Mamy Ndiaye Explained

Mamy Ndiaye
Birth Date:26 November 1986
Birth Place:Pikine, Senegal
Position:Forward
Years1:2008–2012
Clubs1:IFK Kalmar
Years2:2014–2015
Clubs2:Transportes Alcaine
Caps2:24
Goals2:4
Years3:2015 –
Clubs3:Inter Arras FCF
Nationalteam1:Senegal
Nationalteam-Update:11 october 2014 (before the 2012 African Women's Championship)

Mamy Ndiaye (born 26 November 1986 in Pikine) is a Senegalese women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She is a member of the Senegal women's national football team, and has played for IFK Kalmar in Sweden, Zaragoza CFF in Spain and Inter Arras FCF in France.

Early life

Mamy Ndiaye was born on 26 November 1986 in Pikine, Senegal. She is the daughter of former Senegalese football international Nguessiam Ndiaye, and her mother was an athlete. She credited her father for both her interest in association football as well as inheriting his ability at the sport.[1]

Career

Club

When Ndiaye signed for Swedish side IFK Kalmar in 2008, she became the first female Senegalese football player to turn professional. She remained with the team until 2012, during which time she scored 110 times in all competitions.[1] Ndiaye joined Kalmar while it was in the fourth division, and remained in the first team as it rose to the top division. She was the top goalscorer in the league during the 2012 season, when Kalmar finished in fifth place.[2] She then transferred to Spanish side Zaragoza CFF for the following season before moving during 2015 to the French side Inter Arras FCF.[1] Arras has refused to release Ndiaye for a match against Guinea in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[3]

International

Ndiaye plays for the Senegal women's national football team, including at the 2010 African Women's Championship qualification and 2012 African Women's Championship.[4] The 2012 AWC was the first time that the Senegal women's team qualified, with Ndiaye captaining the team at the tournament.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ndao. Sharif. Mamy Ndiaye internationale sénégalaise: le talent qui vaut plus de 100 buts en carrière. Senego. 24 November 2016. French. 4 October 2016.
  2. Web site: CAN féminine-Mamy Ndiaye, capitaine et l'espoir du Sénégal (+photos]. Xalima.com. 24 November 2016. French. 31 October 2012.
  3. News: Eliminatoires Can Féminine ; Guinée-Sénégal : Mamy Ndiaye ne viendra finalement pas. 24 November 2016. Le Soleil. 17 March 2016.
  4. Web site: List of players of the 8th African Women Championship, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2012 . 2012 . cafonline.com . dead . 22 February 2013 . 28 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130222184107/http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/AWC2013/List_of_players.pdf .