Bakary N'Diaye

Bakary N'Diaye
Personal information
Full name	Bakary Moussa N'Diaye
Date of birth	26 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Tevragh-Zeina
2017–2020	Difaâ El Jadidi
2021	Polvorín
2021–2022	Rodos
2022	Tevragh-Zeina
2022–2023	Al-Hudood
2023–	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
International career‡
2016–	Mauritania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Bakary Moussa N'Diaye (born 26 November 1998) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a right-back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Born in Nouakchott, N'Diaye joined Botola Pro side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in 2017, from hometown side FC Tevragh-Zeina. He left the club in September 2020 when his contract expired, choosing to sign for a European club instead.

On 17 January 2021, N'Diaye signed a contract with Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo for the remainder of the season. After only appearing with the farm team in Tercera División, he moved to Greek club Rodos FC on 8 August 2021.

N'Diaye made his full international debut for Mauritania on 28 May 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Mamadou Niass in a 2–0 friendly win against Gabon. On 21 May 2019, he was named in Mauritania's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

N'Diaye scored his first international goal on 11 November 2020, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Burundi, for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2020	Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott	Burundi	1–0	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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