Lassana N'Diaye (born 3 October 2000)[3] is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Azerbaijan Premier League club Kapaz.

Lassana N'Diaye
Personal information
Full name Lassana N'Diaye[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Kapaz
Number 19
Youth career
Guidars
2018–2020 CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 CSKA Moscow 0 (0)
2020AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 6 (0)
2021Veles Moscow (loan) 12 (2)
2021–2022Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (loan) 14 (2)
2022Arda Kardzhali (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023Arda Kardzhali (loan) 35 (8)
2023 Radnički Niš 1 (0)
2024 Botev Vratsa 10 (1)
2024– Kapaz 2 (0)
International career
Mali U17
Mali U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:44, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Bamako,[2] after playing for Guidars, N'Diaye turned professional with Russian club CSKA Moscow in October 2018.[4] In August 2020 he moved on loan to Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna.[5] In February 2021 he moved on loan to Veles Moscow.[6] On 7 September 2021, he was loaned to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo for the 2021–22 season.[7] On 3 February 2022, the loan to Tekstilschik was terminated early.[8] On 17 February 2022, N'Diaye joined Arda Kardzhali in Bulgaria on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 8 July 2022, N'Diaye extended his CSKA contract throughout the 2023–24 season and returned to Arda on another loan for the 2022–23 season.[10]

On 15 September 2023, CSKA Moscow announced N'Diaye's transfer to Radnički Niš in Serbia.[11] He then played for Botev Vratsa.[2]

In July 2024, N'Diaye joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Kapaz on an initial one-year deal.[12]

International career

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He represented Mali under-17s at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[3] finishing the tournament as the second-highest scorer.[4] He has also played for Mali under-20s,[2] and represented them at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]

Playing style

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He models himself on Samuel Eto'o.[3]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 June 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Moscow 2020–21 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2020 Superettan 6 0 6 0
Veles Moscow (loan) 2020–21 Russian First League 12 2 12 2
Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (loan) 2021–22 Russian First League 13 2 13 2
Arda Kardzhali (loan) 2022–23 Bulgarian First League 35 8 3 1 38 9
Radnički Niš 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 66 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 69 13

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lassana N'Diaye at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "N'Diaye: Mali's natural-born goalscorer". FIFA. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Oluwashina Okeleji (6 October 2018). "Lassana N'Diaye: CSKA Moscow sign Malian teenager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Lassana N'Diaye joins AFC Eskilstuna on loan". pfc-cska.com.
  6. ^ "Лассана Н'Диайе перешел из ЦСКА в «Велес» на правах аренды 02.25.2021 - ODDS.ru". odds.ru (in Russian).
  7. ^ "ЛАССАНА Н'ДИАЙЕ — ИГРОК "ТЕКСТИЛЬЩИКА"" (in Russian). FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ "ЛАССАНА Н'ДИАЙЕ ПОКИДАЕТ "ТЕКСТИЛЬЩИК"" (in Russian). Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. 3 February 2022.
  9. ^ "АРДА подписа с играч на ЦСКА Москва, след което проведе тренировка (СНИМКИ+ВИДЕО)" (Press release) (in Bulgarian). FC Arda Kardzhali. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Лассана Н'Диайе проведет сезон-2022/23 в Болгарии" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Лассана Н'Диайе переходит в «Раднички»" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Xoş gəldin, Lassana Ndiaye" [Welcome, Lassana Ndiaye]. www.kapazpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Under-20 World Cup: Mali make one change to squad". 15 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.