Pape Cherif Ndiaye

Pape Cherif Ndiaye

Pape Cherif Ndiaye attacks space and drags defenders as a powerful centre-forward, using his 1.90m frame to time runs beyond the line. Ndiaye rose through Red Star Belgrade, scoring 31 goals in 60 games. Hat-trick in Eternal Derby defined him. International note: Ndiaye helped Senegal win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Turkish return: Ndiaye moved to Samsunspor in September 2025. For Samsunspor, Ndiaye has four goals in 11 matches. As a forward, Ndiaye presses high, threats the channel, and finishes moves from the back post.

Xtra rating
1703
Global rank
2661
Updated: 31 May 2026
Country of Birth
Senegal
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
N/A
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
23 January 1996
Position
Forward
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2026 2 29 0 0 0 0
2025 34 1809 10 3 0.5 0.15
2024 38 2453 20 7 0.73 0.26
2023 40 2446 16 4 0.59 0.15
2022 36 2511 17 2 0.61 0.07
2021 30 2146 10 2 0.42 0.08
2020 39 2806 10 1 0.32 0.03
2019 35 2749 10 0 0.33 0
2018 18 1053 8 0 0.68 0
2017 4 52 0 0 0 0
2016 3 51 0 0 0 0

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis <:season:> 2025

Role: Attacker
Top attributes (percentile)

    Xtra rating history

    Last rating points (most recent matches).

    Recent Matches

    France
    3 - 1
    16 Jun 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Senegal
    France
    Senegal
    World Cup
    USA
    3 - 2
    31 May 2026
    ⏱ 28’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.7
    Senegal
    USA
    Senegal
    Friendlies
    Başakşehir
    3 - 0
    09 May 2026
    ⏱ 88’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Samsunspor
    Başakşehir
    Samsunspor
    Süper Lig - Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, İstanbul, Turkey
    Samsunspor
    4 - 1
    02 May 2026
    ⏱ 88’ ⚽ 2 A 0 ★ 8
    Galatasaray
    Samsunspor
    Galatasaray
    Süper Lig - Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Samsun, Turkey
    Samsunspor
    2 - 1
    19 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 16’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.2
    Beşiktaş
    Samsunspor
    Beşiktaş
    Süper Lig - Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Samsun, Turkey
    Eyüpspor
    1 - 2
    13 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 89’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.6
    Samsunspor
    Eyüpspor
    Samsunspor
    Süper Lig - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu, İstanbul, Turkey
    Rizespor
    4 - 1
    09 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 91’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.9
    Samsunspor
    Rizespor
    Samsunspor
    Süper Lig - Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, Rize, Turkey
    Samsunspor
    2 - 2
    05 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 5’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Konyaspor
    Samsunspor
    Konyaspor
    Süper Lig - Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Samsun, Turkey
    Senegal
    2 - 0
    28 Mar 2026
    ⏱ 1’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Peru
    Senegal
    Peru
    Friendlies
    Rayo Vallecano
    0 - 1
    19 Mar 2026
    ⏱ 95’ ⚽ 1 A 0 ★ 8
    Samsunspor
    Rayo Vallecano
    Samsunspor
    UEFA Europa Conference League

    Teams

    Senegal
    Years: 2023, 2025
    FK Crvena Zvezda
    Years: 2023-2025
    Adana Demirspor
    Years: 2022
    Göztepe
    Years: 2020-2021
    HNK Gorica
    Years: 2018-2019
    SK Beveren
    Years: 2016-2017
    Samsunspor
    Years: []
    SHANGHAI SIPG
    Years: []

    Transfers

    12 Sep 2025
    Transfer
    FK Crvena Zvezda
    Samsunspor
    04 Sep 2023
    € 1.4M
    Adana Demirspor
    FK Crvena Zvezda
    01 Feb 2023
    N/A
    SHANGHAI SIPG
    Adana Demirspor
    06 Apr 2022
    N/A
    Göztepe
    SHANGHAI SIPG
    01 Jul 2021
    N/A
    HNK Gorica
    Göztepe
    24 Aug 2020
    Loan
    HNK Gorica
    Göztepe
    11 Jan 2019
    N/A
    SK Beveren
    HNK Gorica

    Injuries & Sidelined

    Abdominal Strain
    …
    From: 14 Feb 2022 To: 20 Feb 2022 Team
    Knee Injury
    …
    From: 29 Apr 2021 To: 07 May 2021 Team
    Knock
    …
    From: 24 Nov 2020 To: 29 Nov 2020 Team
    No injury records for this player.

    Honors

    C. Ndiaye
    × 1
    Won in: 2024-2025