Al Seyni Ndiaye

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Ndiaye in 2021.
Personal information
Full name Al Seyni Ndiaye
Date of birth (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Senegal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007– Senegal 150 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2022

Al Seyni Ndiaye (born 31 December 1989) is a Senegalese beach soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has been part of the Senegal national team since its formation. Ndiaye is currently captain of Senegal. [3]

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He has appeared at eight editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Regionally, at the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, he has been a seven-time champion and has also won the best goalkeeper award on seven occasions. Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) have called him "Africa's best beach soccer goalkeeper", [4] whilst teammate Raoul Mendy has called him the "key player in every match" for Senegal. [3]

Career

Ndiaye at the 2021 World Cup. Al Seyni Ndiaye 2021.jpg
Ndiaye at the 2021 World Cup.

Ndiaye has been part of the Senegal national team since its formation for the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers when he was 17, [5] but entered beach soccer by chance; [6] the goalkeeper who was originally supposed to go to the tournament was ultimately unable to travel due to issues with his passport. [7] Ndiaye was subsequently contacted and after just one week's of training, competed in the competition. He claims he didn't fully understand the rules at the time of competing, [7] but "immediately fell in love with the sport". [8] By 2011 Ndiaye was already being labelled as a "young veteran". [8]

He was named as one of the top 50 players in the world by BSWW in 2017, [9] and again in 2019; [10] on 11 October of the latter, Ndiaye won his 100th cap for Senegal [11] against Paraguay at the World Beach Games. After Senegal's sixth African title in May 2021, along with the rest of the squad, Ndiaye was received at the Office of the Ministry of Sports and was made a Knight of the National Order of the Lion. [12] That year, he also stated his intention to play for another ten years, despite considering making way for younger players. [5] At the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in August in Russia, he was an integral part in Senegal's semi-final run, [13] the best result by an African nation in the tournament's history. His performances earned him a place among the world's top three nominees for best goalkeeper of the year at the Beach Soccer Stars awards in November. [14] Ndiaye won his 150th cap for his country against Egypt in the final of the 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations. [2]

He has played for clubs in Europe, including Real Münster of Germany (winning awards in the German National Championship) [15] and Barcelona of Spain. [4] [7]

Throughout his career, Ndiaye has been noted for his trademark platinum blond hair. [3] [8]

Statistics

Note: Some of the sources of these statistics may have counted an appearance when the player was actually an unused substitute.

CompetitionYearAppsGoalsRef.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 40
Flag of France.svg 2008 30
Flag of Italy.svg 2011 40
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2013 30
Flag of Portugal.svg 2015 30
Flag of the Bahamas.svg 2017 30
Flag of Paraguay.svg 2019 40
Flag of Russia.svg 2021 50
Total290—

Honours

Note: This list is not intended to be exhaustive.

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad Lists For Russia 2021 Published". FIFA. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "CAN 2022 – Al Seyni Ndiaye célèbre son 150e match avec un 7e titre de meilleur gardien de la CAN !". wiwsport. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Inspired Ndiaye Leading From The Back For Senegal". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Ambassadors - Ndiaye Al Seyni". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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  6. ↑ "Al Seyni, le rideau de fer sénégalais" [Al Seyni, the Senegalese Iron Curtain]. Confederation of African Football (in French). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Entretien avec AlSeyni Ndiaye : « Faire parti du Top 4 à la prochaine Coupe du Monde » - Galsenfoot" [Interview with AlSeyni Ndiaye: "To be part of the Top 4 at the next World Cup"]. Galsenfoot (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "Gardien de l'équipe du Sénégal Beach soccer: Al Seyni Ndiaye, jeune vétéran plein d'espoir" [Goalkeeper of the Senegal Beach soccer team: Al Seyni Ndiaye, young veteran full of hope]. PRESSAFRIK (in French). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mondial 2017 - Meilleur joueur: Al Seyni Ndiaye parmi les nominés, Omar Sylla parmi les meilleurs coachs" [2017 World Cup - Best player: Al Seyni Ndiaye among the nominees, Omar Sylla among the best coaches]. Senego (in French). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sand Eagles forward Abu Azeez reacts to Beach Soccer Stars Award nomination - Latest Sports News In Nigeria". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Capitaine Al Seyni Ndiaye a disputé son 100e match avec la sélection nationale". Sénégal Beach Soccer Facebook (in French). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Décoration des Lions du Beach Soccer aujourd'hui" [Beach Soccer Lions Decoration Today]. wiwsport.com (in French). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Beach Soccer World Cup: Senegal beat Brazil to reach semi-finals". Africanews . 27 August 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2023. Raoul Mendy and goalkeeper Al Seyni Ndiaye were key figures in the win by the Teranga Lions.
  14. ↑ "Best Goalkeeper of the Year: Final Three". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Beach Soccer : la consécration ultime pour le portier des Lions, Al Seyni Ndiaye" [Beach Soccer: the ultimate consecration for Lions goalkeeper Al Seyni Ndiaye]. Sene.news (in French). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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