Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye
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| Abdoulaye Faye | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | |
| Date of birth | February 26, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newcastle United | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–present |
ASEC Ndiambour Jeanne d'Arc Lens → Istres (loan) Bolton Wanderers Newcastle United |
59 (8) 32 (4) 35 (0) 28 (0) 60 (3) 22 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004–present | Senegal | 13 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye (born February 26, 1978 in Dakar, Senegal) is a professional footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back, currently at Newcastle United in the English Premier League. Faye joined the club from Bolton Wanderers on transfer deadline day on 31 August 2007, although the transfer was not confirmed until 1 September.
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[edit] Early Career
Faye began his career at Senegalese club ASEC Ndiambour, before leaving the then top-three team to go to Jeanne d'Arc in Senegal. He then went on to join Lens in July 2002, integrating into a squad which at that time included fellow Senegalese Papa Bouba Diop, currently a member of the Premier League team Portsmouth. Faye has made fourteen appearances for Senegal, scoring one goal, and featured in the UEFA Cup of 2006–7.
[edit] Bolton Wanderers
Somewhat ironically, Faye made his debut for Bolton Wanderers against Newcastle United where he enjoyed a memorable debut in a 2-0 home win in which, he aerially out-muscled Alan Shearer. He came on as a substitute for the injured Radhi Jaidi and never looked back after an angry yet dominant display.
In the 2006–2007 season Faye operated almost exclusively as a central defender following the departures of Bruno N'Gotty and Radhi Jaïdi to Birmingham City. Over the course of the season he developed a formidable partnership with Ivorian Abdoulaye Meite, ensuring that Bolton had a strong home defensive record before the new year. Soon after they fell away in the second half of the season only just qualifying for the Uefa Cup with sides finding a way through Faye and Meite's dominance. Faye managed to score two goals against Arsenal in successive seasons helping Bolton to a 2–0 and 3–1 victories due to his definite aerial prowess which the Arsenal defenders had no answer to. He was known for his dominant displays at central defence throughout the season and became a favourite amongst Bolton fans. Also, Faye was noted for having produced the tackle upon Matt Derbyshire which forced the ball vertically up into the air, reaching the peaks of the Reebok Stadium.
[edit] Newcastle United
On 15 August 2007, there were stories in several newspapers stating that Faye would be moving to Newcastle United for around £2m to join up with former Manager Sam Allardyce. On 30 August Allardyce admitted that Faye was currently having a medical but yet to finish off the minor details of the deal with Bolton. The transfer was completed in the final moments of transfer deadline day on 31 August 2007. Faye signed a three-year contract at Newcastle United.[1]. Faye was presented to the Newcastle fans at half-time during the home game against Wigan Athletic on 1 September. On 24 February 2008, Faye scored his first goal for Newcastle during the 5–1 defeat at home to Manchester United.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Faye Signs for Magpies
- ^ "Newcastle 1, Manchester United 5", icNewcastle, 2008-02-24. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
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