Dan Ndoye (born 25 October 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as centre-forward for Swiss Super League club Basel.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Nyon, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC La Côte Sports | |||
Lausanne-Sport | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Lausanne-Sport II | 21 | (7) |
2018–2020 | Lausanne-Sport | 33 | (8) |
2020–2022 | Nice | 16 | (3) |
2020 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2021–2022 | → Basel (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2022– | Basel | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Switzerland U19 | 10 | (3) |
2019– | Switzerland U21 | 20 | (7) |
2022– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Born in Nyon, from a Swiss mother and a Senegalese father, he started playing football in Switzerland.[2]
Ndoye started playing football in his local club FC La Côte Sports. Very quickly, he was spotted by Team Vaud (FC Lausanne-Sport's academy), where he started his adventure in the U13 category.[3] Rising through the ranks at an impressive speed, he made his first steps with the U18s at the age of 15. He played 38 games and scored 23 goals in total for the U17 and U18s. Performances that allowed him to join Team Vaud U21, the reserve team of Lausanne-Sport, at the age of 17. Playing in the 4th Swiss division, he scored 7 goals in 21 games.
In the second half of the season 2018–19 season, he scored during his professional debut for Lausanne on 13 February 2019 against SC Kriens.[4] In 15 matches, he scored 6 goals and quickly established himself as a key player.
On 27 January 2020 French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice confirmed that Ndoye had signed with the club, but would remain at Lausanne on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Ndoye completed a move to Basel on a one-year-loan.[6] On 4 February 2022, Basel exercised the purchase option in their loan contract and signed Ndoye until the summer of 2026.[7]
Ndoye made his debut for the Switzerland national football team on 24 September 2022 in a Nations League game against Spain.[8]
FC Basel – current squad | |
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