Khadim Faye (born 5 September 1970) is a Senegalese retired

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who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Dakar, Faye started his career with hometown's ASC Diaraf, moving in 1996 to Portugal with Grupo União Sport Montemor in the

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alongside compatriot and teammate

Fary Faye Fary Faye (born 24 December 1974) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in Portugal (19 years), most notably with Beira-Mar and Boavista. At one point he ranked in the country's Prim ...

. He went on to remain in the country for the remainder of his career. After helping

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finish fifth and seventh in consecutive second level seasons, Faye attracted the attention of

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

in the

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, but could never be more than backup with the Porto side, barred by Portuguese international Ricardo first, then Cameroonian William Andem (also an international for his country) after the former left for

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in 2003. Faye was further demoted to third-choice after Boavista signed Carlos Fernandes. His best league output consisted of eight games – seven starts, 12 goals conceded – in the 2004–05 campaign as his team finished in sixth position, narrowly missing out on qualification to the UEFA Cup; aged nearly 37, he left the club and retired from football.

International career

A Senegal international during 15 years – he did not receive any callups from June 1996–July 2006 howeverSonko gets Senegal call
BBC Sport, 2 August 2006– Faye represented the nation at the

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, being a backup in an eventual quarter-final exit for the hosts.

Honours

;Diaraf * Senegal FA Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 ;Boavista *

: 2000–01

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faye, Khadim 1970 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Senegalese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers ASC Jaraaf players União Montemor players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Felgueiras players Boavista F.C. players Senegal men's international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Khadim