Mbaye Leye
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-12-01) 1 December 1982
Place of birth Birkelane, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Dakar UC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 OC Cesson Sévigné ? (?)
2004–2006 FC Lorient B ? (?)
2006–2007 Amiens SC 15 (3)
2007–2008 Zulte Waregem 47 (25)
2009–2010 KAA Gent 46 (11)
2010–2012 Standard Liège 43 (8)
2012–2014 Zulte Waregem 58 (21)
2014–2015 Lokeren 32 (5)
2015–2017 Zulte Waregem 78 (36)
2017–2018 Eupen 26 (9)
2018–2019 Mouscron 24 (6)
International career
2008 Senegal 3 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Standard Liège (assistant manager)
2020–2021 Standard Liège
2022–2023 Zulte Waregem
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mbaye Leye (born 1 December 1982) is a Senegalese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Senegal, Leye started his professional career in France before moving to Belgium in 2007. He played in Belgium until his retirement in 2019, finishing his playing career with Mouscron.[1] As a player, he played for the Senegal national team.

Playing career

Leye played for Standard Liège from 2010 to 2012, scoring 11 goals in 56 games. He helped them to win the Belgian Cup in 2011.[2]

He also won the Belgian Cup with KAA Gent in 2010 and in 2017 with Zulte Waregem where he had three spells.[2]

Over the course of his professional career in Belgium, Leye netted 124 goals in 369 Belgian top flight league games and featured in 21 European cup matches scoring three goals.[2]

At international level, he was capped seven times by Senegal.[2]

Coaching career

Leye began his coaching career in June 2019 at his former club, Standard Liège.[2] On 4 October 2021, he was fired by Standard Liège, following four losses in the preceding five games.[3]

Before the 2022–23 season, Leye was hired by Zulte Waregem.[4]

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2018[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zulte Waregem 2008–09 Belgian First Division 1690000169
Gent 2008–09 Belgian First Division 1240000124
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 347523[lower-alpha 1]14210
2010–11 Belgian Pro League 00002[lower-alpha 2]020
Total 461152515614
Standard Liège 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 3257200397
2011–12 Belgian Pro League 113006[lower-alpha 3]1174
Total 43872615611
Zulte Waregem 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 1230000123
2012–13 Belgian Pro League 361731003918
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 101103[lower-alpha 4]0141
Total 582141306522
Lokeren 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 325228[lower-alpha 1]1428
Zulte Waregem 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 382020004020
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 401662004618
Total 783682008638
AS Eupen 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 21921002310
Career totals 294992810223344112
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. One Appearance in Belgian Super Cup, One Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. One Appearance in Belgian Super Cup, Three Appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Two Appearances in UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 October 2021[6]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Standard Liège 30 December 2020 4 October 2021 36 15 6 15 041.67
Total 36 15 6 15 041.67

Honours

Gent

Standard Liège

Zulte Waregem

Individual

References

  1. Ondanks plaats in de B-kern kan Leye nog lachen met zijn situatie‚ voetbalnieuws.be, 17 July 2017
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (11 June 2019). "Senegal's Mabye Leye begins coaching career in Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "Staff sportif" (in French). Standard Liège. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. "Mbaye Leye wordt nieuwe hoofdtrainer Essevee" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  5. Mbaye Leye at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. "Mbaye Leye career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.
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