Dan Ndoye

Dan Ndoye

Ndoye playing for Nice in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Dan Assane Ndoye
Date of birth	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nyon, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward, winger, wingback
Team information
Current team	Bologna
Number	11
Youth career
	FC La Côte Sports
	Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Lausanne-Sport II	21	(7)
2018–2020	Lausanne-Sport	33	(8)
2020–2022	Nice	16	(3)
2020	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)	12	(3)
2021–2022	→ Basel (loan)	29	(2)
2022–2023	Basel	34	(5)
2023–	Bologna	49	(4)
International career‡
2017	Switzerland U18	2	(0)
2018	Switzerland U19	10	(3)
2019–2023	Switzerland U21	26	(10)
2022–	Switzerland	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 25 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Dan Assane Ndoye (born 25 October 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as forward or winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Switzerland national team. ^[2]

Club career

Born in Nyon, to a Swiss mother and a Senegalese father, he started playing football in Switzerland. ^[3]

Lausanne-Sport

Ndoye started playing football in the youth academy of FC Lausanne-Sport (Team Vaud) at a very young age, first at its local base in his hometown Nyon, then in Lausanne itself. ^[3] Rising through the ranks at an impressive speed, he made his first steps with the U18s at the age of 15. He played 38 games and scored 23 goals in total for the U17 and U18s. Performances that allowed him to join Team Vaud U21, the reserve team of Lausanne-Sport, at the age of 17. Playing in the 4th Swiss division, he scored 7 goals in 21 games.

In the second half of the season 2018–19 season, he made his professional debut against FC Vaduz on 8 February 2019, then scored his first goal for Lausanne 5 days later, against SC Kriens. ^[4] In 15 matches, he scored 6 goals and quickly established himself as a key player.

Nice

On 27 January 2020, Ligue 1 club OGC Nice confirmed that Ndoye had signed with the club, but would remain at Lausanne on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season. ^[5]

Basel

On 31 August 2021, Ndoye completed a move to Basel on a one-year-loan and joined Basel's first team during their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. ^[6] Ndoye played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Cornaredo on 12 September as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Lugano. ^[7] He scored his first goal for the team in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 30 September. This was the game in the group stage of the 2021–22 Europa Conference League as Basel won 4–2 against Kairat Almaty. ^[8] Ndoye scored his first league goal for his new club on 30 October in the away game in the Letzigrund as Basel played a 3–3 draw against Zürich. ^[9]

On 4 February 2022, Basel exercised the purchase option in their loan contract and signed Ndoye on a permanent basis with a four-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2026. ^[10]

Bologna

On 14 August 2023, Ndoye signed for Serie A club Bologna alongside Basel teammate Riccardo Calafiori while deals were done separately. ^[11] Later that year, on 20 December, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Inter Milan after extra time in the Coppa Italia round of 16. ^[12]

International career

Ndoye represented Switzerland at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level. He played at both the 2021 and 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championships. ^{[13] [14]}

Ndoye made his debut for the Switzerland senior team on 24 September 2022 in a UEFA Nations League fixture against Spain. ^[15]

After appearing six times during the qualifying campaign, ^[16] Ndoye was named in Switzerland's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals in June 2024. ^[17] He started the team's opening match, playing 86 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary. ^[18] On 23 June, he scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Germany in the team's final Group A match, a result which ensured the Swiss team would progress to the knockout stage. ^[19] As Silvan Widmer was suspended for Switzerland's round of 16 match against Italy, Ndoye moved from attack to right wing-back. He played 77 minutes before being substituted for Vincent Sierro in the 2–0 win which knocked out the defending champions. ^[20] He continued to play at wing-back in the quarter-final against England, playing the 90 minutes of regulation time and the first eight minutes of extra time before being substituted for Denis Zakaria in the eventual penalty shootout defeat. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2025 ^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lausanne-Sport	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	15	6	0	0	–		15	6
	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	30	4	4	2	–		34	6
	Total		45	10	4	2	–		49	12
Nice	2020–21	Ligue 1	28	1	1	0	5 [b]	2	34	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	Total		31	1	1	0	5	2	37	3
Basel (loan)	2021–22	Swiss Super League	29	2	2	0	8 [c]	2	39	4
Basel	2022–23	Swiss Super League	32	4	3	2	19 [c]	1	54	7
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	2	1	–		2 [c]	0	4	1
	Total		34	5	3	2	21	1	58	8
Bologna	2023–24	Serie A	32	1	2	1	–		34	2
	2024–25	Serie A	17	3	0	0	8 [d]	0	25	3
	Total		49	4	2	1	8	0	59	5
Career total			188	22	12	5	42	5	242	32

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2022	1	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	11	1
Total		18	1

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndoye goal.

List of international goals scored by Dan Ndoye

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 June 2024	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	14	Germany	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

Lausanne-Sport ^[2]

• Swiss Challenge League: 2019–20

Individual

• UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2022–23 ^[23]

References

1. "Dan Ndoye". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. Dan Ndoye at Soccerway
3. "Zoom sur Dan Ndoye, le jeune attaquant de 19 ans qui a signé à l'OGC Nice et qui peut jouer pour le Sénégal - Gaindés Football". wiwsport (in French). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
4. "Lausanne-Sport vs. Kriens 3–2". soccerway.com. 13 February 2019.
5. "Dan Ndoye to join Nice this summer". OGC Nice. 27 January 2020.
6. FC Basel 1893 (31 August 2021). "Dan Ndoye wechselt leihweise zum FCB". Dan Ndoye on loan to FCB (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
7. FC Basel 1893 (12 September 2021). "1:1 im Tessin – Lugano und der FCB teilen sich die Punkte". 1:1 in Ticino – Lugano and FCB share the points. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
8. FC Basel 1893 (30 September 2021). "4:2-Sieg gegen Almaty – Erster Sieg in der Gruppenphase". 4-2 win over Almaty – first win in group stage. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
9. FC Basel 1893 (30 October 2021). "Viel spektakel beim 3:3 im Klassiker". A lot of spectacle during the 3:3 in the classic match. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
10. FC Basel 1893 (4 February 2022). "Der FCB Verpflichtet Andy Pelmard und Dan Ndoye Definitiv". FCB signs Andy Pelmard and Dan Ndoye on a definite basis (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
11. "Dan Ndoye al Bologna" [Dan Ndoye to Bologna]. www.bolognafc.it (in Italian). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
12. Ferrini, David (22 December 2023). "Bologna FC's Cup Win Over Inter Is A Wake Up Call For Non-Believers". Forbes.
13. "Under-21 EURO: All the confirmed group stage squads". UEFA. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
14. "Under-21 EURO: all the confirmed squads". UEFA. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
15. "Spain v Switzerland game report". UEFA. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
16. "Dan Ndoye". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
17. "Switzerland announce 26-man squad for Euro 2024". Reuters. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
18. "Hungary 1-3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
19. Sanders, Emma (23 June 2024). "Switzerland 1–1 Germany". BBC Sport.
20. "Euro 2024: Switzerland v Italy – last 16 live". The Guardian. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
21. "England 1-1 Switzerland (5-3 pens): Pickford and Saka lead England to semi-finals". UEFA.com. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
22. Dan Ndoye at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
23. "2022/23 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
• Dan Ndoye – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
• Dan Ndoye – UEFA competition record ( archive )