Badou Ndiaye

Papa Alioune Ndiaye (IPA: [ⁿdʒaj]; born 27 October 1990), known as Badou Ndiaye, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki.

Badou began his career with Diambars in his native Senegal before moving to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in 2012. After impressing in Norway he joined Turkish Super Lig side Osmanlispor in 2015. He spent two years with Osmanlispor before joining Galatasaray in August 2017 for a fee of €7.5 million. In January 2018 Badou signed for English Premier League club Stoke City for a fee of £14 million. Following Stoke's relegation in 2017–18, Badou re-joined Galatasaray on loan for the 2018–19 season.

Club Career

Early career

Badou was born in Dakar and grew up in Diamalaye as a son of an army officer and science teacher. Ndiaye began studying for a law degree whilst playing for local side Diambars. After a year into his studies he decided to pursue a career in football and went on trials at European clubs.

Bodo/Glimt

After a successful trial with Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt he joined them on initially on loan in 2012. Having moved from Senegal to the Arctic Circle, Ndiaye admitted it was a culture shock.—"When I got up on the first day and opened the front door I was terrified. I had never seen snow before, or at least only on TV. Gradually I learned not to care about the weather. If it’s cold, then it’s cold. I have received that attitude from my parents; it’s important to adapt."

He made his debut in a 3–3 draw against Barum. Before the 2013 season he signed a contract with Bodo/Glimt. He was awarded the Kniksenprisen prize for the best player in the Norwegian First Division 2013 while the team won promotion. Badou became a fan favorite at the Aspmyra Stadion and played every Tippeligaen match in 2014 as Bodo/Glimt successfully avoided relegation.

Osmanlispor

On 5 August 2015, Badou moved to Turk

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