Mbaye Leye

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

Mbaye Leye

Personal information
Full name	Mbaye Leye
Date of birth	1 December 1982
Place of birth	Birkelane, Senegal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Standard Liège (manager)
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)
National team^‡
2008	Senegal	3	(0)
Teams managed
2019–2020	Standard Liège (assistant manager)
2020–	Standard Liège
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 5 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2019

Playing career

Leye played for Standard Liège from 2010 to 2012 scoring 11 goals in 56 games and 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, Mbaye 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]

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2018[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zulte Waregem	2008–09	Belgian First Division	16	9	0	0	0	0	16	9
Gent	2008–09	Belgian First Division	12	4	0	0	0	0	12	4
	2009–10	Belgian Pro League	34	7	5	2	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	42	10
	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	Total		46	11	5	2	5	1	56	14
Standard Liège	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	32	5	7	2	0	0	39	7
	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	11	3	0	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	1	17	4
	Total		43	8	7	2	6	1	56	11
Zulte Waregem	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
	2012–13	Belgian Pro League	36	17	3	1	0	0	39	18
	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	10	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	14	1
	Total		58	21	4	1	3	0	65	22
Lokeren	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	32	5	2	2	8[lower-alpha 1]	1	42	8
Zulte Waregem	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	38	20	2	0	0	0	40	20
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	40	16	6	2	0	0	46	18
	Total		78	36	8	2	0	0	86	38
AS Eupen	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	21	9	2	1	0	0	23	10
Career totals			294	99	28	10	22	3	344	112

1. 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 3 February 2021[4]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Standard Liège	30 December 2020	Present	7	5	1	1	18	9	+9	071.43
Total			7	5	1	1	18	9	+9	071.43

Honours

Gent

• Belgian Cup: 2009–10[2]

Standard Liège

• Belgian Cup: 2010–11[2]

Zulte Waregem

• Belgian Cup: 2016–17[5]

Individual

• Belgian Ebony Shoe: 2013

References

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

External links

• NFT Profile
• Mbaye Leye at L'Équipe Football (in French)