Ibrahima Faye

Ibrahima Faye (born 22 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Ibrahima Faye
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-22) 22 October 1979
Place of birth Thiès, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1998–1999 Gazélec Ajaccio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Red Star 93 26 (2)
2001–2004 Gent 68 (0)
2004–2005 Caen 31 (0)
2005–2009 Troyes 115 (5)
2009–2011 Lapta 48 (2)
2011–2012 Gönyeli S.K. 23 (1)
Total 311 (10)
National team
2003– Senegal 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Faye and was born in Pout, a small village near the city of Thiès in Senegal. Moving to France to pursue his footballing career, he completed his youth development at Gazélec Ajaccio[1] before joining Red Star Saint-Ouen.

After a season in Ligue 2 and a season in Championnat National with Red Star he left to join Belgian top-flight club K.A.A. Gent where he spent three seasons as a first-team regular.

Faye moved back to France in 2004 with Stade Malherbe Caen. He played 30 league games as Caen suffered relegation to Ligue 2. Shortly into the following season, he joined Troyes, becoming a fixture in the team.

Faye has been recently training with Stoke City FC of the English Premiership, with an eye to link up with other Senegalese Internationals Salif Diao, Abdoulaye Faye, Ibrahima Sonko, and Amdy Faye at the club.

Faye is currently in talks with Ipswich Town after a successful trial at the club.

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References
  1. "la fiche de Ibrahima Faye". L'Equipe. Retrieved 1 October 2006.


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