Alfred N'Diaye
Alfred John Momar N'Diaye (born 6 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Shabab. Born in France, he represents the Senegal national team. He can also play as a centre back. Career. Early career. Born in Paris, France, N'Diaye 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. 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. 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. Two months later, he earned his first league start in a 1–1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain. 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 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. Bursaspor. On 1 July 2011, Nancy  confirmed on its website that the club had reached an agreement with Turkish club Bursaspor for the transfer of N'Diaye. The deal was finalised on 3 July for a reported fee of €2 million. Sunderland. On 9 January 2013, it was announced that Sunderland had completed the signing of N'Diaye for an undisclosed fee. He was given the number 4 shirt. On 12 January 2013, N'Diaye made his Sunderland debut at the Stadium of Light in a match which they won 3–0 against West Ham United. He came on as a substitute for Adam Johnson and almost scored with  his first touch in English Football as his shot went just wide. His full debut for Sunderland came against Wigan away, in which he produced a "wonderful" assist for Steven Fletcher to score and put them in front. Eskişehirspor (loan). On 28 July 2013 it was announced N'Diaye would join Turkish club Eskişehirspor on a season-long loan. On 28 January 2014, Eskişehirspor announced that N'Diaye's loan had been terminated by the club. Betis. On 30 January 2014, N'Diaye joined Spanish side Real Betis on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 campaign. He appeared in 16 matches, as  the Andalusians were relegated. On 22 August 2014, free agent N'Diaye signed a five-year deal with the "Béticos". Villarreal. On 8 July 2016, N'Diaye signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF also in the main category. Hull City (loan). On 31 January 2017, N'Diaye moved on loan to Hull City for the remainder of the 2016–17 Premier League season. N'Diaye made his debut and scored the first goal in a home 2–0 victory over Liverpool. Despite impressing during his 15 games at the club, N'Diaye was unable to keep Hull in the Premier League. Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan). On  31 August 2017, the transfer deadline day of the 2017/18 summer transfer window, N'Diaye completed a last-gasp loan deal (with the option of a permanent move) to English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his debut for the club on 9 September 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Millwall. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2017 in a 2–1 win against Barnsley after coming on as a substitute. He played 36 games for Wolverhampton Wanderers in all competitions, as he helped the club win the EFL Championship title and  gain promotion to the Premier League. Málaga (loan). On 10 August 2018, N'Diaye moved on loan to Málaga for the 2018–19 Segunda División season. Al-Shabab. On 30 August 2019, N'Diaye moved to Saudi club Al-Shabab FC on a three-year contract. International career. Having played through the France national youth football teams, he decided to play for Senegal national football team and played his first senior international match in 2013. In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. with N'Diaye playing for Senegal in 2 matches  during the tournament, against Poland and Japan. Honours. Wolverhampton Wanderers