Mbaye Leye
Mbaye Leye (born 1 December 1982) is a Senegalese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Currently he is the main coach at Standard Liège. Born in Senegal, Leye started his professional career in France before moving to Belgium in 2007. He would play in Belgium until he retired in 2019, finishing his playing career with Mouscron.[1] As a player, he represented the Senegal national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mbaye Leye | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkelane, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dakar UC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | OC Cesson Sévigné | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2006 | FC Lorient B | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2007 | Amiens SC | 15 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Zulte Waregem | 47 | (25) |
| 2009–2010 | KAA Gent | 46 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | Standard Liège | 43 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Zulte Waregem | 58 | (21) |
| 2014–2015 | Lokeren | 32 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Zulte Waregem | 78 | (36) |
| 2017–2018 | Eupen | 26 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Mouscron | 24 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Senegal | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019–2020 | Standard Liège (assistant manager) | ||
| 2020– | Standard Liège | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 5 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2019 | |||
Playing career
Leye played for Standard Liège from 2010 to 2012 scoring 11 goals in 56 games and helped them to win the Belgian Cup in 2011.[2]
He also won the Belgian Cup with KAA Gent in 2010 and in 2017 with Zulte Waregem where he had three spells.[2]
Over the course of his professional career in Belgium, Mbaye netted 124 goals in 369 Belgian top flight league games and featured in 21 European cup matches scoring three goals.[2]
At international level, he was capped seven times by Senegal.[2]
Coaching career
Leye began his coaching career in June 2019 at his former club Standard Liège.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 5 February 2018[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2008–09 | Belgian First Division | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| Gent | 2008–09 | Belgian First Division | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 14 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
| 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
| Total | 43 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 11 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
| 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 22 | ||
| Lokeren | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 8 |
| Zulte Waregem | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 |
| 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 40 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 18 | |
| Total | 78 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 38 | ||
| AS Eupen | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
| Career totals | 294 | 99 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 344 | 112 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One Appearance in Belgian Super Cup, One Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- One Appearance in Belgian Super Cup, Three Appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Two Appearances in UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 February 2021[4]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Standard Liège | 30 December 2020 | Present | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 71.43 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 71.43 | ||
Honours
Gent
Standard Liège
Zulte Waregem
- Belgian Cup: 2016–17[5]
Individual
- Belgian Ebony Shoe: 2013
References
- Ondanks plaats in de B-kern kan Leye nog lachen met zijn situatie‚ voetbalnieuws.be, 17 July 2017
- Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (11 June 2019). "Senegal's Mabye Leye begins coaching career in Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- Mbaye Leye at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- "Mbaye Leye career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.
External links
- NFT Profile
- Mbaye Leye at L'Équipe Football (in French)