Dame N'Doye

Dame N'Doye

N'Doye celebrates scoring a goal for Copenhagen
Personal information
Full name	Dame N'Doye
Date of birth	21 February 1985 (1985-02-21) (age 26)
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Copenhagen
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Jeanne d'Arc	?	(?)
2006	Al-Sadd	27	(12)
2006–2007	Académica de Coimbra	25	(4)
2007–2008	Panathinaikos	23	(3)
2008	OFI Crete	15	(7)
2009–	Copenhagen	89	(50)
National team‡
2011–	Senegal	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2011

Dame N'Doye (born 21 February 1985 in Thiès) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for F.C. Copenhagen of the Danish Superliga. His preferred position is as a withdrawn striker, second striker. He is the younger brother of the Senegalese international Ousmane N'Doye who plays for Astra Ploieşti.

Club career

He began his career in ASC Jeanne d'Arc in Senegal in 2003 and he played there for 3 seasons. In 2006, Al-Saad from Qatar bought him for 500,000 euros but he soon decided to move on. His next team was Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. from Portugal in where he shown his potential ability by playing 24 matches and scoring 9 goals. His good season led him to be transferred to Greek giants Panathinaikos FC for €800k. In August 2008, N'Doye was given to OFI Crete. He signed a 4½-year contract with Danish side F.C. Copenhagen on January 12, 2009.^[1] The transfer fee was not disclosed, but is said to be €2 million ^[2] plus a €400k sign-on fee.^[3]

Panathinaikos

His most memorable goal with Panathinaikos FC was in the biggest derby in Greece against Olympiacos FC. The final score was 1–1.

OFI Crete

On 14 August 2008 N'Doye signed for Greek side OFI Crete on a free transfer, because Panathinaikos F.C. manager Henk ten Cate did not figure him in his first-team plans.

Rumours in the Greek and Danish media suggested that Dame N'Doye would leave OFI Crete after only 6 months in favour of Danish club F.C. Copenhagen^[4]

F.C. Copenhagen

In January 2009, Dame N'Doye joined Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen for 2 mil. euros. He was presented as a new player for the Danish club on January 12. He scored his first goal on March 7, 2009 against Randers FC, as F.C. Copenhagen won 3–0. Dame N'Doye soon cemented his place in the F.C. Copenhagen starting eleven with impressive performances in the 2009–10 Danish Superliga. N'Doye finished a very successful first full season with 14 goals.

N'Doye's 14 goals helped F.C Copenhagen retain the title the Danish Superliga title, meaning that Copenhagen would start in the Third qualifying round of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League. On 4 August 2010, N'Doye scored the winning goal in the 59th minute against Belarusian side BATE to ensure F.C. Copenhagen qualified for the Champions League Play-off round.

On the opening matchday of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League N'Doye scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Russian Champions, Rubin Kazan. The goal was a powerful header in the 87th minute. Dame N'Doye was again on the goalscorers sheet in the next round, scoring F.C. Copenhagens first goal against his former club, the Greek champions, Panathinaikos F.C. in a 2-0 away victory. N'Doye's two goals in 2010-11 UEFA Champions League helped F.C. Copenhagen qualify for the Round of 16, an achievement that no other Danish team has ever done before.

Dame N'Doye won the top scorer-prize of the 2010–11 Danish Superliga with 26 goals after 33 rounds, 2 goals away from Ebbe Sand's league record of 28 goals. He and Brazilian forward César Santin have formed a productive partnership.

After many rumours about a transfer to another club, he stayed in FC Copenhagen and scored in the first round of the 2011-12 Danish Superliga against SønderjyskE i a 2-0 away-win.

International career

He made his international debut for Senegal in a friendly against Guinea in February 2011, where he also scored a goal.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 2011	Dakar	Guinea	3-0	Win	Friendly
2	09 October 2011	Curepipe	Mauritius	0-2	Win	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Senegal			League		FA Cup		Africa		Total
2003-04	Jeanne d'Arc	Senegal Premier League
2004-05
2005-06
Qatar			League		Emir of Qatar Cup		Asia		Total
2005-06	Al-Sadd	Qatar Stars League	27	12
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Europe		Total
2006-07	Académica de Coimbra	Primeira Liga	25	4
Greece			League		Greek Football Cup		Europe		Total
2007-08	Panathinaikos	Superleague Greece	19	2
2008-09	OFI Crete		15	7
Denmark			League		Danish Cup		Europe		Total
2008-09	Copenhagen	Danish Superliga	11	2	3	3	2	0	16	5
2009-10			32	14	2	1	13	9	47	24
2010-11			31	25	0	0	12	3	43	28
2011-12			14	8	1	1	3	2	18	11
Total	Senegal
	Qatar		27	12					27	12
	Portugal		25	4					25	4
	Greece		34	9					34	9
	Denmark		88	49	5	4	30	14	121	67
Career total			172	73	5	4	28	13	207	91

Honours

• Danish Superliga: 2008–09, 2009–10 & 2010-11
• Danish Cup: 2008–09
• Qatar Stars League: 2005–06
• Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2005–06

References

1. ^ Dame N'Doye til F.C. Copenhagen
2. ^ FCK byder på skarpskytte
3. ^ N'Doye blot et lægetjek fra FCK
4. ^ (Danish) N'Doye blot et lægetjek fra FCK, Ekstrabladet, January 11, 2009.

External links

• (Danish) F.C. Copenhagen profile
• Dame N'Doye at Danmarks Radio (Danish)
• (Greek) OFI Crete profile
• Profile at Soccerway

Sporting positions
Preceded by Atiba Hutchinson	F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	N'Doye, Dame
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	February 21, 1985
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Date of death
Place of death