Sylvain N'Diaye

Sylvain Patrick Jean N'Diaye (born 25 June 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Paris, N'Diaye played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who loaned him to FC Martigues, Belgian First Division's KAA Gent, Toulouse FC, Lille OSC and Olympique de Marseille. Whilst at Marseille, he started in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.

Other than in Belgium, he also had abroad stints with Spain's Levante UD, helping the team achieve top flight promotion in 2006, and CD Tenerife. In July 2008, he returned to France, signing with Ligue 2 outfit Stade de Reims. On 12 July 2010, he signed for AS Cannes.

International career

N'Diaye received 17 international caps for Senegal, and participated at the 2002 World Cup. However, he played no minutes for the quarterfinalists.

References

External links

Olympique Marseille profile

1976 births

Living people

Footballers from Paris

French sportspeople of Senegalese descent

Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Senegalese men's footballers

French men's footballers

Senegalese expatriate men's footballers

Ligue 1 players

FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

FC Martigues players

AS Monaco FC players

Toulouse FC players

Lille OSC players

Olympique de Marseille players

Stade de Reims players

Belgian Pro League players

K.A.A. Gent players

La Liga players

Levante UD footballers

CD Tenerife players

Senegal men's international footballers

2002 FIFA World Cup players

Men's association football midfielders

2002 African Cup of Nations players

2004 African Cup of Nations players

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain