Bakary N'Diaye

Bakary N'Diaye
Personal information
Full name	Bakary Moussa N'Diaye[1]
Date of birth	26 November 1998
Place of birth	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Lugo
Number	27
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:38, 18 January 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:38, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Bakary Moussa N'Diaye (born 26 November 1998) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a right back for Spanish club CD Lugo, and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Born in Nouakchott, N'Diaye joined Botola Pro side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in 2017, from hometown side FC Tevragh-Zeina. He left the club in September 2020 when his contract expired, choosing to sign for an European club instead.[2]

On 17 January 2021, N'Diaye signed a contract with Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo for the remainder of the season.[3]

N'Diaye made his full international debut for Mauritania on 28 May 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Mamadou Niass in a 2–0 friendly win against Gabon. On 21 May 2019, he was named in Mauritania's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[4]

N'Diaye scored his first international goal on 11 November 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Burundi, for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[5]

Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2020	Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott	Burundi	1–0	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Tevragh-Zeina

"Bakary N'Diaye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"الدفاع الجديدي يقيم حفل وداع للموريتاني ندياي" [Jadidi Defense holds a farewell party for the Mauritanian N'Diaye] (in Arabic). Kooora. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
"Bakary N`Diaye, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Bakary N'Diaye, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (21 May 2019). "Debutants Mauritania name squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
"Mauritania 1–1 Burundi". CAF. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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