Abdoulaye_Ndiaye_(footballer)
Abdoulaye Ndiaye (footballer)
Senegalese footballer (born 2002)
Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye (born 10 April 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Troyes and the Senegal national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Boune, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2020 | Dakar Sacré-Cœur | ||
| 2020–2022 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Lyon B | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bastia (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Troyes | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Senegal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Senegal U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:42, 16 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
A youth product of Dakar Sacré-Cœur, Ndiaye signed with the youth academy of Lyon in 2020.[2] On 16 June 2022, he signed on loan with Ligue 2 side Bastia.[3] He made his professional debut with Bastia in a 4–1 league win over Niort on 6 August 2022, a game in which he scored from a header.[4]
On 20 July 2023, Ndiaye signed for Ligue 2 club Troyes on a five-year contract.[5] Lyon received a transfer fee of €3.5 million, in addition to a 20% sell-on clause.[6]
On 1 September 2023, Ndiaye received his first call-up to the Senegal national team.[7]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[8]
- "Abdoulaye Ndiaye : "J'aime le combat sur le terrain"" (in French). SC Bastia. 7 July 2022.
- "Abdoulaye Ndiaye prêté par l'Olympique Lyonnais" (Press release) (in French). SC Bastia. 16 June 2022.
- "Niort vs. Bastia 1 - 4". Soccerway.
- "Abdoulaye Ndiaye est Troyen" (Press release) (in French). ES Troyes AC. 20 July 2023.
- "Transfert d'Abdoulaye Ndiaye à Troyes" [Transfer of Abdoulaye Ndiaye to Troyes] (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- "Equipe nationale : Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye savoure sa première convocation : "un rêve ..."" (in French). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- Abdoulaye Ndiaye at Soccerway