Sylvain N'Diaye
| Date of birth | 25 June 1976 |
| Place of birth | Paris |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Weight | 81 kg |
| Height | 1.78 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Born in Paris he qualifies to play for Senegal via one of his grandfathers. He began his playing career at Bordeaux in the 1996-1997 season but after playing only one match he was loaned to Martigues, AA Ghent (Belgium) and Toulouse before signing for Lille at the start of the 2000-2001 season. Consistent performances in midfield led to him being noticed by Senegal coach Bruno Metsu and he was persuaded to pledge himself to play for Senegal just before the African Nations' Cup Finals. He took part in several of the matches but is an unlikely starter and may take part from the bench.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 01 Jul 1996 | 01 Jul 1997 | |
| FC Martigues | 01 Jul 1997 | 01 Jul 1998 | |
| AA Ghent | 01 Jul 1998 | 01 Jul 1999 | |
| Toulouse | 01 Jul 1999 | 01 Jul 2000 | |
| Lille OSC | 01 Jul 2000 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Lille OSC | French Championnat | 26 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Lille OSC | French Championnat | 24 | 1 |
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3
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| 2001-02 | Lille OSC | UEFA Champions League | 7 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Lille OSC | UEFA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Lille OSC | French Championnat | 32 | 3 |
4
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| 2002-03 | Lille OSC | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 1 |
1
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| 2003-04 | Olympique Marseille | French Championnat | 15 | 5 |
1
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| 2003-04 | Olympique Marseille | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Olympique Marseille | UEFA Cup | 8 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Olympique Marseille | French Championnat | 14 | 8 |
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1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2000 | Lille v AS Monaco | D | 1-1 | French Championnat | 1 |
| 05 Aug 2000 | Strasbourg v Lille | W | 0-4 | French Championnat | 2 |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Lille v Rennes | W | 1-0 | French Championnat | 3 |
| 19 Aug 2000 | Sedan v Lille | L | 1-0 | French Championnat | 4 |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Lille v Metz | W | 2-1 | French Championnat | 5 |
| 06 Sep 2000 | Bastia v Lille | L | 1-0 | French Championnat | 6 |
| 09 Sep 2000 | Lille v Troyes | L | 1-2 | French Championnat | 7 |
| 24 Sep 2000 | Lille v RC Lens | W | 2-1 | French Championnat | 9 |
| 01 Oct 2000 | Nantes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 10 |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Lille v Guingamp | D | 1-1 | French Championnat | 11 |
| 22 Oct 2000 | Olympique Marseille v Lille | W | 0-1 | French Championnat | 12 |
| 29 Nov 2000 | Lille v Strasbourg | D | 1-1 | French Championnat | 18 |
| 03 Dec 2000 | Rennes v Lille | L | 2-0 | French Championnat | 19 |
| 09 Dec 2000 | Lille v Sedan | W | 2-0 | French Championnat | 20 |
| 13 Dec 2000 | Lille v Paris St Germain | W | 2-0 | French Championnat | 17 |
| 16 Dec 2000 | Metz v Lille | D | 1-1 | French Championnat | 21 |
| 21 Dec 2000 | Lille v Bastia | W | 1-0 | French Championnat | 22 |
| 13 Jan 2001 | Troyes v Lille | L | 2-1 | French Championnat | 23 |
| 27 Jan 2001 | Lille v Saint Etienne | W | 4-1 | French Championnat | 24 |
| 04 Feb 2001 | RC Lens v Lille | W | 0-1 | French Championnat | 25 |
| 07 Feb 2001 | Lille v Nantes | D | 1-1 | French Championnat | 26 |
| 17 Feb 2001 | Guingamp v Lille | W | 0-1 | French Championnat | 27 |
| 03 Mar 2001 | Lille v Olympique Marseille | W | 1-0 | French Championnat | 28 |
| 17 Mar 2001 | Toulouse v Lille | W | 0-2 | French Championnat | 29 |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Auxerre v Lille | D | 1-1 | French Championnat | 31 |
| 28 Apr 2001 | Lille v Olympique Lyonnais | L | 1-2 | French Championnat | 32 |
| 12 May 2001 | Paris St Germain v Lille | D | 2-2 | French Championnat | 33 |
| 19 May 2001 | AS Monaco v Lille | W | 1-2 | French Championnat | 34 |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Paris St Germain v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 1 |
| 04 Aug 2001 | Lille v Lorient | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 2 |
| 08 Aug 2001 | Parma v Lille | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Bordeaux v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 3 |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Lille v Montpellier | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 4 |
| 22 Aug 2001 | Lille v Parma | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 26 Aug 2001 | RC Lens v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 5 |
| 08 Sep 2001 | Lille v Guingamp | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 6 |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Troyes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 7 |
| 18 Sep 2001 | Manchester United v Lille | L | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group G |
| 25 Sep 2001 | Lille v Olympiakos | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group G |
| 30 Sep 2001 | Sedan v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 9 |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Lille v Deportivo La Coruña | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group F |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Lille v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 10 |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Olympique Marseille v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 11 |
| 23 Oct 2001 | Deportivo La Coruña v Lille | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group G |
| 31 Oct 2001 | Lille v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group G |
| 04 Nov 2001 | Olympique Lyonnais v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 13 |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Fiorentina v Lille | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 3rd round 1st leg |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Lille v Rennes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 15 |
| 28 Nov 2001 | AS Monaco v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 16 |
| 06 Dec 2001 | Lille v Fiorentina | W |
2-0 Agg: 2-0 |
UEFA Cup | 3rd round 2nd leg |
| 09 Dec 2001 | Lille v FC Sochaux Montbeliard | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 17 |
| 19 Dec 2001 | Lorient v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 18 |
| 05 Jan 2002 | Montpellier v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 20 |
| 11 Jan 2002 | Lille v RC Lens | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 21 |
| 21 Feb 2002 | Lille v Borussia Dortmund | D | 1-1 | UEFA Cup | 4th round 1st leg |
| 24 Feb 2002 | Lille v Olympique Marseille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 27 |
| 28 Feb 2002 | Borussia Dortmund v Lille | D |
0-0 Agg: 1-1 |
UEFA Cup | 4th round 2nd leg |
| 03 Mar 2002 | Lille v Troyes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 23 |
| 06 Mar 2002 | Metz v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 28 |
| 23 Mar 2002 | Lille v Auxerre | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 30 |
| 06 Apr 2002 | Rennes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 31 |
| 13 Apr 2002 | Lille v AS Monaco | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 32 |
| 27 Apr 2002 | FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 33 |
| 04 May 2002 | Lille v Paris St Germain | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 34 |
| 20 Jul 2002 | Gloria Bistrita v Lille | D | 0-0 | Intertoto Cup | 3rd round 1st leg |
| 27 Jul 2002 | Lille v Gloria Bistrita | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
Intertoto Cup | 3rd round 2nd leg |
| 31 Jul 2002 | Lille OSC v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | Intertoto Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 03 Aug 2002 | Lille v Bordeaux | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 1 |
| 07 Aug 2002 | Aston Villa v Lille | W |
0-2 Agg: 1-3 |
Intertoto Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Le Havre v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 2 |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Lille v Nice | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 3 |
| 23 Aug 2002 | Lille v Troyes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 4 |
| 27 Aug 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Lille | L |
2-0 Agg: 2-1 |
Intertoto Cup | Final 2nd leg |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Strasbourg v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 5 |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Lille v Paris St Germain | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 6 |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Montpellier v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 7 |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Lille v Guingamp | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 8 |
| 28 Sep 2002 | RC Lens v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 9 |
| 05 Oct 2002 | Lille v Olympique Marseille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 10 |
| 19 Oct 2002 | AS Monaco v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 11 |
| 02 Nov 2002 | Bastia v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 13 |
| 09 Nov 2002 | Lille v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 14 |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Sedan v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 15 |
| 23 Nov 2002 | Lille v Olympique Lyonnais | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 16 |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Rennes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 17 |
| 04 Dec 2002 | Lille v Auxerre | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 18 |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Ajaccio AC v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 19 |
| 20 Dec 2002 | Lille v Le Havre | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 20 |
| 15 Jan 2003 | Troyes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 22 |
| 22 Jan 2003 | Lille v Strasbourg | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 23 |
| 29 Jan 2003 | Paris St Germain v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 24 |
| 01 Feb 2003 | Lille v Montpellier | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 25 |
| 05 Feb 2003 | Guingamp v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 26 |
| 08 Feb 2003 | Lille v RC Lens | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 27 |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Olympique Marseille v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 28 |
| 01 Mar 2003 | Lille v AS Monaco | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 29 |
| 08 Mar 2003 | FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 30 |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Lille v Bastia | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 31 |
| 05 Apr 2003 | Nantes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 32 |
| 12 Apr 2003 | Lille v Sedan | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 33 |
| 19 Apr 2003 | Olympique Lyonnais v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 34 |
| 03 May 2003 | Lille v Rennes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 35 |
| 10 May 2003 | Auxerre v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 36 |
| 20 May 2003 | Lille v Ajaccio AC | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 37 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2001-02 | Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Senegal | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Senegal | International Friendly | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Senegal | Joola Disaster Charity Match | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Senegal | Nelson Mandela Challenge | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Senegal | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Senegal | International Friendly | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Senegal | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Senegal | International Friendly | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | Senegal | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2002 | Senegal v Zambia | W | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations | Finals Group D |
| 31 Jan 2002 | Senegal v Tunisia | D | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations | Finals Group D |
| 04 Feb 2002 | Senegal v Congo DR | W | 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations | Finals quarter-final |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Senegal v Bolivia | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 14 May 2002 | Saudi Arabia v Senegal | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 2002 | Senegal v Nigeria | D | 2-2 | Joola Disaster Charity Match | |
| 19 Nov 2002 | South Africa v Senegal | L | 1-1 (1-4) | NELSON MANDELA CHALLENGE | |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Morocco v Senegal | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Tunisia v Senegal | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Japan v Senegal | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Jan 2004 | Senegal v South Africa | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Feb 2004 | Mali v Senegal | D | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations | Finals Group B |
| 05 Jun 2004 | Senegal v Congo | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 1 |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Togo v Senegal | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 1 |
| 03 Jul 2004 | Senegal v Zambia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 1 |
| 10 Oct 2004 | Liberia v Senegal | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 1 |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Algeria v Senegal | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Feb 2005 | Cameroon v Senegal | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Ivory Coast v Senegal | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.