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Alfred N'Diaye
	Alfred N'Diaye
Personal information
Full name	Alfred N'Diaye
Date of birth	March 6, 1990 (age 19)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder and Defender
Club information
Current club	AS Nancy Lorraine
Number	29
Youth career
2000–2004; 2004–2008	US Vandœuvre; AS Nancy Lorraine
Senior career1
National team
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of June 3, 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Alfred N'Diaye (born March 6, 1990 in Paris) is a French footballer of Senegalese descent currently playing for AS Nancy Lorraine in Ligue 1. He plays as a holding midfielder and, on certain occasions, as a central defender.

[edit] Football career

[edit] Early career

Alfred began his career with US Vandœuvre in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. At the age of 14, he moved across the arrondissement to join the biggest club in the region, AS Nancy. Upon arrival, Alfred endured early struggles, but quickly gained noticed following his second season at the academy. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract.

[edit] Nancy

N'Diaye made his debut in the squad during the 2007–08 season in the Coupe de la Ligue, at the age of 17, coming on as a halftime substitute for Frédéric Biancalani in a 0–3 loss to Lens.^[1] That was his only appearance that season as he would be relegated back to the reserves helping a young Nancy reserve squad barely avoid relegation.

Following the season, N'Diaye earned promotion to the senior squad for the 2008–09 season. He was assigned the number 29 shirt and made his league debut in the opening match of the season against Lille appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw.^[2] Two months later, he earned his first league start in a 1–1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain.^[3] His positive play earned him regular starts in the squad, including playing the full 90 minutes in the club's 3–0 upset victory over Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome^[4] and playing, on two occasions, 120 minutes of football in cup play against Grenoble in the Coupe de la Ligue and SO Romorantin in the Coupe de France. In total, he made 27 appearances and collected 7 yellow cards.

[edit] International career

N'Diaye is a France youth international having earned caps with all of the club's youth sides beginning with the U-16s. He was apart of the French squad that participated in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup helping the side reach the quarter-finals. N'Diaye also served as the vice captain of the France U-19 squad. The U-19 squad reached the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where they suffered elimination in the semi-finals losing 1–3 in extra time to England.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Lens v. Nancy Match Report

[1] Nancy v. Lille Match Report

[2] Nancy v. PSG Match Report

[3] Marseille v. Nancy Match Report

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