Sylvain N'Diaye

Sylvain N'Diaye
Personal information
Full name	Sylvain Patrick Jean N'Diaye
Date of birth	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
1996–1998	Bordeaux
1997–1998	→ FC Martigues (loan)
1998–2000	Gent
1999	→ Monaco (loan)
1999–2000	→ Toulouse (loan)
2000–2003	Lille
2003–2005	Marseille
2005–2008	Levante
2007–2008	→ Tenerife (loan)
2008–2010	Reims
2010–2011	Cannes
Total
International career
2001–2004	Senegal
	*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]

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

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

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