Cheikhou Ndiaye

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Cheikhou Ndiaye
Personal information
Full name Cheikhou Omar Ndiaye
Date of birth (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kaolack
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Seraing
Number 15
Youth career
–2023 Génération Foot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023- Seraing 33 (0)
International career
2022- Senegal 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 January 2025

Cheikhou Omar Ndiaye (born 25 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Challenger Pro League side Seraing and the Senegal national football team. [1]

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Early life

From Kaolack, he joined the Génération Foot football academy in Senegal in 2018. [2]

Club career

A product of the Génération Foot Academy in Senegal, [3] he joined Belgian club RFC Seraing in the summer of 2023, one of five from the Academy to make the move at that time. [4] [5] [6]

He made his debut for Seraing in the Challenger Pro League on 2 September 2023 against KV Oostende. [7] During the 2023-24 season he became a regular starter for the team in defence. [8]

International career

He captained Senegal at U17 and U20 level. With Senegal, he won the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN). [2]

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