Lassana Faye (born 15 June 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a left-back for Latvian club Liepāja.

Early life

Faye was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He began playing youth football with Spartaan '20, after which he joined the youth system of

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. At age 13, he joined PSV Eindhoven youth teams, before moving to the youth system of Vitesse in December 2015.

Club career

He made his senior debut with Jong Vitesse on 13 August 2016 in the third tier

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. He made his first team debut with Vitesse on 14 December 2016 in a

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match against CVV de Jodan Boys. He won the

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with the club. After declining to sign a new contract in the summer of 2018, Vitesse picked up an option on his contract for another season, but demoted him back to the second team, with the team seeking to find a transfer for him. On 30 January 2019, he joined

of the Eerste Divisie, helping them earn promotion to the Eredivisie for the following season. In April 2020, he extended his contract with the club for another season. In September 2020, he went on loan to fellow Eredivisie club

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. In February 2022, he signed with Ukrainian Premier League club Rukh Lviv. However, he was unable to appear for the club as the season was cancelled due to the

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, which forced him to flee the country, soon after signing. In December 2022, he signed a one-year contract for the 2023 season with a club option for a further year with Canadian Premier League club

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. He made his debut in the season opener on April 16 against Valour FC. On 28 June 2023, Faye joined Dutch side Telstar in the Eerste Divisie on a permanent deal, having left York United due to personal issues within his family. He departed the club in December 2023, having spent only six months there, having only made six appearances, with his final game being on 15 September. On 18 January 2024, Faye signed with Liepāja in Latvia.

International career

Faye was born in the Netherlands to a Senegalese father and Cape Verdean mother. In March 2018, he was called up to the Netherlands U20 team for a friendly against the Czech Republic U20. In February 2018, he stated it would be a dream of his to represent Senegal internationally. He has also been approached by the

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about representing the Cape Verde national team. In 2017, he was approached by the

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to represent the Senegal U20 team at the

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, but he was forced to decline the invitation, as his club team chose to not release him.

Career statistics

Honours

Vitesse *

: 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faye, Lassana 1998 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Dutch people of Senegalese descent Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Canadian Premier League players SBV Vitesse players Sparta Rotterdam players ADO Den Haag players FC Rukh Lviv players York United FC players SC Telstar players FK Liepāja players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Latvia