Ibrahima Faye

For the basketball player, see Ibrahima Faye (basketball).

Ibrahima Faye

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-10-22) 22 October 1979
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1998–1999	Gazélec Ajaccio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Red Star 93	26	(2)
2001–2004	Gent	68	(0)
2004–2005	Caen	31	(0)
2005–2009	Troyes	115	(5)
2009–2011	Lapta	48	(2)
2011–2012	Gönyeli S.K.	23	(1)
Total		311	(10)
International career
2003–	Senegal	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahima Faye (born 22 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Faye and was born in Pout, a small village near the city of Thiès in Senegal. Moving to France to pursue his footballing career, he completed his youth development at Gazélec Ajaccio before joining Red Star Saint-Ouen.

After a season in Ligue 2 and a season in Championnat National with Red Star he left to join Belgian top-flight club K.A.A. Gent where he spent three seasons as a first-team regular.

Faye moved back to France in 2004 with Stade Malherbe Caen. He played 30 league games as Caen suffered relegation to Ligue 2. Shortly into the following season, he joined Troyes, becoming a fixture in the team.

Faye has been recently training with Stoke City FC of the English Premiership, with an eye to link up with other Senegalese Internationals Salif Diao, Abdoulaye Faye, Ibrahima Sonko, and Amdy Faye at the club.

Faye is currently in talks with Ipswich Town after a successful trial at the club.

External links

• Ibrahima Faye – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)