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 | 10 April 2002 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Senegal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Senegal U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:42, 16 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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]
International career
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]
References
External links
- Abdoulaye Ndiaye at Soccerway