Dame N'Doye

{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1985)}}

{{distinguish|Deme N'Diaye}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dame N'Doye

| image = Dame N'Doye 2014.jpg

| caption = N'Doye with Lokomotiv in 2014

| fullname = Dame N'Doye{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/dame-n-doye_prs174983/person.shtml|title=Dame N'Doye|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=3 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212190817/http://www.eurosport.com/football/dame-n-doye_prs174983/person.shtml|archive-date=12 December 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Thiès, Senegal

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2003–2006 | clubs1 = Jeanne d'Arc | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = Al-Sadd | caps2 = ? | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = Académica | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = Panathinaikos | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = OFI | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2009–2012 | clubs6 = Copenhagen | caps6 = 104 | goals6 = 59

| years7 = 2012–2015 | clubs7 = Lokomotiv Moscow | caps7 = 66 | goals7 = 27

| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = Hull City | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2015–2018 | clubs9 = Trabzonspor | caps9 = 63 | goals9 = 10

| years10 = 2016 | clubs10 = → Sunderland (loan) | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2018–2020 | clubs11 = Copenhagen | caps11 = 47 | goals11 = 31

| totalcaps = 369 | totalgoals = 147

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2015 | nationalteam1 = Senegal | nationalcaps1 = 28 | nationalgoals1 = 7

}}

Dame N'Doye (born 21 February 1985) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He spent the better part of his career with Copenhagen, serving two spells at the club and becoming its all-time topscorer in 2018. He also represented teams in Qatar, Portugal, Greece, Russia, England and Turkey.

N'Doye won his first cap for Senegal in 2010, and played for the country in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Club career

=Early years=

Born in Thiès, N'Doye began his career with ASC Jeanne d'Arc. In 2006, he signed for Al Sadd SC in the Qatar Stars League.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qat06.html|title=Qatar 2005/06|website=RSSSF|first=Mohamed|last=S. Chbaro|access-date=29 February 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117223800/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesq/qat06.html|archive-date=17 November 2011}}

N'Doye arrived in Europe in the summer of 2006, joining Académica de Coimbra.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/paises/inglaterra/detalhe/ndoye-apresentado-no-sunderland|title=N'Doye apresentado no Sunderland|trans-title=N'Doye presented at Sunderland|newspaper=Record|first=José|last=Morgado|language=pt|date=14 January 2016|access-date=3 April 2020}} From 2007 to 2009 he competed in the Super League Greece, with Panathinaikos F.C. and OFI Crete FC.

=Copenhagen=

On 12 January 2009, N'Doye moved to Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=754&newsid=8753|title=Dame N'Doye til F.C. Copenhagen|trans-title=Dame N'Doye to F.C. Copenhagen|publisher=F.C. Copenhagen|language=da|date=12 January 2009|access-date=12 January 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014040057/http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=754&newsid=8753|archive-date=14 October 2012}} He scored his first goal on 7 March 2009, helping to a 3–0 away win over Randers FC, and finished his first full season with 14 goals, as the club renewed its domestic supremacy.

File:Dame N'Doye - Celebrating the Goal.jpg

On 4 August 2010, N'Doye netted the 3–2 winner (also the aggregate score) in the 59th minute of the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League against FC BATE Borisov.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e8-0e750a329932-857851203c54-1000--kobenhavn-get-the-better-of-bate/?iv=true|title=København get the better of BATE|publisher=UEFA|first=Pelle|last=Rasmussen|date=4 August 2010|access-date=4 June 2022}} In the group stage, he helped his team become the first ever in the country to reach the knockout stages with goals against FC Rubin Kazan (1–0, home){{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e9-0e756d272f53-5dd6da905799-1000--n-doye-gets-fck-up-and-running-against-rubin/?iv=true&iv=true|title=N'Doye gets FCK up and running against Rubin|publisher=UEFA|first=Chris|last=Burke|date=14 September 2010|access-date=4 June 2022}} and Panathinaikos (2–0 in Athens).{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e9-0e75ac260936-85bf3d3cc353-1000--kobenhavn-beat-panathinaikos-to-claim-top-spot/?iv=true&iv=true|title=København beat Panathinaikos to claim top spot|publisher=UEFA|first=Graham|last=Wood|date=29 September 2010|access-date=4 June 2022}}

=Lokomotiv Moscow=

In the summer of 2012, N'Doye signed with Russian Premier League side FC Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-denmark-ndoye-idINL6E8IPCYU20120725|title=Soccer-FC Copenhagen sell N'Doye to Lokomotiv Moscow|publisher=Reuters|date=25 July 2012|access-date=25 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730002031/http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/25/soccer-denmark-ndoye-idINL6E8IPCYU20120725|archive-date=30 July 2012}} He quickly became first-choice, scoring seven times in the first half of the campaign; in November 2012, he won a web poll conducted by club fans to be elected player of the month,{{cite web|url=http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=18963|script-title=ru:Даме Н’Дойе – игрок ноября!|trans-title=Dame N'Doye – November player!|publisher=Lokomotiv Moscow|language=ru|date=3 December 2012|access-date=29 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152935/http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=18963|archive-date=14 July 2014}} repeating the feat in October of the following year.{{cite web|url=http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=22379|script-title=ru:Даме Н’Дойе – игрок октября!|trans-title=Dame N'Doye – October player!|publisher=Lokomotiv Moscow|language=ru|date=6 November 2013|access-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116170340/http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=22379|archive-date=16 November 2013}}

=Hull City=

On 2 February 2015, transfer deadline day, N'Doye agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/tigers-sign-striker-dame-ndoye-2245008.aspx|title=Tigers sign striker Dame N'Doye|publisher=Hull City A.F.C|date=2 February 2015|access-date=2 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203023821/http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/tigers-sign-striker-dame-ndoye-2245008.aspx|archive-date=3 February 2015}} He made his Premier League debut five days later, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Gastón Ramírez in a 1–1 draw at Manchester City.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31071266|title=Manchester City 1–1 Hull City|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Mandeep|last=Sanghera|date=7 February 2015|access-date=7 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209032355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31071266|archive-date=9 February 2015}} His first start occurred the following matchday, where he scored the second goal in a 2–0 home defeat of Aston Villa.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31106383|title=Hull City 2–0 Aston Villa|publisher=BBC Sport|first=James|last=McMath|date=10 February 2015|access-date=10 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212084707/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31106383|archive-date=12 February 2015}}

=Trabzonspor=

On 10 August 2015, N'Doye moved to Trabzonspor for £2.2 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/ndoye-departs-for-trabzonspor-2607957.aspx?|title=N'Doye departs for Trabzonspor|publisher=Hull City A.F.C|date=10 August 2015|access-date=10 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032038/http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/ndoye-departs-for-trabzonspor-2607957.aspx|archive-date=24 September 2015}} In the following January transfer window he moved clubs and countries again, joining Sunderland until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/ndoye-signs|title=Striker N'Doye signs|publisher=Sunderland A.F.C|date=14 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115232435/http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/ndoye-signs|archive-date=15 January 2016}} He scored his first goal for the latter on 1 March, converting through a deflected shot to put the hosts ahead in an eventual 2–2 home draw against Crystal Palace.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35637646|title=Sunderland 2–2 Crystal Palace|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Chris|last=Osborne|date=1 March 2016|access-date=18 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304011547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35637646|archive-date=4 March 2016}}

=Return to Copenhagen=

On 2 July 2018, free agent N'Doye returned to F.C. Copenhagen on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/dame-ndoye-vender-tilbage-til-fck/|title=Dame N'Doye vender tilbage til FCK|trans-title=Dame N'Doye returns to FCK|publisher=Bold|first=Nanna|last=Møller Karlsen|language=da|date=2 July 2018|access-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204619/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/dame-ndoye-vender-tilbage-til-fck/|archive-date=2 July 2018}} 27 days later, in a match against Aalborg Boldspilklub at Parken Stadium that finished 4–0, he scored a hat-trick in just 15 minutes to become the club's all-time topscorer, after surpassing César Santin.{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/video-ndoye-goer-det-grimme-ved-aab-scorer-hattrick-i-4-0-sejr|title=VIDEO N'Doye gør det grimme ved AaB: Scorer hattrick i 4–0-sejr|trans-title=VIDEO N'Doye makes it ugly for AaB: Scores hat trick in 4–0 win|publisher=DR|language=da|date=29 July 2018|access-date=20 August 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820142422/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/video-ndoye-goer-det-grimme-ved-aab-scorer-hattrick-i-4-0-sejr|archive-date=20 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/ndoye-hattrick-show-i-4-0-sejr|title=N'Doye hattrick-show I 4–0-sejr|trans-title=N'Doye hattrick-show in 4–0 win|publisher=F.C. Copenhagen|language=da|date=29 July 2018|access-date=20 August 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820140825/https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/ndoye-hattrick-show-i-4-0-sejr|archive-date=20 August 2018}}

N'Doye left in the summer of 2020 as his contract, renewed in January 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fck-forlaenger-med-dame-ndoye-0|title=FCK forlænger med Dame N'Doye|trans-title=FCK extends with Dame N'Doye|publisher=F.C. København|language=da|date=18 January 2019|access-date=22 December 2020}} expired.{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/fodbold/superliga/fck/ECE12315725/dame-ndoye-om-fckfarvel-tilbuddet-betoed-smut/|title=Dame N'Doye om FCK-farvel: Tilbuddet betød "smut"|trans-title=Dame N'Doye on FCK goodbye: Offer had "smut" written all over it|newspaper=Jyllands-Posten|language=da|date=31 July 2020|access-date=11 September 2020}}

International career

N'Doye made his debut for Senegal on 17 November 2010, in a 2–1 friendly win against Gabon. He was part of the squad that competed in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Zambia{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16668076|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia stun Senegal in Bata|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Stephen|last=Fottrell|date=22 January 2012|access-date=20 August 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820143901/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16668076|archive-date=20 August 2018}} in an eventual group stage exit.

Personal life

N'Doye's older brother, Ousmane, was also an international footballer.{{cite news|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/dame-fratele-fostului-dinamovist-ousmane-n-doye-eu-si-fratele-meu-suntem-speciali-323342.html|title=Dame, fratele fostului dinamovist Ousmane N'Doye: "Eu şi fratele meu suntem speciali!"|trans-title=Dame, brother of former Dinamo man Ousmane N'Doye: "Me and my brother are special"|newspaper=Libertatea|first=Petre|last=Dobrescu|language=ro|date=21 February 2011|access-date=6 July 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218143603/http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/dame-fratele-fostului-dinamovist-ousmane-n-doye-eu-si-fratele-meu-suntem-speciali-323342.html|archive-date=18 December 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.senenews.com/2014/09/09/equipe-nationale-quand-ousmane-ndoye-parle-du-vrai-poste-de-dame_89807.html|title=Équipe nationale: Quand Ousmane Ndoye parle du vrai poste de Dame|trans-title=National team: When Ousmane Ndoye speaks of Dame's real position|publisher=Sene News|language=fr|date=9 September 2014|access-date=28 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100350/http://www.senenews.com/2014/09/09/equipe-nationale-quand-ousmane-ndoye-parle-du-vrai-poste-de-dame_89807.html|archive-date=24 September 2015}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dame-ndoye/19142/|title=D. N'Doye|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=28 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930081535/http://int.soccerway.com/players/dame-ndoye/19142/|archive-date=30 September 2015}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Taça de Portugal, Greek Football Cup, Danish Cup, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Académica

|2006–07

|Primeira Liga

|25

442colspan="2"|–296
Panathinaikos

|2007–08

|Super League Greece

|23

3217{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in UEFA Cup}}2326
OFI

|2008–09

|Super League Greece

|15

700colspan="2"|–157
rowspan="5"|Copenhagen

|2008–09

|rowspan="4"|Danish Superliga

|11

2332{{efn|name=UC}}0165
2009–10

|32

142113{{efn|Five appearances and five goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League}}94724
2010–11

|31

254412{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}74736
2011–12

|30

18549{{efn|Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League}}44426
colspan="2"|Total

!104

591412362015491
rowspan="4"|Lokomotiv Moscow

|2012–13

|rowspan="3"|Russian Premier League

|25

1010002610
2013–14

|27

1300002713
2014–15

|14

4001{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}0154
colspan="2"|Total

!66

2710106827
Hull City

|2014–15

|Premier League

|15

500colspan="2"|–155
rowspan="4"|Trabzonspor

|2015–16

|rowspan="3"|Süper Lig

|12

021colspan="2"|–141
2016–17

|27

553colspan="2"|–328
2017–18

|24

522colspan="2"|–267
colspan="2"|Total

!63

1096colspan="2"|–7216
Sunderland (loan)

|2015–16

|Premier League

|11

100colspan="2"|–111
rowspan="3"|Copenhagen

|2018–19

|rowspan="2"|Danish Superliga

|33

220013{{efn|name=UEL}}24624
2019–20

|14

9006{{efn|Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}}32012
colspan="2"|Total

!47

31001956636
colspan="3"|Career total

!369

14730216125460193

{{notelist}}

=International=

:Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each N'Doye goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Dame N'Doye

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dame-ndoye/19142/matches/|title=D. N'Doye – Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=28 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930081535/http://int.soccerway.com/players/dame-ndoye/19142/|archive-date=30 September 2015}}

align="center"|19 February 2011Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal{{fb|GUI}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|3–0Friendly
align="center"|29 October 2011Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius{{fb|MRI}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|321 January 2012Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea{{fb|ZAM}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–22012 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|42 June 2012Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal{{fb|LBR}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|3–12014 World Cup qualification
align="center"|58 September 2012Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast{{fb|CIV}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–42013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|610 September 2014National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana{{fb|BOT}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|713 January 2015Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco{{fb|GUI}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|5–2Friendly

Honours

Copenhagen

Individual

  • Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2010–11{{cite web| url=https://www.dbu.dk/om-dbu/fodboldpriser/aarets-3f-superliga-spiller/| title=Årets 3F Superligaspiller 2022| language=da| trans-title=3F Superliga Player of the Year 2022| publisher=DBU| accessdate=1 June 2025}}
  • Danish Superliga top scorer: 2010–11, 2011–12{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/tourist-trials-ultra-ink-and-pay-cuts-unconventional-career-dame-ndoye|title=Tourist trials, ultra ink and pay cuts: the unconventional career of Dame N'Doye|publisher=FourFourTwo|first=Aanu|last=Adeoye|date=30 April 2015|access-date=4 June 2022}}
  • List of 33 top players of the Russian Premier League: 2013–14

References

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