Sylvain N'Diaye

Date of birth25 June 1976
Place of birthParis
NationalitySenegalese
Weight81 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionMidfielder

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
2
5
2001-02 Lille OSC French Championnat 24
1
1
3
1
2001-02 Lille OSC UEFA Champions League 7
2001-02 Lille OSC UEFA Cup 4
2002-03 Lille OSC French Championnat 32
3
4
2002-03 Lille OSC UEFA Intertoto Cup 4
1
1
2003-04 Olympique Marseille French Championnat 15
5
1
2003-04 Olympique Marseille UEFA Champions League 1
3
2003-04 Olympique Marseille UEFA Cup 8
2004-05 Olympique Marseille French Championnat 14
8
1
1


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
2001-02 Senegal Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
1
2001-02 Senegal International Friendly 1
1
2002-03 Senegal International Friendly
2
2002-03 Senegal Joola Disaster Charity Match
1
2002-03 Senegal Nelson Mandela Challenge 1
2003-04 Senegal Africa Cup of Nations 1
2003-04 Senegal FIFA World Cup 2
1
2003-04 Senegal International Friendly
2
2004-05 Senegal FIFA World Cup 1
1
2004-05 Senegal International Friendly
2
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.