Dan Assane Ndoye (born 25 October 2000) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as

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or winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Born in Nyon, to a Swiss mother and a Senegalese father, he started playing football in Switzerland.

Lausanne-Sport

Ndoye started playing football in the youth academy of FC Lausanne-Sport (Team Vaud) at a very young age, first at its local base in his hometown Nyon, then in Lausanne itself. 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. In 15 matches, he scored 6 goals and quickly established himself as a key player.

Nice

On 27 January 2020 French

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club

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confirmed that Ndoye had signed with the club, but would remain at Lausanne on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.

Basel

On 31 August 2021, Ndoye completed a move to Basel on a one-year-loan and joined Basel's first team during their 2021–22 season under head coach

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. Ndoye played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the

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on 12 September as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Lugano. He scored his first goal for the team in the home game in the

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on 30 September. This was the game in the group stage of the 2021–22 Europa Conference League as Basel won 4–2 against Kairat Almaty. Ndoye scored his first league goal for his new club on 30 October in the away game in the

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as Basel played a 3–3 draw against Zürich. On 4 February 2022, Basel exercised the purchase option in their loan contract and signed Ndoye on a permanent basis with a four and a half year contract until the summer of 2026.

Bologna

On 14 August 2023, Ndoye signed for Serie A club Bologna.

International career

Ndoye made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 24 September 2022 in a Nations League game against Spain.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Lausanne-Sport *

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: 2019–20 Individual * UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndoye, Dan 2000 births Living people People from Nyon Swiss people of Senegalese descent Footballers from the canton of Vaud Swiss men's footballers Men's association football forwards Switzerland men's international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Lausanne-Sport players OGC Nice players FC Basel players Bologna FC 1909 players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy