Dame N'Doye
N'Doye with Lokomotiv in 2014 |
| Personal information |
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| Full name | Dame N'Doye |
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| Date of birth | (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 |
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| Place of birth | Thiès, Senegal |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
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| Playing position | Striker |
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| Club information |
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Current team | Hull City |
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| Number | 28 |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 2003–2006 | Jeanne d'Arc | | |
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| 2006 | Al-Sadd | ? | (0[1]) |
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| 2006–2007 | Académica de Coimbra | 25 | (4) |
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| 2007–2008 | Panathinaikos | 23 | (3) |
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| 2008–2009 | OFI Crete | 15 | (7) |
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| 2009–2012 | Copenhagen | 104 | (59) |
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| 2012–2015 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 71 | (27) |
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| 2015– | Hull City | 11 | (5) |
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| National team‡ |
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| 2010– | Senegal[2] | 26 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:42, 1 February 2015 (UTC) |
Dame N'Doye (born 21 February 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hull City. He is the younger brother of Ousmane N'Doye.[3]
Club career
He began his career in ASC Jeanne d'Arc in Senegal in 2003 and he played there for three seasons. In 2006, Al-Saad from Qatar bought him. His next team was Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. from Portugal in where he played in 25 matches and scoring four goals. Then he transferred to Greek club Panathinaikos. In August 2008, N'Doye joined OFI Crete. In January 2009, N'Doye joined Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen.[4] He was presented as a new player for the Danish club on 12 January. He scored his first goal on 7 March 2009 against Randers FC, as Copenhagen won 3–0. N'Doye soon cemented his place in the Copenhagen starting eleven in the 2009–10 Danish Superliga. N'Doye finished a first full season with 14 goals.
N'Doye's 14 goals helped Copenhagen retain the Danish Superliga title, meaning that Copenhagen would start in the Third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. On 4 August 2010, N'Doye scored the winning goal in the 59th minute against Belarusian side BATE to ensure Copenhagen qualified for the Champions League Play-off round.
On the opening matchday of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, N'Doye scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Russian Champions, Rubin Kazan. The goal was a header in the 87th minute. Dame N'Doye was again on the goalscorers sheet in the next round, scoring Copenhagen's first goal against his former club, the Greek champions, Panathinaikos in a 2–0 away victory. N'Doye's two goals in Champions League helped Copenhagen qualify for the Round of 16, an achievement that no other Danish team had ever done before.
In the summer of 2012, N'Doye signed for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.[5] He quickly settled as a leading striker and became the best scorer of the team in the autumn part of 2012–13 season with seven goals. In November 2012, he won Loko fans' web poll and became Lokomotiv's Player of the month.[6] He repeated this success in October 2013.[7]
On transfer deadline day, 2 February 2015, N'Doye signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his debut on 7 February 2015 away in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City when he came off the bench as a 76th minute substitute for Gastón Ramírez.[9] He made a full home debut in the following match on 10 February 2015 against Aston Villa where he scored the second goal in a 2–0 win.[10]
International career
He made his international debut for Senegal in a friendly against Gabon in November 2010. On 27 December 2011, it was revealed that he was part of Senegal's squad for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.He scored a goal in Senegal's 1–2 loss as a substitute against Zambia in 2012 African Cup of Nations.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 February 2011 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal |  Guinea | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 October 2011 | Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius |  Mauritius | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 3 | 21 January 2012 | Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea |  Zambia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 2 June 2012 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal |  Liberia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 5 | 8 September 2012 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 6 | 10 September 2014 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana |  Botswana | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification |
| | 13 January 2015 | Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco | Guinea | 1–0 | 5–2 | Unofficial friendly[11] |
| | 2–0 |
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 28 April 2015
Honours
- Copenhagen
Individual honours
- Danish Superliga top goalscorer (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- List of 33 top players of the Russian league: 2013/14.
References
External links
Atiba Hutchinson
Johan Wiland