Birama Ndoye (born 27 March 1994) is a

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who plays as a centre back or

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. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

He grew up in Dakar with the dream of being a professional footballer. His father wanted him to make studies, but joined the junior club of "L'étoile sportive de Dakar", and his good performances made him climb to the professional team. To continue his progression, Ndoye left his continent and family, and went in Europe. He made a few tests in Italian (Parma & Empoli) but they could not find a deal. FC Sion give him his chance and he joined the M21 team. The number 34 made about 20 games in Promotion League and scored two goals. He made his

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debut at 25 May 2013 against FC Thun. He played the full game. On 7 July 2022, Ndoye joined Saudi Arabian club

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International career

Born in Senegal, Ndoye is Mauritanian by descent. He debuted with the Mauritania national team in a 3–1

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loss to

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on 24 March 2023.

References

1994 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers Senegalese men's footballers Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent Men's association football midfielders FC Sion players Al-Arabi SC (Saudi Arabia) players Swiss Super League players Saudi First Division League players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia {{Mauritania-footy-bio-stub