Amdy Faye

Football player infobox


playername = Amdy Faye
fullname = Amdy Moustapha Faye
height = height|ft=6
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|3|12
cityofbirth = Dakar
countryofbirth = Senegal
currentclub = Stoke City
clubnumber = 19
position = Midfielder
years = 1998–2003
2003–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2007–2008
2008-
clubs = Auxerre
Portsmouth
Newcastle United
Charlton Athletic
→ Rangers (loan)
Stoke City
caps(goals) = 81 (3)
47 (0)
31 (0)
29 (1)
04 (0)
02 (0)
nationalyears = 2002–
nationalteam = Senegal
nationalcaps(goals) = 18 (0)
pcupdate = May 25, 2007
ntupdate = February 19, 2007

Amdy Moustapha Faye (also incorrectly known as Amady Faye, [cite news
url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30575&newstype=p
title = You say Amady, I say Amdy
accessdate = 2008-06-09
date = 2007-03-19
work =
publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.] born 12 March 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Stoke City.

Career

In France

Faye began his career at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC, and then had spells with ES Frejus and AJ Auxerre. He played for Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, before transferring to Portsmouth for £1.5 million in August 2003. [cite news
title = Faye seals Pompey deal
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/3125313.stm
work = BBC Sport
publisher = bbc.co.uk
date = 2003-08-05
accessdate = 2008-04-27
quote = Portsmouth have completed the signing of Senegalese international midfielder Amdy Faye from Auxerre. The exact fee has not been disclosed but is thought to be about £1.5m. ]

In Britain

He made his debut for Portsmouth in a 2–1 home win over Aston Villa. However, a knee injury picked up at the end of October threatened to rule him out for five months of the 2003–04 season. He returned in December, but after just three games suffered a relapse and was out until the end of January. Due to the injury, Faye was not selected by Senegal for the 2004 African Nations Cup but he made 31 appearances for Pompey in his debut campaign. Since recovering from injury he has reclaimed his place as a regular in the Senegalese national team.

Faye was transferred to Newcastle United in January 2005. [cite news
title = Newcastle complete Faye signing
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4182003.stm
work = BBC Sport
publisher = bbc.co.uk
date = 2005-01-25
accessdate = 2008-04-27
quote = Newcastle clinched a four-year deal for Portsmouth's Amdy Faye on Wednesday for a fee believed about £2m. ] His role in this transfer later attracted controversy over allegations of corruption ("see below"). On 8 August 2006, after one-and-a-half seasons in the Northeast, he completed a move to Charlton Athletic. [ [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~877696,00.html Faye Joins Charloton Athletic] ] He scored his first goal since he moved to English football in 2003, against ironically, his former club Portsmouth on 20 January 2007. His debut season with Charlton, however, was unsuccessful as the club was relegated at the end of the season.

Faye joined Scottish side Rangers on a season-long loan in August 2007 [cite web
title = Exclusive! Gers capture Faye
url = http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,5~1102850,00.html
publisher = Rangers
accessdate = 2007-08-31] but failed to break into the side, making only six appearances. In January 2008 he trained with Premier League side Blackburn Rovers [cite news
url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_3050013,00.html
title = Rovers fancy Faye move
accessdate = 2008-04-27
date = 2009-01-16
work = Sky Sports
publisher = skysports.com
quote = Faye's agent, Willie McKay has confirmed Blackburn are interested in signing the defensive midfielder and that he is set to have a short trial at Ewood Park. ] but was prevented from making a move to the club because of FIFA rules which bar players from playing for three teams in one season. [cite news
url = http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_3052141,00.html
title = Faye Move To Rovers Hits Ice?
accessdate = 2008-04-27
date = 2008-01-16
work = Sky Sports
publisher = skysports.com
quote = However, his hopes of a switch to Ewood Park could be dashed because Fifa regulations prevent a player featuring for three clubs in a single season. ] He returned to Charlton in the summer of 2008 and on 15th August 2008, signed for Stoke City. [cite news
url = http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/topsport/display.var.2422357.0.pards_makes_case_for_faye_stoke_switch.php
title = Pards makes case for Faye Stoke switch
accessdate = 2008-08-11
date = 2008-08-11
work = News Shopper
publisher =
quote = Pulis agreed to have a look at Faye with the option of offering something more concrete depending on how he does during his stay at the Britannia.]

Corruption allegations

Faye was arrested by City of London Police on 28 November 2007 along with Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric, Peter Storrie and Willie McKay over allegations of corruption. [cite news
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7116823.stm
title = Redknapp held in football inquiry
accessdate = 2007-11-28
date = 2007-11-28
work = BBC News
publisher = bbc.co.uk]

His transfer from Portsmouth to Newcastle United in January 2005 was one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns:

"“There remains inconsistencies in evidence provided by Graeme Souness - a former manager of the club - and Kenneth Shepherd - apparently acting in an undefined role but not as a club official - as to their respective roles in transfer negotiations.”"

"“The inquiry is still awaiting clarification from agent Willie McKay”". [cite news
title = What Stevens said about each club
publisher = www.telegraph.co.uk
date = 2007-06-16
url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/06/16/sfnste116.xml
accessdate =2007-06-17]

However, the Stevens enquiry later issued two clarifications. It said of Souness: "We wish to make it clear that inconsistencies did not exist within the evidence given by Graeme Souness to Quest concerning his role in transfers covered by the Inquiry during his time as manager of Newcastle United FC and neither the Premier League nor do Quest have any concerns in this regard". [ [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=980622007 Faye Involved In Souness Bung Probe?] ] Then, on 7 November 2007, Quest issued the following statement about McKay: "Further to the key findings from the final Quest report published on 15 June 2007 by the Premier League, Quest would like to emphasise that, in that report, it was clear that no evidence of irregular payments was found in the transfers in the inquiry period which involved the agent Willie McKay. Quest would also like to thank Mr McKay for his cooperation with the inquiry." [ [http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2207222,00.html Faye Cleared In Bung Enquiry?] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.cafc.co.uk/playerdisplay.ink?skip=8&season=2007/2008 Amdy Faye player profile] at cafc.co.uk
* [http://www.rangers.co.uk/page/Squad/Profiles/0,,5~24383,00.html Amdy Faye player profile] at rangers.co.uk
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