Cheikhou Ndiaye
{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cheikhou Ndiaye
| fullname = Cheikhou Omar Ndiaye
| birth_place = Kaolack, Senegal
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|01|25|df=y}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Seraing
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2023
| youthclubs1 = Génération Foot
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 =
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Seraing
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 0
| years2 =
| clubs2 =
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Senegal
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 6 May 2025
| ntupdate = 09:06, 13 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Cheikhou Omar Ndiaye (born 25 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Challenger Pro League side Seraing.{{cite web|title= Cheikhou Ndiaye|accessdate=1 January 2025|website=Soccerway|url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/cheikhou-omar-ndiaye/606394/}}
Early life
From Kaolack, he joined the Génération Foot football academy in Senegal in 2018.{{cite web|website=Africafoot|date=17 June 2023|title=Cheikhou Oumar Ndiaye to FC Seraing|url=https://africafoot.com/cheikhou-oumar-ndiaye-vers-le-fc-seraing/ |accessdate=1 January 2025}}
Club career
A product of the Génération Foot Academy in Senegal,{{cite web|url= https://wiwsport.com/2024/03/04/totw-un-excellent-trio-porte-le-rfc-seraing-basse-confirme-moussa-ndiaye-preponderant/amp/|website=wiwsport|accessdate=1 January 2025|title= Team Of The Week – An excellent trio carries RFC Seraing, Basse confirms, Moussa Ndiaye preponderant…|date=4 Mar 2024}} he joined Belgian club RFC Seraing in the summer of 2023, one of five from the Academy to make the move at that time.{{cite web|url= https://wiwsport.com/2023/08/28/mercato-le-rfc-seraing-annonce-enfin-larrivee-de-ses-recrues-en-provenance-de-generation-foot/amp/ |website=Wiwsport|title= Mercato : Le RFC Seraing annonce enfin l'arrivée de ses recrues en provenance de Génération Foot|date=28 August 2023|accessdate=1 January 2025}}{{cite web|website=Letsgometz|date=28 August 2023|url=https://www.letsgometz.com/le-rfc-seraing-recrute-5-joueurs-de-generation-foot/|title= RFC SERAING RECRUITS 5 GENERATION FOOT PLAYERS!|accessdate=1 January 2025}}{{cite web|date=18 November 2023|url=https://www.pressafrik.com/Matar-Cisse-evoque-l-adaptation-de-Cheikhou-Oumar-Ndiaye-et-Djibril-Diarra-au-RFC-Seraing_a264298.html|website=Presafrik.com|accessdate=1 January 2025|title= Matar Cissé discusses the adaptation of Cheikhou Oumar Ndiaye and Djibril Diarra to RFC Seraing}}
He made his debut for Seraing in the Challenger Pro League on 2 September 2023 against KV Oostende.{{cite web|url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/02/belgium/second-division/kv-oostende/rfc-seresien/4090382/ |website=Spccerway|accessdate=1 January 2025|title= KV OOSTENDE VS. RFC SERAING 1 - 1|date=2 September 2023}} During the 2023-24 season he became a regular starter for the team in defence.{{cite web|url= https://senegal7.com/rfc-seraing-une-blessure-de-cheikhou-omar-ndiaye-qui-change-la-donne/|website=Senegal7.com|accessdate=1 January 2025|title= RFC SERAING: CHEIKHOU OMAR NDIAYE'S INJURY CHANGES THE SITUATION|first=Birama|last=Thior|date=Nov 3, 2023}}
International career
He captained Senegal at U17 and U20 level. With Senegal, he won the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
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Category:Senegalese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Génération Foot players
Category:R.F.C. Seraing (1922) players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium