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Iliman Ndiaye
Personal information
Full name
Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye
Date of birth
6 March 2000
Place of birth
Rouen, France
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Winger
Team information
Current team
Manchester City
Number
7
Youth career
Rouen Sapins
2005-2009
Rouen
2009-2011
Marseille
2011–2012
Dakar Sacré-Cœur
2014-2016
Boreham Wood
2016-2019
Senior career*
Sheffield United
2019-2023
77x apps 21x goals
→ Hyde United (loan)
2020
6x apps 1x goal
Marseille
2023-2024
30x apps 3x goals
Everton
2024-202s
67x apps 15x goals
Manchester City
2026-
1x apps 0x goals
International career‡
Senegal
2022-
44x apps 5x goals
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:45, 29 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:40, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester City. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Club career
Early career
Ndiaye began playing football with the French clubs Rouen Sapins, Rouen, and Marseille before moving to Senegal with Dakar Sacré-Cœur.
His father moved to England, and Ndiaye joined him, where he joined the youth side of Boreham Wood, also playing Sunday League matches with Rising Ballers to keep fit, in addition to representing his school, Westminster Academy.
In November 2017, Ndiaye signed his first contract with Boreham Wood.
Sheffield United
On 31 August 2019, Ndiaye signed with Sheffield United.
He joined Hyde United on loan for the latter half of the 2019-20 season. He made his professional debut with Sheffield United as a late substitute in a 5:0 Premier League loss to Leicester City on 14 March 2021.
On his full Sheffield United debut, he scored twice against Peterborough United on 11 September in a 6:2 win.
On 3 March 2023, in the FA Cup, he scored in the 79th minute against Tottenham Hotspur to secure a 1:0 victory and ensure Sheffield United's place in the quarter-finals.
Marseille
On 1 August 2023, Ndiaye signed for Ligue 1 club Marseille, one of his former youth clubs.[11] The transfer fee was a reported £20 million.[12] He made his debut on 12 August in a 2:1 win against Reims.
Everton
On 3 July 2024, Premier League club Everton announced the signing of Ndiaye on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. His debut goal for the club was against Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup.
On 18 May 2025, Ndiaye scored the last goals for Everton at Goodison Park, scoring both goals against Southampton in a 2:0 win for the Toffees. He was also subsequently named Man of the Match. Later that year, on 24 August, he scored the first goal for Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Premier League, in a 2:0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Manchester City
On 1 September 2026, Ndiaye signed for fellow Premier League club Manchester City.
On 5 September 2026, Ndiaye made his debut for City in a 1:0 victory at home against Coventry City.
International career
Ndiaye was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother. He debuted with the Senegal national team in a 3:1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Benin in the 67th minute when he was substituted on for Boulaye Dia on 4 June 2022.
In November 2022, Ndiaye was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He appeared as a substitute in Senegal's second group match, assisting Bamba Dieng's goal as the team beat hosts Qatar 3:1. He went on to start the team's third group match against Ecuador and the round of 16 loss to England.
On 24 March 2023, Ndiaye scored his first international goal in a 5:1 victory against Mozambique during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.
He appeared as a substitute in all four of the team's matches, assisting Lamine Camara's second goal in the opening 3:0 win over The Gambia and scoring the second goal of a 2:0 win against Guinea in the final group match.
In 2025, Ndiaye was named to the Senegal squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations held in Morocco. Ndiaye appeared in all seven games in Senegal's campaign, and scored the only goal in the quarterfinal match against Mali.
On 21 May 2026, Ndiaye was officially selected by Senegal's coach Pape Thiaw from his list of 28 players to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A month later, on 26 June, he scored his first World Cup goal and provided an assist in a 5:0 victory over Iraq.