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

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who plays as a striker for Qatari Second Division club

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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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. In July 2024, N'Diaye joined

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club Kapaz on an initial one-year deal. On 27 January 2025, N'Diaye left Kapaz. On 3 February 2025, Qatari Second Division club

announced the signing of N'Diaye.

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

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