Abdoulaye M'Baye (born 13 November 1973) is a Senegalese former professional football striker who played abroad in Morocco, Tunisia, Norway and China and for the national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 November 1973 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ASC Diaraf | |||
| Stade Marocain | |||
| Wydad de Fès | |||
| 1998–1999 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| 1999–2000 | Club Africain | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tromsø | 28 | (9) |
| 2002 | Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili | 26 | (8) |
| 2003 | Vålerenga | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Aalesund | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Senegal | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editM'Baye purportedly started his career in ASC Diaraf, and then played in Morocco for Stade Marocain, Wydad de Fès and WAC Casablanca.[1] M'Baye joined Club Africain in 1999, but went on to European football and Tromsø IL in June 2000.[2] The transfer reportedly went through after agent Jon Thorstensen used singer Jørn Hoel as a liaison towards Tromsø.[3] In the 2001 Tippeligaen he became Tromsø's top scorer with 6 goals, but the team was relegated.[4]
In 2002 he left Tromsø, first going on trial with IK Start where he scored in four pre-season friendlies in a row. Set to sign for Start according to an interview on 6 March,[5] two days later the same newspaper reported his signing for Chinese Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili.[6] He scored 8 goals, but only carried out one year of his contract.[7] In 2003 he did not play competitively for the first eight months of the year, until being signed by Vålerenga Fotball for the remainder of the season.[8] In March 2005 he joined Aalesunds FK on a one-year contract.[9] After fulfilling it he moved home to Senegal to commence various business ventures.[4]
International career
editM'Baye was capped for Senegal[7] and was a squad member for the 2000 African Cup of Nations.[10]
References
edit- ^ "M'Baye-fakta". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 23 June 2000. p. 21.
- ^ Fremnesvik, Ståle P. (21 June 2000). "Skal la beina snakke for meg". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 28.
- ^ Fremnesvik, Ståle P. (23 June 2000). "Jørn Hoel tipset TIL om M'Baye". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 20.
- ^ a b Robertsen, Rune (11 March 2017). "Slik vurderer vi TILs afrikanske topper og flopper". iTromsø (in Norwegian). pp. 14–15.
- ^ Grindstein, Gunnar (6 March 2002). "M'Baye blomstrer". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 20.
- ^ Grindstein, Gunnar; et al. (8 March 2002). "M'Baye til Kina". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 20.
- ^ a b National Football Teams
- ^ "M'Baye til Vålerenga". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 29 August 2003. p. 25.
- ^ "M'baye klar for Aalesund" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 March 2005.
- ^ Weltfussball