Rassoul Ndiaye (born 11 December 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Ndiaye is a youth product of

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, and signed his first professional contract with

on 20 March 2019. On 13 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Sochaux in a 2–1

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

loss to

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International career

Ndiaye holds

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and

Senegalese Demographic features of the population of Senegal include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. About 42% of Senegal's population i ...

nationalities. He was called up to represent the Senegal U23s for a set of

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matches.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Ligue 2 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ndiaye, Rassoul 2001 births Living people Footballers from Besançon Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Senegal men's international footballers Senegal men's youth international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Men's association football midfielders FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Le Havre AC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen