Pape-Alioune Ndiaye

Pape-Alioune Ndiaye (born 4 February 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol.

Career Early years Ndiaye started his career in the youth department of Boulogne-Billancourt and was signed to the youth teams of Caen, playing alongside future talents such as Yann Karamoh and Jean-Victor Makengo before joining Valenciennes at 15-years-old. While Upamecano left for RB Leipzig, Ndiaye joined Auxerre, where he only played for a few months before joining Italian club Bologna. At the Serie A club, he played with the U19s and also practices with the first team under the leadership of Roberto Donadoni.

Ndiaye scored his first senior goal on 5 November 2017 in a match against San Fernando — a spectacular strike from outside the box. However, Lorca would end up suffering relegation to the fourth division. At the end of the season, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.

During the 2020–21 season, Ndiaye continued in great form and attracted the interest of several foreign clubs, including as West Ham United, Lille, Braga and Beşiktaş.

He was also awarded the title of best defender of the first half of the season, where Vorskla were among the best teams in the league behind Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv, while his contract would expire in the summer of 2021.

Rheindorf Altach Ndiaye signed a two-year contract with Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach in August 2021. He made 23 appearances in the Bundesliga for Altach over two seasons, and also played for the second team in the Vorarlbergliga and Eliteliga Vorarlberg. He departed the club as his contract expired at the end of the 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga season.

Şanlıurfaspor In July 2023, Ndiaye joined Turkish TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor. He made his debut for the club on 14 August, starting in a 2–1 league victory against Altay.

Tobol On 3 February 2024, Ndiaye signed with Tobol in Kazakhstan.

Personal life Born in France, Ndiaye is of Senegalese descent. Pape is the brother of Moulaye N'Diaye, a former member of PSG and Crystal Palace academies who played in Belgian Second Division and for Truro City.

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