:Abdoulaye Ndiaye (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdoulaye Ndiaye

| full_name = Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|4|10}}

| birth_place = Boune, Senegal{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur|title=Joueur|website=Ligue1}}

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Brest
(on loan from Troyes)

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| youthclubs1 = Dakar Sacré-Cœur

| youthyears2 = 2020–2022

| youthclubs2 = Lyon

| years1 = 2020–2023

| clubs1 = Lyon B

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = → Bastia (loan)

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Troyes

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = → Brest (loan)

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Senegal U20

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2022

| nationalteam2 = Senegal U23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2024–

| nationalteam3 = Senegal

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 20 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 06:42, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

| image = Ndiaye asse sb 2425.png

| caption = Ndiaye with Brest in 2025

}}

Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye (born 10 April 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{French football updater|Brest}} club Brest, on loan from {{French football updater|Troyes}} club Troyes, and the Senegal national team.

Club career

A youth product of Dakar Sacré-Cœur, Ndiaye signed with the youth academy of Lyon in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sc-bastia.corsica/actualites/2022-2023/equipe-premiere/abdoulaye-ndiaye-jaime-le-combat-sur-le-terrain|title=Abdoulaye Ndiaye : "J'aime le combat sur le terrain"|language=fr|publisher=SC Bastia|date=7 July 2022}} On 16 June 2022, he signed on loan with Ligue 2 side Bastia.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.sc-bastia.corsica/actualites/2021-2022/equipe-premiere/abdoulaye-ndiaye-prete-par-lolympique-lyonnais|title=Abdoulaye Ndiaye prêté par l'Olympique Lyonnais|language=fr|publisher=SC Bastia|date=16 June 2022}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://fr.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/06/france/ligue-2/chamois-niortais-football-club/sporting-club-de-bastia/3802734/|title=Niort vs. Bastia 1 - 4|website=Soccerway}}

On 20 July 2023, Ndiaye signed for Ligue 2 club Troyes on a five-year contract.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.sc-bastia.corsica/actualites/2021-2022/equipe-premiere/abdoulaye-ndiaye-prete-par-lolympique-lyonnais|title=Abdoulaye Ndiaye est Troyen|language=fr|publisher=ES Troyes AC|date=20 July 2023}} Lyon received a transfer fee of €3.5 million, in addition to a 20% sell-on clause.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2023 |title=Transfert d'Abdoulaye Ndiaye à Troyes |trans-title=Transfer of Abdoulaye Ndiaye to Troyes |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/transfert-d-abdoulaye-ndiaye-a-troyes |access-date=10 November 2023 |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |language=French}}

On 24 July 2024, Ndiaye joined Ligue 1 club Brest on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy for €8 million. {{cite web|url=https://www.sb29.bzh/24-07-24-abdoulaye-n-diaye-s-engage-avec-brest.php|trans-title=ABDOULAYE N'DIAYE SIGNS WITH BREST|title=ABDOULAYE N’DIAYE S’ENGAGE AVEC BREST|language=French|website=www.sb29.bzh|date=24 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Transferts : Abdoulaye Ndiaye prêté à Brest par Troyes |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Abdoulaye-ndiaye-prete-a-brest-par-troyes/1484876 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}

International career

On 1 September 2023, Ndiaye received his first call-up to the Senegal national team.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Equipe nationale : Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye savoure sa première convocation : "un rêve ..." |url=https://wiwsport.com/2023/09/01/equipe-nationale-abdoulaye-niakhate-ndiaye-savoure-sa-premiere-convocation-un-reve/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |language=fr-FR}}

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67840713|title=Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title|date=29 December 2023|access-date=29 December 2023|work=BBC Sport Africa}}