Alfred N'Diaye

Alfred N'Diaye

N'Diaye training with Betis in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Alfred John Momar N'Diaye [1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Noah
Number	81
Youth career
1999–2004	US Vandœuvre
2004–2008	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Nancy	61	(0)
2010–2011	Nancy B	4	(0)
2011–2013	Bursaspor	51	(4)
2013–2014	Sunderland	16	(0)
2013–2014	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	16	(3)
2014	→ Betis (loan)	16	(0)
2014–2016	Betis	62	(3)
2016–2019	Villarreal	9	(0)
2017	→ Hull City (loan)	15	(1)
2017–2018	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	33	(3)
2018–2019	→ Málaga (loan)	34	(5)
2019–2022	Al-Shabab	65	(1)
2022–2023	Málaga	22	(0)
2024-	FC Noah	1	(0)
International career‡
2006–2007	France U17	8	(0)
2008–2009	France U19	14	(1)
2010	France U20	2	(0)
2010	France U21	7	(0)
2013–2019	Senegal	28	(1)
Medal record Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:06, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Alfred John Momar N'Diaye (born 6 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for FC Noah as a defensive midfielder, who can also play as a centre back. ^{[3] [4]} Born in France, he played for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Paris, France, N'Diaye began his career with US Vandœuvre in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. At the age of 14, he moved across the arrondissement to join the biggest club in the region, AS Nancy. Upon arrival, Alfred endured early struggles, but quickly gained noticed following his second season at the academy. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract.

Nancy

N'Diaye made his debut in the squad during the 2007–08 season in the Coupe de la Ligue, at the age of 17, coming on as a halftime substitute for Frédéric Biancalani in a 3–0 loss to Lens. ^[5] That was his only appearance that season as he would be relegated back to the reserves helping a young Nancy reserve squad barely avoid relegation.

Following the season, N'Diaye earned promotion to the senior squad for the 2008–09 season. He was assigned the number 29 shirt and made his league debut in the opening match of the season against Lille appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw. ^[6] Two months later, he earned his first league start in a 1–1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain. ^[7] His positive play earned him regular starts in the squad, including playing the full 90 minutes in the club's 3–0 upset victory over Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome ^[8] and playing, on two occasions, 120 minutes of football in cup play against Grenoble in the Coupe de la Ligue and SO Romorantin in the Coupe de France. In total, he made 27 appearances and collected 7 yellow cards.

Bursaspor

On 1 July 2011, Nancy confirmed on its website that the club had reached an agreement with Turkish club Bursaspor for the transfer of N'Diaye. ^[9] The deal was finalised on 3 July for a reported fee of €2 million. ^{[10] [11]}

Sunderland

On 9 January 2013, it was announced that Sunderland had completed the signing of N'Diaye for an undisclosed fee. ^[12] He was given the number 4 shirt. ^[13] On 12 January 2013, N'Diaye made his Sunderland debut at the Stadium of Light in a match which they won 3–0 against West Ham United. He came on as a substitute for Adam Johnson and almost scored with his first touch in English Football as his shot went just wide. ^[14] His full debut for Sunderland came against Wigan away, in which he produced a "wonderful" assist for Steven Fletcher to score and put them in front. ^[15]

Eskişehirspor (loan)

On 28 July 2013 it was announced N'Diaye would join Turkish club Eskişehirspor on a season-long loan. ^[16] On 28 January 2014, Eskişehirspor announced that N'Diaye's loan had been terminated by the club. ^[17]

Betis

On 30 January 2014, N'Diaye joined Spanish side Real Betis on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 campaign. ^{[18] [19]} He appeared in 16 matches, as the Andalusians were relegated.

On 22 August 2014, free agent N'Diaye signed a five-year deal with the Béticos. ^{[20] [21]}

Villarreal

On 8 July 2016, N'Diaye signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF also in the main category. ^[22]

Hull City (loan)

On 31 January 2017, N'Diaye moved on loan to Hull City for the remainder of the 2016–17 Premier League season. ^[23] N'Diaye made his debut and scored the first goal in a home 2–0 victory over Liverpool. ^[24] Despite impressing during his 15 games at the club, N'Diaye was unable to keep Hull in the Premier League. ^[25]

Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)

On 31 August 2017, the transfer deadline day of the 2017/18 summer transfer window, N'Diaye completed a last-gasp loan deal (with the option of a permanent move) to English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. ^[26] He made his debut for the club on 9 September 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Millwall. ^[27] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2017 in a 2–1 win against Barnsley after coming on as a substitute. ^[28]

He played 36 games for Wolverhampton Wanderers in all competitions, ^[29] as he helped the club win the EFL Championship title and gain promotion to the Premier League. ^[30]

Málaga (loan)

On 10 August 2018, N'Diaye moved on loan to Málaga for the 2018–19 Segunda División season. ^[31]

Al-Shabab

On 30 August 2019, N'Diaye moved to Saudi club Al-Shabab FC on a three-year contract. ^[32]

On 24 August 2022, N'Diaye was released from his contract. ^[33]

Noah

On 1 February 2024, Armenian Premier League club Noah announced the signing of N'Diaye. ^[34]

International career

Having played through the France national youth football teams, he decided to play for Senegal national team and played his first senior international match in 2013.

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. ^[35] N'Diaye played for Senegal in two group stage matches during the tournament, against Poland and Japan respectively. ^[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2021 ^[36]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nancy	2008–09	Ligue 1	24	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	31	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	23	0	1	0	1	0	—		25	0
	2010–11	Ligue 1	14	0	1	0	1	0	—		16	0
	Total		61	0	3	0	4	0	4	0	72	0
Nancy B	2010–11	CFA	4	0	—						4	0
Bursaspor	2011–12	Süper Lig	37	3	4	0	0	0	4	1	45	4
	2012–13	Süper Lig	14	1	3	2	0	0	4	1	21	4
	Total		51	4	7	2	0	0	8	1	66	8
Sunderland	2012–13	Premier League	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
Eskişehirspor (loan)	2013–14	Süper Lig	16	3	3	1	0	0	—		19	4
Betis	2013–14	La Liga	16	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	20	0
	2014–15	Segunda División	28	1	1	0	0	0	—		29	1
	2015–16	La Liga	34	2	2	0	0	0	—		36	2
	Total		78	3	3	0	0	0	4	0	85	3
Villarreal	2016–17	La Liga	7	0	1	0	—		5	1	13	1
	2017–18	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	15	1
Hull City (loan)	2016–17	Premier League	15	1	0	0	0	0	—		15	1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	2017–18	Championship	33	3	2	0	2	0	—		37	3
Málaga (loan)	2018–19	Segunda División	34	5	0	0	–		—		34	5
Al-Shabab	2019–20	Saudi Pro League	22	0	0	0	–		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2020–21	Saudi Pro League	26	1	1	0	–		–		27	1
	Total		48	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	53	1
Career total			398	21	20	3	6	0	25	3	443	27

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of 11 July 2019 ^[37]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2013	1	0
	2014	7	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	10	0
	2019	4	0
Total		27	0

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• EFL Championship: 2017–18 ^[38]

References

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18. "Transfer Window: Real Betis sign Alfred N'Diaye from Sunderland". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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31. "N'Diaye, potencia y fuerza para la medular" [N'Diaye, power and strength for the midfield] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
32. "El Málaga se 'libera' de N'Diaye" [Málaga set 'free' of N'Diaye]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
33. "الشباب يودع ألفريد ندياي" . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
34. "Midfielder Alfred Ndiaye joins Noah". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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External links

• Alfred N'Diaye – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Alfred N'Diaye – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Alfred N'Diaye at Soccerbase