Bakary N'Diaye

Bakary N'Diaye
Personal information
Full name	Bakary Moussa N'Diaye
Date of birth	26 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Tevragh-Zeina
2017–2020	Difaâ El Jadidi
2021	Polvorín
2021–2022	Rodos
2022	Tevragh-Zeina
2022–2023	Al-Hudood
2023–	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
International career‡
2016–	Mauritania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Bakary Moussa N'Diaye (born 26 November 1998) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a right-back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Born in Nouakchott, N'Diaye joined Botola Pro side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in 2017, from hometown side FC Tevragh-Zeina. He left the club in September 2020 when his contract expired, choosing to sign for a European club instead.^[2]

On 17 January 2021, N'Diaye signed a contract with Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo for the remainder of the season.^[3] After only appearing with the farm team in Tercera División, he moved to Greek club Rodos FC on 8 August 2021.^[4]

N'Diaye made his full international debut for Mauritania on 28 May 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Mamadou Niass in a 2–0 friendly win against Gabon. On 21 May 2019, he was named in Mauritania's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.^[5]

N'Diaye scored his first international goal on 11 November 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Burundi, for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.^[6]

Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2020	Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott	Burundi	1–0	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Tevragh-Zeina

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bakary N'Diaye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "الدفاع الجديدي يقيم حفل وداع للموريتاني ندياي" [Jadidi Defense holds a farewell party for the Mauritanian N'Diaye] (in Arabic). Kooora. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Bakary N`Diaye, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Bakary N'Diaye, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Transfert : le mauritanien Bakary N'Diaye rejoint l'AS Rhodos (Grèce)" [Transfer: Mauritanian Bakary N'Diaye joins AS Rhodos (Greece)] (in French). Africa Foot United. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (21 May 2019). "Debutants Mauritania name squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Mauritania 1–1 Burundi". CAF. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.