Dan Ndoye

Dan Ndoye (born 25 October 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as centre-forward for OGC Nice in Ligue 1.

Dan Ndoye
Personal information
Full name Dan Ndoye
Date of birth (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000
Place of birth Nyon, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nice
Number 14
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– Nice 16 (3)
2020 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 12 (3)
National team‡
2017 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2018 Switzerland U19 10 (3)
2019– Switzerland U21 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:47, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:47, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Biography

Born in Nyon, from a Swiss mother and a Senegalese father, he started playing football in Switzerland.[1]

Career

FC Lausanne-Sport

Ndoye started playing football in his local club FC La Côte Sports. Very quickly, he was spotted by Team Vaud (FC Lausanne-Sport's academy), where he started his adventure in the U13 category.[2] 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 got his professional debut for Lausanne on 13 February 2019 against SC Kriens.[3] In 15 matches, he scored 6 goals and quickly established himself as a key player.

OGN Nice

On 27 January 2020 French 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.[4]

References
  1. "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). 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. Zoom sur Dan Ndoye, le jeune attaquant de 19 ans qui a signé à l’OGC Nice et qui peut jouer pour le Sénégal, wiwsport.com, 15 July 2020
  3. LAUSANNE SPORT VS. KRIENS 3 - 2, soccerway.com, 13 February 2019
  4. DAN NDOYE TO JOIN NICE THIS SUMMER, ogcnice.com, 27 January 2020
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