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Full name Sylvain Patrick Jean N'Diaye
Date of birth (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.79 m
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Bordeaux 1 (0)
1997–1998 → FC Martigues (loan) 34 (1)
1998–2000 Gent 11 (0)
1999 Monaco (loan) 11 (2)
1999–2000 Toulouse (loan) 37 (2)
2000–2003 Lille 88 (3)
2003–2005 Marseille 42 (1)
2005–2008 Levante 44 (2)
2007–2008 Tenerife (loan) 29 (1)
2008–2010 Reims 34 (0)
2010–2011 Cannes 28 (0)
Total 359 (12)
National team
2001–2004 Senegal 24 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

See also

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