| Intro | Senegalese footballer | ||
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Athlete |
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France |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 25 June 1976, Paris, Île-de-France, France | ||
| Age: | 44 years | ||
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Sylvain N’Diayé (born 25 June 1976) is a French-born Senegalese footballer, currently a defensive midfielder for AS Cannes.
Club career
During his career, N’Diayé played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux (who also 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 it achieve top flight promotion in 2006) and CD Tenerife. In July 2008, he returned to France, signing with Ligue 2 outfit Stade Reims. On 12 July 2010, he signed for AS Cannes.
International career
N’Diaye received 17 international caps for Senegal, and was part of its squad-of-23 at the 2002 World Cup. However, he played no minutes for the quarterfinalists.