Cher Ndour (born 27 July 2004) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese side Benfica B in the

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...

Club career

Ndour began his football training at the youth academy of ASD San Giacomo, before moving to the youth academy of

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, before moving to the youth academy of

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at the age of 9. On 31 July 2020, he transferred to Benfica. He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–0

win over U.D. Oliveirense on 2 May 2021, coming in as a sub in the 91st minute replacing

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. At 16 years and 279, Ndour is the youngest ever debutant for Benfica B, taking the record from João Félix.

International career

Ndour was born in Italy to a Senegalese father and Italian mother. He is a youth international for Italy, having represented the Italy U15s and Italy U16s.

Honours

Benfica *

Campeonato Nacional de Juniores The Campeonato Nacional de Juniores is the top level of the Portuguese football league system for youth players (19-year-old and under). It is administrated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The league started in 1938 and has been historical ...

: 2021–22 *

UEFA Youth League The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the youth teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions Leagu ...

: 2021–22 *

Under-20 Intercontinental Cup The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup ( es, Sub-20 Intercontinental, pt, Intercontinental de Sub-20) is a football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA. The match is contested by the winners of the South American and European youth club competition ...

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References

External links

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FIGC U15 Profile

FIGC U16 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ndour, Cher 2004 births Living people Footballers from Brescia Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Italian people of Senegalese descent Italian sportspeople of African descent Association football midfielders S.L. Benfica B players Liga Portugal 2 players Italian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal