Dan Ndoye

Dan Assane Ndoye (born 25 October 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as forward or winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Switzerland national team.

Club career
Born in Nyon, to a Swiss mother and a Senegalese father, he started playing football in Switzerland.

Lausanne-Sport
Ndoye started playing football in the youth academy of FC Lausanne-Sport (Team Vaud) at a very young age, first at its local base in his hometown Nyon, then in Lausanne itself. Rising through the ranks at an impressive speed, he made his first steps with the U18s at the age of 15. He played 38 games and scored 23 goals in total for the U17 and U18s. Performances that allowed him to join Team Vaud U21, the reserve team of Lausanne-Sport, at the age of 17. Playing in the 4th Swiss division, he scored 7 goals in 21 games.

In the second half of the season 2018–19 season, he made his professional debut against FC Vaduz on 8 February 2019, then scored his first goal for Lausanne 5 days later, against SC Kriens. In 15 matches, he scored 6 goals and quickly established himself as a key player.

Nice
On 27 January 2020 French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice confirmed that Ndoye had signed with the club, but would remain at Lausanne on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.

Basel
On 31 August 2021, Ndoye completed a move to Basel on a one-year-loan and joined Basel's first team during their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. Ndoye played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Cornaredo on 12 September as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Lugano. He scored his first goal for the team in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 30 September. This was the game in the group stage of the 2021–22 Europa Conference League as Basel won 4–2 against Kairat Almaty. Ndoye scored his first league goal for his new club on 30 October in the away game in the Letzigrund as Basel played a 3–3 draw against Zürich.

On 4 February 2022, Basel exercised the purchase option in their loan contract and signed Ndoye on a permanent basis with a four-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2026.

Bologna
On 14 August 2023, Ndoye signed for Serie A club Bologna. Later that year, on 20 December, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Inter Milan after extra time in the Coppa Italia round of 16.

International career
Ndoye represented Switzerland at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level. He played at both the 2021 and 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championships.

Ndoye made his debut for the Switzerland senior team on 24 September 2022 in a UEFA Nations League fixture against Spain.

After appearing six times during the qualifying campaign, Ndoye was named in Switzerland's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals in June 2024. He started the team's opening match, playing 86 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary. On 23 June, he scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Germany in the team's final Group A match, a result which ensured the Swiss team would progress to the knockout stage. As Silvan Widmer was suspended for Switzerland's round of 16 match against Italy, Ndoye moved from attack to right wing-back. He played 77 minutes before being substituted for Vincent Sierro in the 2–0 win which knocked out the defending champions. He continued to play at wing-back in the quarter-final against England, playing the 90 minutes of regulation time and the first eight minutes of extra time before being substituted for Denis Zakaria in the eventual penalty shootout defeat.

International

 * Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndoye goal.

Honours
Lausanne-Sport
 * Swiss Challenge League: 2019–20

Individual
 * UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2022–23