Baye Ablaye Mbaye (born 12 January 2004) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

In the 2022–23 season, Mbaye was loaned to

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, playing for the club's reserves in the

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and under-19s in the Championnat National U19. On 1 August 2023, he returned to the club on loan, integrating the first team. However, his parent club contested this, claiming that a new loan for the player had not been approved by the club nor by

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. Bastia responded by clarifying that Mbaye's loaned had been confirmed with the LFP, FFF, and FIFA. On 19 August 2023, he made his professional debut in a 2–1

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defeat to

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. Mbaye joined

club

in July 2024.

References

2004 births Living people Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Men's association football defenders Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Régional 1 players SC Bastia players US Avranches players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub