:Cheikh M'Bengue

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cheikh M'Bengue

| image = Stade rennais - Le Havre AC 20150708 25.JPG

| upright = 0.9

| caption = M'Bengue in 2015

| fullname = Cheikh Sidy Bouya M'Bengue

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Toulouse, France

| height =

| position = Left-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1996

| youthclubs1 = FA Roques

| youthyears2 = 1996–2007

| youthclubs2 = Toulouse

| years1 = 2007–2013

| clubs1 = Toulouse

| caps1 = 140

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = Toulouse B

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2016

| clubs3 = Rennes

| caps3 = 80

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2019

| clubs4 = Saint-Étienne

| caps4 = 22

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = Shenzhen

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2011

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2017

| nationalteam2 = Senegal{{NFT|43475|accessdate=4 January 2017}}

| nationalcaps2 = 26

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 10:00, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 07:06, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

}}

Cheikh Sidy Bouya M'Bengue (born 23 July 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back.{{Soccerway|cheikh-mbengue/151773|accessdate=4 January 2017}} He has played professional club football for Toulouse and Rennes. Born in France, he represented them at youth level before playing for the Senegal senior side.

Club career

=Toulouse=

M'Bengue started out with his hometown club Toulouse when he was seven joining the club's youth team. He played frequently with the club's underage teams slowly ascending the ranks. Following the 2006–07 season, M'Bengue graduated from the club's youth academy and was promoted to the club's Championnat de France amateur squad. During the 2007–08 season, he earned call ups to the first team and eventually made his debut on 15 September 2007 against Marseille coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J08&num_ordre=6 Marseille v. Toulouse Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503145157/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007%2F2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J08&num_ordre=6 |date=3 May 2009 }} Two weeks later, he appeared as a substitute again in a 1–0 win over Sochaux.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J10&num_ordre=10 Sochaux v. Toulouse Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220012921/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007%2F2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J10&num_ordre=10 |date=20 February 2009 }} He made his first start the following week in a 2–0 defeat to Saint-Étienne.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J11&num_ordre=9 Toulouse v. Saint-Étienne Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223122846/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007%2F2008&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J11&num_ordre=9 |date=23 December 2007 }}

After just a few matches into the 2007–08 CFA season, M'Bengue was embroiled in controversy. While playing in a match against the second team of AS Monaco, he committed a dangerous foul on an opposing player. He was swiftly given a yellow card, however, after realizing the severity of the player's injury, the referee decided to send off M'Bengue. The French Football Federation responded by suspending him 13 matches, which effectively made him ineligible for play until March 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://planetefoot-loukas.blogspot.com/2007/11/france-tfc-mbengue-suspendu-13-matches.html|title=La Planète Foot de Loukas: France: TFC - M'Bengue suspendu 13 matches|last=Loukas|date=9 November 2007|website=La Planète Foot de Loukas|access-date=27 March 2018}} Though M'Bengue was suspended by the federation, he was still allowed participation in UEFA-sanctioned matches. Since Toulouse were participating in the UEFA Cup that season, he made the bench several times and eventually made his first start in the team's 2–1 win over Russian club Spartak Moscow. That winter, M'Bengue signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[http://www.tfc.info/fr/Actualite/101002/Dernieres_news/37728/Cheikh_M_Bengue_passe_pro Cheikh M'Bengue passe pro] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108174038/http://www.tfc.info/fr/Actualite/101002/Dernieres_news/37728/Cheikh_M_Bengue_passe_pro |date=8 January 2009 }}

M'Bengue was one of the main bright spots during the club's successful play during the season. However, on 14 March 2009, he would be involved in another incident. Coincidentally, while playing against the Monaco senior team in a league match, M'Bengue committed another rough foul, this time on the Argentine midfielder Alejandro Alonso. He received a yellow card for the tackle and Alonso was eventually ruled out for the season. In response to the tackle, the FFF again suspended M'Bengue until 1 June, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[http://www.sportweek.fr/sports/football/france/ligue1/0/tfc-m-bengue-suspendu-jusqu-fin-saison-64095.html M'Bengué suspendu jusqu'à la fin de saison] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405183124/http://www.sportweek.fr/sports/football/france/ligue1/0/tfc-m-bengue-suspendu-jusqu-fin-saison-64095.html |date=5 April 2009 }}

=Rennes=

In the summer of 2013 M'Bengue declined to extend his contract with Toulouse that was expiring in 2014. Clubs such as Sunderland and Beşiktaş showed interest. However, on 25 August M'Bengue transferred to Stade Rennais and signed a deal that was to last until 2016. The transfer fee was expected to be around €2 million.{{cite web|title=Rennes : M'Bengue jusqu'en 2016|url=http://www.mercato365.com/ligue-1/rennes-m-bengue-jusqu-en-2016-1055429.shtml|publisher=mercato365|date=30 August 2013|language=fr|access-date=2 September 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125944/http://www.mercato365.com/ligue-1/rennes-m-bengue-jusqu-en-2016-1055429.shtml|url-status=dead}}

=Saint-Étienne=

On 20 July 2016, M'Bengue joined Saint-Étienne on a free transfer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-cheikh-m-bengue-a-l-asse-off/708293|title=Transfert : Cheikh M'Bengue à l'ASSE (off.)|last=Rédaction|work=L'ÉQUIPE|access-date=6 April 2018|language=fr-FR}}

=Shenzhen=

On 9 February 2019, M'Bengue transferred to Super League newcomers Shenzhen.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2019-02-09/doc-ihrfqzka4557926.shtml 深圳队官宣签下法甲双星：挪威国脚+塞内加尔铁闸] at sports.sina.com 9 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019 {{in lang|zh}}

International career

Cheikh made his French under-21 debut on 19 November 2008 against Denmark in a 1–0 victory. He was a part of the 2009 Toulon Tournament squad that reached the finals; however, due to picking up an injury, he missed the match. In May 2011, he announced that he would represent the Senegal national team at senior international level after previously representing France at youth level.{{cite web | url = http://www.pressafrik.com/Cheikh-Mbengue-chez-les-Lions-je-pense-que-c-est-le-bon-moment-pour-moi_a56977.html | publisher = Press Afrik | title = Cheikh Mbengue chez les Lions: "je pense que c'est le bon moment pour moi" |language = French |date = 10 May 2011 | accessdate = 11 May 2011}} On 9 May 2011, the manager of the Senegal national team, Amara Traoré, confirmed that M'Bengue would be representing Senegal at senior international level, and on 4 June 2011, M'Bengue was cleared to play for Senegal,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13630136.stm|title=Cheikh Mbengue gets clearance to play for Senegal|accessdate=4 June 2011|date=4 June 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}} making his international debut later that month. In January 2017 he was part of the team's successful performance at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38468883|title=Afcon 2017: Mane to lead Senegal's England-based stars|date=30 December 2016|publisher=bbc.com|accessdate=30 December 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38701061|title=Senegal:Cameroon|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 December 2020}}