Pape-Alioune Ndiaye
{{short description|French footballer (born 1998)}}
{{distinguish|Badou Ndiaye}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Pape-Alioune Ndiaye
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|02|04|df=y}}
|birth_place = Nanterre, France{{cite news |last1=Delom |first1=Hugo |title=Pape Ndiaye, le globe-trotter du Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine): Au moins, je parle beaucoup de langues maintenant |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Pape-ndiaye-le-globe-trotter-du-vorskla-poltava-ukraine-au-moins-je-parle-beaucoup-de-langues-maintenant/1197225 |work=L'Équipe |date=22 November 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FFootball%2FActualites%2FPape-ndiaye-le-globe-trotter-du-vorskla-poltava-ukraine-au-moins-je-parle-beaucoup-de-langues-maintenant%2F1197225#federation=archive.wikiwix.com |archive-date=2 April 2022 |language=fr}}
|height = 2.03 m
|position = Centre-back
|currentclub = Tobol
|clubnumber = 5
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Boulogne-Billancourt
|youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2013
|youthclubs2 = Caen
|youthyears3 = 2013–2016
|youthclubs3 = Valenciennes
|youthyears4 = 2016
|youthclubs4 = Auxerre
|youthyears5 = 2016
|youthclubs5 = Bologna
|youthyears6 = 2016–2017
|youthclubs6 = Bari
|years1 = 2017–2018
|clubs1 = Lorca Deportiva
|caps1 = 13
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2019–2021
|clubs2 = Vorskla Poltava
|caps2 = 35
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021–2023
|clubs3 = Rheindorf Altach
|caps3 = 23
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022–2023
|clubs4 = Rheindorf Altach II
|caps4 = 15
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2023–2024
|clubs5 = Şanlıurfaspor
|caps5 = 15
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2024–
|clubs6 = Tobol
|caps6 = 23
|goals6 = 1
|club-update = 16 November 2024
}}
Pape-Alioune Ndiaye (born 4 February 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol.{{Soccerway|416762}}
Career
=Early years=
Ndiaye started his career in the youth department of Boulogne-Billancourt and was signed to the youth teams of Caen, playing alongside future talents such as Yann Karamoh and Jean-Victor Makengo before joining Valenciennes at 15-years-old.
In the Valenciennes academy, Ndiaye played alongside Dayot Upamecano, a player to whom he remained close to throughout his career. It was at the same time as the latter that he left Valencienne in 2016, who were in financial turmoil.{{cite news |last1=Qaurez |first1=Benjamin |title=ENTRETIEN - Pape Ndiaye: "On est très proches avec Dayot Upamecano" {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/entretien-pape-ndiaye-on-est-tres-proches-avec-dayot/it80oj01219tzvki785j84dc |work=GOAL |date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Ffr%2Fnews%2Fentretien-pape-ndiaye-on-est-tres-proches-avec-dayot%2Fit80oj01219tzvki785j84dc#federation=archive.wikiwix.com |archive-date=2 April 2022 |language=fr}} While Upamecano left for RB Leipzig, Ndiaye joined Auxerre, where he only played for a few months before joining Italian club Bologna. At the Serie A club, he played with the U19s and also practices with the first team under the leadership of Roberto Donadoni. Ndiaye later stated, that he became the victim of player agents wanting to turn his development into profit, instead of focusing on naturally growing his talent. It was in this light that he joined Bari in Serie B.
=Lorca Deportiva=
Having changed agents after his difficult stint in Italy, Ndiaye moved to Segunda División B club Lorca Deportiva in 2017, where he would go on to make his senior debut. He put in several good performances during his first season, mainly as a defensive midfielder.{{cite news |last1=Abenza |first1=Joaquín |title=Previa Écija Balompié – Lorca Deportiva: entre el cielo y el infierno |url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2017/09/09/segunda-division-b-grupo-4/825710-previa-ecija-balompie-lorca-deportiva-entre-el-cielo-y-el-infierno.html |work=VAVEL |date=9 September 2017 |language=es}}
Ndiaye scored his first senior goal on 5 November 2017 in a match against San Fernando — a spectacular strike from outside the box.{{cite news |last1=Vera |first1=José A. |title=El San Fernando fulmina a Palomeque en el Lorca Deportiva y el Melilla frena al UCAM |url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/11/05/radio_murcia/1509878401_067295.html |work=Cadena SER |date=5 November 2017 |language=es}} However, Lorca would end up suffering relegation to the fourth division.{{cite news |title=El Jumilla condena al conjunto de Mario Simón |url=https://www.laverdad.es/deportes/futbol/liga-segunda-b/directo-lorca-deportiva-20180421133809-nt.html |work=La Verdad |date=21 April 2018 |language=es}} At the end of the season, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.
Suddenly a free agent, Ndiaye suffered a metatarsal injury that put his career on hold for more than nine months.
=Vorskla Poltava=
In the summer of 2019, Ndiaye went on a trial with Ukrainian club Vorskla Poltava, where he was signed. He would flourish in the Ukrainian Premier League, especially from 2020, where he establishes himself as a mainstay at centre-back. Most notably, he would perform well in a victory against champions Shakhtar Donetsk, inflicting their only defeat of the season.{{cite news |title=Прем'єр-ліга. Шахтар зазнав першої поразки в чемпіонаті |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/03/1/7242175/ |work=Українська правда |date=1 March 2020 |language=uk}}
During the 2020–21 season, Ndiaye continued in great form and attracted the interest of several foreign clubs, including as West Ham United, Lille, Braga and Beşiktaş.{{cite news |last1=Juillard |first1=Patrick |title=Lille, West Ham, Braga... Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Vorskla) a la cote |url=https://www.football365.fr/lille-west-ham-braga-pape-alioune-ndiaye-vorskla-a-cote-9943891.html |work=Football 365 |date=1 June 2021 |language=fr-FR}}{{cite news |title=Mercato – Braga et West Ham pensent à Pape Ndiaye (Vorskla Poltava) {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/mercato-braga-et-west-ham-pensent-a-pape-ndiaye-vorskla/p31xbe8wkv711q573gbl5jtnc |work=GOAL |date=20 December 2020 |language=fr}}
He was also awarded the title of best defender of the first half of the season, where Vorskla were among the best teams in the league behind Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv, while his contract would expire in the summer of 2021.{{cite news |last1=Hattabi |first1=Dahbia |title=La Ligue 1 suit Pape Alioune Ndiaye ! |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a7993435991204342753-la-ligue-1-suit-pape-alioune-ndiaye |work=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football |date=28 December 2020 |language=fr}}
=Rheindorf Altach=
Ndiaye signed a two-year contract with Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach in August 2021.{{cite web |title=SCR Altach verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Ndiaye |url=https://www.scra.at/news/detail/scr-altach-verpflichtet-innenverteidiger-ndiaye |website=SC Rheindorf Altach |access-date=2 April 2022 |language=de}} He made 23 appearances in the Bundesliga for Altach over two seasons, and also played for the second team in the Vorarlbergliga and Eliteliga Vorarlberg. He departed the club as his contract expired at the end of the 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga season.{{cite web |title=Fünf Abgänge beim SCR Altach |url=https://www.scra.at/news/detail/tartarotti-thurnwald-alioune-verlassen-scra |website=SC Rheindorf Altach |access-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609224802/https://www.scra.at/news/detail/tartarotti-thurnwald-alioune-verlassen-scra |archive-date=9 June 2023 |language=de-AT |date=9 June 2023}}
=Şanlıurfaspor=
In July 2023, Ndiaye joined Turkish TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor.{{cite news |title=Şanlıurfaspor Pape-Alioune Ndiaye'i transfer etti |url=https://www.kocaeligazetesi.com.tr/haber/15829313/sanliurfaspor-pape-alioune-ndiayei-transfer-etti |access-date=23 September 2023 |work=Kocaeli Gazetesi |date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728092502/https://www.kocaeligazetesi.com.tr/haber/15829313/sanliurfaspor-pape-alioune-ndiayei-transfer-etti |archive-date=28 July 2023 |language=tr}} He made his debut for the club on 14 August, starting in a 2–1 league victory against Altay.{{cite web |title=Şanlıurfaspor vs. Altay 2–1: Summary |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/14/turkey/1-lig/sanliurfaspor/altay-sk-izmir/4166520/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829175540/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/14/turkey/1-lig/sanliurfaspor/altay-sk-izmir/4166520/ |archive-date=29 August 2023}}
=Tobol=
On 3 February 2024, Ndiaye signed with Tobol in Kazakhstan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Tobol|url=https://vk.com/wall-157879_131136|title=Пап-Альюн Ндиайе – "Тобыл" ойыншысы|date=3 February 2024|language=kk}}
Personal life
Born in France, Ndiaye is of Senegalese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.football365.fr/pape-alioune-ndiaye-va-signer-autriche-9984355.html|title=Pape-Alioune Ndiaye va signer en Autriche|date=26 August 2021}} Pape is the brother of Moulaye N'Diaye,{{Cite web|title=DH : Moulaye N'Diaye assure le spectacle au FC|url=https://www.paris-normandie.fr/art/hemerotheque/football-dh-moulaye-ndiaye-assure-le-spectacle-au-fc-rouen-1107608-JBPN1107608|access-date=23 April 2021|website={{ill|Paris-Normandie|fr}}|language=fr|quote=Sur le chemin d'un avenir pro, celui qui aurait pu, plus jeune, rejoindre les centres de formation de Toulouse, Lille, Valenciennes ou Dijon, a deux exemples à suivre : son... petit frère Pape Alioune (15 ans), membre des U16 du VA FC.}} a former member of PSG and Crystal Palace academies who played in Belgian Second Division and for Truro City.{{Cite web|date=28 October 2018|title=TRANSFERT ! Moulaye N'Diaye|url=https://www.facebook.com/RWDMOfficial/posts/2170682566479627/|access-date=23 April 2021|website=RWDM47|publisher=Facebook|language=fr}}{{Cite web|date=22 November 2018|title=Véritable globe trotter des stades, Moulaye s'avère être un renfort de choix|url=https://www.facebook.com/RWDMOfficial/videos/361373601100175|access-date=23 April 2021|website=RWDM47|publisher=Facebook|language=fr}}{{Cite web|title=First team profile|url=https://www.trurocityfc.net/teams/83206/player/moulaye-ndiaye-2396604|access-date=23 April 2021|website=trurocityfc.net}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|pape-alioune-ndiaye/416762|accessdate=7 February 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Appearances in the Copa del Rey, Ukrainian Cup, Austrian Cup, Turkish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lorca Deportiva
|13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Vorskla Poltava
|14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Ukrainian Premier League |21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Rheindorf Altach
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Austrian Bundesliga |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Rheindorf Altach II
|2021–22 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|13 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| Şanlıurfaspor
|15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| Tobol
|2024 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!101 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1 |
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References
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{{FC Tobol squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Nanterre
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Austrian Landesliga players
Category:Austrian Regionalliga players
Category:AC Boulogne-Billancourt players
Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players
Category:Valenciennes FC players
Category:Bologna FC 1909 players
Category:CF Lorca Deportiva players
Category:FC Vorskla Poltava players
Category:SC Rheindorf Altach players
Category:Şanlıurfaspor footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan