Ibrahima Faye (born 22 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Faye and was born in Pout, a small village near the city of

Thiès Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-L ...

in Senegal. Moving to France to pursue his footballing career, he completed his youth development at

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before joining

Red Star Saint-Ouen Red Star Football Club, also known simply as Red Star (), is a Football in France, French association football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins ...

. After a season in

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and a season in

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with Red Star he left to join Belgian top-flight club

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where he spent three seasons as a first-team regular. Faye moved back to France in 2004 with

Stade Malherbe Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''C ...

. He played 30 league games as Caen suffered

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to Ligue 2. Shortly into the following season, he joined Troyes, becoming a fixture in the team. In August 2009 Faye trialled with

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of the English Premiership. In October 2009, he also had a trial with

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. After making a good impression playing for the club's reserves he was in negotiations for a contract. In August 2012, Faye joined RE Bertrix of the Belgian third tier.

Post-playing career

In 2017, Faye became manager at French lower-league side

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References

1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Thiès Senegalese footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegal international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Association football defenders Red Star F.C. players K.A.A. Gent players Stade Malherbe Caen players ES Troyes AC players UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole players Paris FC players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players Senegalese football managers OFC Charleville managers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Northern Cyprus

Ibrahima Ibrahima is a male given name, a form of Ibrahim common in parts of Western Africa. Notable people with the name include: * Ibrahima Aya (born 1967), Malian writer * Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 1976), Ivorian footballer * Ibrahima Bangoura (born 19 ...

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