Badou Ndiaye Explained

Badou Ndiaye
Full Name:Papa Alioune N'Diaye[1]
Birth Date:27 October 1990
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Height:1.79 m[2]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Pendikspor
Clubnumber:5
Years1:2008–2013
Clubs1:Diambars
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Bodø/Glimt (loan)
Caps2:29
Goals2:3
Years3:2013–2015
Clubs3:Bodø/Glimt
Caps3:73
Goals3:25
Years4:2015–2017
Clubs4:Osmanlıspor
Caps4:59
Goals4:17
Years5:2017–2018
Caps5:17
Goals5:1
Years6:2018–2021
Clubs6:Stoke City
Caps6:27
Goals6:2
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Galatasaray (loan)
Caps7:23
Goals7:3
Years8:2020
Clubs8:Trabzonspor (loan)
Caps8:17
Goals8:1
Years9:2020–2021
Clubs9:Fatih Karagümrük (loan)
Caps9:14
Goals9:3
Years10:2021
Clubs10:Al-Ain (loan)
Caps10:13
Goals10:2
Years11:2021–2022
Clubs11:Aris
Caps11:31
Goals11:4
Years12:2022–2024
Clubs12:Adana Demirspor
Caps12:41
Goals12:8
Years13:2024–
Clubs13:Pendikspor
Caps13:11
Goals13:1
Nationalyears1:2014–
Nationalcaps1:32
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:25 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:18:42, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Papa Alioune N'Diaye known as Badou Ndiaye (IPA: pronounced as /[ⁿdʒaj]/; born 27 October 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Pendikspor.

Badou began his career with Diambars in his native Senegal before moving to Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt in 2012. After impressing in Norway, he joined Turkish Süper Lig side Osmanlıspor in 2015. He spent two years with Osmanlıspor before joining Galatasaray in August 2017 for a fee of €7.5 million. In January 2018, Badou signed for English Premier League club Stoke City for a fee of £14 million. Following Stoke's relegation in 2017–18, Badou re-joined Galatasaray on loan for the 2018–19 season.

Club career

Early career

Badou was born in Dakar and grew up in Diamalaye as a son of an army officer and science teacher.[3] [4] Ndiaye began studying for a law degree whilst playing for local side Diambars.[5] After a year into his studies, he decided to pursue a career in football and went on trials at European clubs.[5]

Bodø/Glimt

After a successful trial with Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt he joined them on initially on loan in 2012.[4] Having moved from Senegal to the Arctic Circle, Ndiaye admitted it was a culture shock.—"When I got up on the first day and opened the front door I was terrified. I had never seen snow before, or at least only on TV. Gradually I learned not to care about the weather. If it’s cold, then it’s cold. I have received that attitude from my parents; it’s important to adapt."[5]

He made his debut in a 3–3 draw against Bærum.[4] Before the 2013 season he signed a contract with Bodø/Glimt.[4] He was awarded the Kniksenprisen prize for the best player in the Norwegian First Division 2013 while the team won promotion.[6] Badou became a fan favorite at the Aspmyra Stadion and played every Tippeligaen match in 2014 as Bodø/Glimt successfully avoided relegation.[5]

Osmanlıspor

On 5 August 2015, Badou moved to Turkish side Osmanlıspor, for a reported transfer fee of €300,000.[7] Badou scored 11 goals in 33 appearances in 2015–16, helping Osmanlıspor qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[5] In 2016–17 he played 42 times scoring seven goals as the side finished in 13th position and reached the last 32 of the Europa League losing to Olympiacos.[5]

Galatasaray

On 4 August 2017, he moved to league rivals Galatasaray on a four-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €7.5 million.[8] Badou made 17 appearances in the first half of the 2017–18 season before he began talking to English clubs.[5]

Stoke City

Badou joined English Premier League club Stoke City on 31 January 2018 for a fee of £14 million.[9] Badou scored his first goal in English football on 22 April 2018 in a 1–1 draw against Burnley.[10] Badou played 13 times for Stoke in 2017–18 as they were relegated to the EFL Championship.[11] Badou started the first game of the 2018–19 season, a 3–1 defeat away at Leeds United where he was substituted by Gary Rowett and was heavily criticized by supporters for his performance.[12] On 28 August 2018, Badou re-joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan.[13] Badou played 33 times for Galatasaray in 2018–19 helping them win the Süper Lig and Turkish Cup.

After spending the 2018–19 season back at Galatasaray, Badou returned to Stoke in the summer of 2019. After failing to secure a move away he was re-introduced into the side by Nathan Jones for the 2019–20 season.[14] Jones was replaced by Michael O'Neill in November 2019 and Badou fell out of favor.[15] He returned to Turkish football on 4 January 2020 signing on loan with Trabzonspor until the end of the 2019–20 season.[16] He played 23 times for Trabzonspor, helping them finish 2nd in the Süper Lig and win the 2020 Turkish Cup after beating Alanyaspor 2–0 in the final.[17]

Badou joined Fatih Karagümrük on loan for the 2020–21 season.[18] Badou cut his loan with Fatih Karagümrük short in February to join Saudi Professional League side Al-Ain on loan.[19]

Aris Thessaloniki

On 22 July 2021, Badou joined Greek Super League side Aris Thessaloniki on a three-year contract.[20] On 24 October 2021, he celebrated his first goal for the club in a 5-1 home win against Panetolikos.[21]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[22]

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionSeasonClubLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bodø/Glimt2012Norwegian First Division29340333
2013Norwegian First Division2712433115
2014Tippeligaen30920329
2015Tippeligaen16410174
Total10228113113!31
Osmanlıspor2015–16Süper Lig3311003311
2016–17Süper Lig26620141427
Total59172014!17518
Galatasaray2017–18Süper Lig17100171
Stoke City2017–18Premier League1320000132
2018–19Championship10000010
2019–20Championship1300000130
2020–21Championship00000000
Total272000027!2
Galatasaray (loan)2018–19Süper Lig2333070333
Trabzonspor (loan)2019–20Süper Lig17160231
Fatih Karagümrük (loan)2020–21Süper Lig14300143
Al-Ain (loan)2020–21Saudi Professional League13210142
Aris Thessaloniki2021–22Super League Greece31440354
Career total303312730021135165

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal201510
201620
2017111
201850
2019111
202020
Total322

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndiaye goal.

List of international goals scored by Badou Ndiaye
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 11 January 2017 Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo align=center 2–0 align=center 2–0 Friendly
2 17 November 2019 Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini align=center 4–1 align=center 4–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Galatasaray

2018–19

Trabzonspor

International

Senegal

Individual

2013

2022–23[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed . Premier League . 2 February 2018 . 16 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players. FIFA. 26. 15 July 2018. 15 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF. 19 June 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Papa Alioune Ndiaye . no . altomfotball.no . TV 2 . 18 April 2014.
  4. News: Ingebrigsten. Pernille. Her er Glimt-drakten like vanlig som Messis. 5 October 2017. Aftenposten. 11 November 2015. no.
  5. Web site: Badou Ndiaye scouting report: Who is the £15m midfielder set to join Stoke City?. Stoke Sentinel. 9 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Scouting report: Papa Alioune Ndiaye, Bodø Glimt. Scan Scout. 9 February 2018.
  7. Web site: West Ham in talks to sign midfielder Badou N'Diaye. Sky Sports. 5 October 2017. 21 July 2017.
  8. News: Galatasaray sign Badou Ndiaye. 5 October 2017. ESPN FC. 4 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Stoke City: Badou Ndiaye signs from Galatasaray. BBC Sport. 1 February 2018.
  10. Web site: Stoke 1–1 Burnley. BBC Sport. 25 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Swansea 1–2 Stoke. BBC Sport. 13 May 2018.
  12. Web site: Some Stoke fans slate Badou Ndiaye's performance amid reported Everton talks . HITC . 14 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Welcome back Badou Ndiaye. www.galatasaray.org. 28 August 2018.
  14. Web site: Badou Ndiaye one of five changes for Stoke City against Bristol City . Stoke Sentinel . 14 September 2019.
  15. Web site: Stoke midfielder Badou Ndiaye set for permanent move away from Bet365 Stadium after Trabzonspor loan . The Telegraph . 24 December 2019.
  16. Web site: Stoke City's £14m midfielder becomes 14th senior loan deal out in four years . Stoke Sentinel . 5 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Trabzonspor Win Turkish Cup . albawaba.com . 31 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Loan move for Badou . Stoke City . 28 September 2020.
  19. Web site: Breaking - Midfielder completes Stoke City exit . Stoke Sentinel . 7 February 2021.
  20. Web site: O Papa Alioune Ndiaye στον ΑΡΗ! . Papa Alioune Ndiaye in ARIS! . www.arisfc.com.gr . Aris Thessaloniki F.C. . 22 July 2021 . 22 July 2021 . el.
  21. Web site: Άρης - Παναιτωλικός 5-1: Κίτρινη καταιγίδα με πεντάρα στους Αγρινιώτες, σε ματς με τέσσερα πέναλτι . www.sport24.gr. 24 October 2021. el.
  22. Web site: Crawford . Stephen . Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists . Goal . 16 July 2019 . 4 June 2018.
  23. Web site: Super Lig TOTS . 2024-05-25 . ea.com.