Sylvain N'Diaye

Sylvain N'Diaye

Personal information
Full name	Sylvain Patrick Jean N'Diaye[1]
Date of birth	(1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Bordeaux	1	(0)
1997–1998	→ FC Martigues (loan)	34	(1)
1998–2000	Gent	11	(0)
1999	→ Monaco (loan)	11	(2)
1999–2000	→ Toulouse (loan)	37	(2)
2000–2003	Lille	88	(3)
2003–2005	Marseille	42	(1)
2005–2008	Levante	44	(2)
2007–2008	→ Tenerife (loan)	29	(1)
2008–2010	Reims	34	(0)
2010–2011	Cannes	28	(0)
Total		359	(12)
International career
2001–2004	Senegal	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sylvain Patrick Jean N'Diaye (born 25 June 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he made 24 appearances for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Born in Paris, N'Diaye played for Bordeaux, who loaned him to Martigues, Belgian First Division's Gent, Toulouse, Lille and Marseille. Whilst at Marseille, he started in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.

Other than in Belgium, he also had abroad stints with Spain's Levante, helping the team achieve top flight promotion in 2006, and Tenerife. In July 2008, he returned to France, signing with Ligue 2 outfit Reims. On 12 July 2010, he signed for Cannes.[2]

International career

N'Diaye received 17 international caps for Senegal, and participated at the 2002 World Cup. However, he played no minutes for the quarterfinalists.

References

1. "Sylvain N'Diaye". Worldfootball. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
2. foot-national.com (12 July 2010). "Cannes : Arrivée de Sylvain N'Diaye". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2018.

External links

• Sylvain N'Diaye at Soccerway
• Olympique Marseille profile (in French)