Lassana N'Diaye (born 3 October 2000) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, after playing for Guidars, N'Diaye turned professional with Russian club

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in October 2018. In August 2020 he moved on loan to Swedish club

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. In February 2021 he moved on loan to Veles Moscow. On 7 September 2021, he was loaned to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo for the 2021–22 season. On 3 February 2022, the loan to Tekstilschik was terminated early. On 17 February 2022, N'Diaye joined Arda Kardzhali in Bulgaria on loan until the end of the season. On 8 July 2022, N'Diaye extended his CSKA contract throughout the 2023–24 season and returned to Arda on another loan for the 2022–23 season. On 15 September 2023, CSKA Moscow announced N'Diaye's transfer to Radnički Niš in Serbia. He then played for

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International career

He represented Mali under-17s at the

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, finishing the tournament as the second-highest scorer. He has also played for Mali under-20s, and represented them at the

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Playing style

He models himself on

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Career statistics

References

2000 births Living people Malian men's footballers Mali men's youth international footballers Mali men's under-20 international footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players AFC Eskilstuna players FC Veles Moscow players FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo players FC Arda Kardzhali players FK Radnički Niš players Superettan players Russian First League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Serbian SuperLiga players Men's association football forwards Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Malian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia 21st-century Malian people POFC Botev Vratsa players {{Mali-footy-bio-stub