Papa Abdoulaye Mbaye (born 13 June 1990), commonly known as Ablaye Mbaye, is a Senegalese professional

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player for

Club Melilla Baloncesto Club Melilla Baloncesto is a professional basketball team based in Melilla that plays in the LEB league. This is the only team in Spain that played all LEB seasons. The team's home arena is the Pabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz (formerly known as ...

of the

LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

. Born in Yeumbeul,

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, he also holds

Spanish citizenship The Spanish nationality legal framework refers to all the laws, provisions, regulations, and resolutions in Spain concerning nationality. Article 11 of the First Title of the Spanish Constitution refers to Spanish nationality and establishes ...

Career

FC Barcelona

Played for Arona Basket Sur at

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before enter the

FC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet (English: FC Barcelona Basketball), commonly referred to as FC Barcelona () and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional basketball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the FC Barcelona sport ...

junior team on 2007. Nike International Junior Tournament runner-up in 2008, scoring 11 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in the final game against FMP. In 2008 and 2009 was loaned to Unió Sabadell and

CB Cornellà Club Bàsquet Cornellà is a professional basketball team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. The team currently plays in LEB Plata. Since the 1990s until 2010, CB Cornellà worked as farm team of FC Barcelona. After the 2009–10 season, ...

, both

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s of

. Being a

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member, made his professional debut on 12 October 2011, playing 3 minutes for

on a

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...

game against

CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., (English: Club Basketball Students) known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Liga ACB, Asociación ...

. He played two more games on 2011–12 season, becoming League champion. Made his

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debut on 12 May 2013, playing 5 minutes in the

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game against

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. In June 2016 terminated his contract, after six seasons playing for the reserve team on

and

LEB Plata The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and LEB Plata, is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promote ...

Força Lleida

On 7 August 2016, signed for

side Força Lleida.

National team

Mbaye played for the Senegalese men's national team on the 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship.

References

External links

ACB profile

FEB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mbaye, Ablaye 1990 births Living people Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Spain Senegalese men's basketball players 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Força Lleida CE players Liga ACB players Centers (basketball) Sportspeople from Dakar region