dead}} On 19 May 2019, Tall scored against Akhaa Ahli in the Lebanese FA Cup semi-final in a 2–1 win, helping his team reach the final.

Tall finished the season as the league top scorer for the second time in a row, with 20 goals in 20 appearances. He became only the fourth player to retain the Golden Boot in the Lebanese Premier League. Tall also scored three goals in the Lebanese FA Cup, bringing his total seasonal tally to 22. He was included in the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season.

== 2019–20 season ==

Tall scored four goals in the 2019–20 season's first three games. In the 2020 AFC Cup, Tall scored a brace, his first in the AFC Cup, against Al-Faisaly on 24 February 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/group-b-md2-al-ansar-fc-4-3-al-faisaly|title=Group B - MD2: Al Ansar FC 4-3 Al Faisaly {{!}} Football News {{!}} AFC Cup 2020|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-01}} After scoring in the first half, Tall scored a 96th minute penalty to help his side win 4–3. On 13 March 2020, Ansar terminated Tall's contract due to administrative issues within the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=905963|title=الأنصار يفسخ عقود اللاعبين الأجانب|date=2020-03-12|website=كووورة|access-date=2020-03-14}}

=Al-Riyadh=

On 15 September 2020, Tall joined Saudi Second Division club Al-Riyadh;{{Cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=955042|title=الريلض لصفقة الحاج مالك|website=كووورة|date=15 September 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}} he reunited with former Ansar teammate Houssem Louati.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-16|title=رسميا : حسام اللواتي في الدوري السعودي|url=https://www.ar.footballtunisien.com/2020/09/رسميا-حسام-اللواتي-في-الدوري-السعودي/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=كرة القدم التونسية|language=ar}} Tall finished the season as the league top scorer, with 22 goals in the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|title=Saudi League 2nd Division 2020/2021 Scorers|url=https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=20353&scorers=true|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-23|website=www.goalzz.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182816/https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=20353&scorers=true |archive-date=18 January 2022 }} He scored 17 goals in the following season.{{Cite web|title=Saudi League 2nd Division 2021/2022 Scorers|url=https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=22092&scorers=true|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.goalzz.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184321/https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=22092&scorers=true |archive-date=18 January 2022 }}

=Return to Ansar=

On 1 July 2022, Tall returned to Ansar in the Lebanese Premier League ahead of the 2022–23 season,{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=الأنصار يعلن رسميا عودة الحاج مالك لصفوفه |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1152480 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=كووورة}} reportedly on a $USD180,000 per season contract. He finished top scorer in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, becoming the only player to be crowned Lebanese Premier League top scorer more than twice, for a total of four times. With 19 goals against Nejmeh, Tall was the leading top scorer in the Beirut derby. Tall left Ansar in December 2024, as a result of the suspension of the 2024–25 Lebanese Premier League due to Israel's aggression on Lebanon.http://links.al-akhbar.com/3QmP

Honours

Al-Wehdat{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/elhadji-malick-tall/395723/|title=Senegal - E. Tall - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=16 February 2019}}

Jordanian Pro League: 2014–15, 2015–16
Jordan Super Cup runner up: 2015, 2016

Ansar

Lebanese FA Cup: 2023–24; runner up: 2018–19
Lebanese Elite Cup runner up: 2019, 2022
Lebanese Super Cup runner up: 2017, 2019

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18,{{Cite web|url=http://aliwaa.com.lb/رياضة/النجماوي-حسن-معتوق-أفضل-لاعب-في-لبنان/|title=النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!|last=اللواء|first=جريدة|website=جريدة اللواء|language=ar-lb|access-date=19 February 2019}} 2018–19{{Cite web|url=http://www.mulhak.com/%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%88%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%84-%d9%87%d8%b0%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%85-%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%b3%d8%a8-%d9%85%d9%87%d8%b1/|title=معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23|website=Mulhak|language=ar|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418150024/https://www.mulhak.com/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1/|url-status=dead}}
Lebanese Premier League top scorer: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24{{Cite web |title=النجمة بطلًا للدوري اللبناني للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه |url=https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/Div1_2324-final.php |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=The LFA}}
Lebanese FA Cup top scorer: 2018–19
Lebanese Elite Cup top scorer: 2022
Saudi Second Division top scorer: 2020–21{{Cite web|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=20353|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.kooora.com}}

References

External links

{{FA Lebanon player|14969}}
[https://www.eurosport.com/football/elhadji-malick-tall_prs447270/person.shtml Elhadji Malick Tall] at Eurosport
{{LFG player|68}}
{{Goalzz|72970}}

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