Amdy Faye
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| Amdy Faye | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amdy Moustapha Faye | |
| Date of birth | March 12, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Charlton Athletic | |
| Number | TBA | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006– 2007–2008 |
Auxerre Portsmouth Newcastle United Charlton Athletic → Rangers (loan) |
81 (3) 47 (0) 31 (0) 29 (1) 4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002– | Senegal | 18 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Amdy Moustapha Faye (also incorrectly known as Amady Faye,[1] born 12 March 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Charlton Athletic.
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[edit] Career
[edit] In France
Faye began his career at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC, and then had spells with ES Frejus and AJ Auxerre. He played for Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, before transferring to Portsmouth for £1.5 million in August 2003.[2]
[edit] Portsmouth
He made his debut for Portsmouth in a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa. However, a knee injury picked up at the end of October threatened to rule him out for five months of the 2003-04 season. He returned in December, but after just three games suffered a relapse and was out until the end of January. Due to the injury, Faye was not selected by Senegal for the 2004 African Nations Cup but he made 31 appearances for Pompey in his debut campaign. Since recovering from injury he has reclaimed his place as a regular in the Senegalese national team.
[edit] Newcastle United
Faye was transferred to Newcatle United in January 2005.[3]
[edit] Charlton Athletic
On 8 August 2006, after one-and-a-half seasons in the Northeast, he completed a move to Charlton Athletic.[4] He scored his first goal since he moved to English football in 2003, against ironically, his former club Portsmouth on 20 January 2007.
[edit] Rangers
Faye then moved to Scotland, joining Rangers on a season-long loan in August 2007.[5] He made his Rangers debut against Hearts on 15 September 2007.
On 15 January 2008 it was reported that Faye had joined Blackburn Rovers for a training spell with a view to a move to the club.[6] The move did not progress, because if he had joined Rovers he would have played for three teams in one season, which is against FIFA rules.[7] He returned to Charlton in the summer of 2008 after playing six games in total for Rangers.
[edit] Controversy
Faye was arrested by City of London Police on 28 November 2007 along with Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric, Peter Storrie and Willie McKay over allegations of corruption.[8]
His transfer from Portsmouth to Newcastle United in January 2005 was one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns:
“There remains inconsistencies in evidence provided by Graeme Souness - a former manager of the club - and Kenneth Shepherd - apparently acting in an undefined role but not as a club official - as to their respective roles in transfer negotiations.”
“The inquiry is still awaiting clarification from agent Willie McKay”.[9]
However, the Stevens enquiry later issued two clarifications. It said of Souness: "We wish to make it clear that inconsistencies did not exist within the evidence given by Graeme Souness to Quest concerning his role in transfers covered by the Inquiry during his time as manager of Newcastle United FC and neither the Premier League nor do Quest have any concerns in this regard".[10] Then, on 7 November 2007, Quest issued the following statement about McKay: "Further to the key findings from the final Quest report published on 15 June 2007 by the Premier League, Quest would like to emphasise that, in that report, it was clear that no evidence of irregular payments was found in the transfers in the inquiry period which involved the agent Willie McKay. Quest would also like to thank Mr McKay for his cooperation with the inquiry." [11]
[edit] References
- ^ "You say Amady, I say Amdy", Charlton Athletic F.C., 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Faye seals Pompey deal", BBC Sport, bbc.co.uk, 2003-08-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. "Portsmouth have completed the signing of Senegalese international midfielder Amdy Faye from Auxerre. The exact fee has not been disclosed but is thought to be about £1.5m."
- ^ "Newcastle complete Faye signing", BBC Sport, bbc.co.uk, 2005-01-25. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. "Newcastle clinched a four-year deal for Portsmouth's Amdy Faye on Wednesday for a fee believed about £2m."
- ^ Faye Joins Charloton Athletic
- ^ Exclusive! Gers capture Faye. Rangers. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Rovers fancy Faye move", Sky Sports, skysports.com, 2009-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. "Faye's agent, Willie McKay has confirmed Blackburn are interested in signing the defensive midfielder and that he is set to have a short trial at Ewood Park."
- ^ "Faye Move To Rovers Hits Ice?", Sky Sports, skysports.com, 2008-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. "However, his hopes of a switch to Ewood Park could be dashed because Fifa regulations prevent a player featuring for three clubs in a single season."
- ^ "Redknapp held in football inquiry", BBC News, bbc.co.uk, 2007-11-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ "What Stevens said about each club", www.telegraph.co.uk, 2007-06-16. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
- ^ Faye Involved In Souness Bung Probe?
- ^ Faye Cleared In Bung Enquiry?
[edit] External links
- Amdy Faye player profile at cafc.co.uk
- Amdy Faye player profile at rangers.co.uk
- Amdy Faye career stats at Soccerbase
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