Mamadou Seck (born 23 August 1979) is a Senegalese former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Born in
Rufisque
Rufisque ( ar, روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 179,797 (2002 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but ...
, Seck started his career as a youth in August 1998 for
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
and was signed by
Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Until November 2022, t ...
at the beginning of the 2000–01 season. He played 28 games in two seasons before signing for
AC Ajaccio
Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...
for whom he played 73 times, scoring four goals until signing for
Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri.
History
In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that wo ...
for the 2005–06 season. He played only eight times for the Turkish side, moving to
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club (; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making Le Havre AC the oldest professional French foo ...
in January 2006, playing 11 times during his 12-month stay before being released on a free transfer to Sheffield United.
Seck signed a -year deal with Sheffield United on 16 January 2007 and made his Blades debut the same day, in a friendly at Bramall Lane against the Chengdu Blades.
The game ended 1–1 with Seck playing 58 minutes. However, the Senegal international found first team opportunities limited in the Premier League season.
In January 2008 he was loaned out for a month to
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
side
Scunthorpe United
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but made only one substitute appearance. Seck was released by Sheffield United at the end of the 2007–08 season.
International career
Seck played six times for
Senegal national team.
References
External links
Mamadou Seck profileat Sheffield United
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1979 births
Living people
People from Rufisque
Senegalese footballers
Association football defenders
Senegal international footballers
Toulouse FC players
Nîmes Olympique players
AC Ajaccio players
Le Havre AC players
Sheffield United F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
English Football League players
Süper Lig players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Senegalese expatriate footballers
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in England
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