Cherif Ndiaye
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Samsunspor
at Samsunspor
255 days · joined 2025-09-12
👕200+ Apps
⚽100+ Goals
Market value
€5.00m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.39
goals / match
Red Star Belgrade
top club · 89 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#93
goals rank
#31
assists rank
106
season goals
29
season assists
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€5.00m
peak value · 2025
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 23/24
22
best season · 24/25
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-01-23 · 6 players total
275Appearances
106Goals
29Assists
34Yellow cards
1Red cards
44Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Cherif Ndiaye |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Pape Cherif Ndiaye |
| Date of birth | 1996-01-23 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal |
| Citizenship |  Senegal |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Samsunspor |
| Joined | 2025-09-12 |
| Contract expires | 2029-06-30 |
| Agent | ELEV8 Sports |
Sep 2025
Transfer: Red Star → Samsunspor
25/26 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2025
25/26 — Red Star Belgrade
8 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Red Star Belgrade
42 matches · 22 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2023
Transfer: Adana Demirspor → Red Star
23/24 · Transfer · €4.00m
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Red Star Belgrade, Adana Demirspor
47 matches · 20 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: SH Port → Adana Demirspor
23/24 · Transfer · €600k
Jun 2023
Transfer: Adana Demirspor → SH Port
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: SH Port → Adana Demirspor
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Shanghai Port
25 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Adana Demirspor
12 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2022
Transfer: Göztepe → SH Port
21/22 · Transfer · €1.20m
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Göztepe
33 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: HNK Gorica → Göztepe
21/22 · Transfer · €1.15m
Jun 2021
Transfer: Göztepe → HNK Gorica
20/21 · Return from loan
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: HNK Gorica → Göztepe
20/21 · Loan
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
Jul 2020
20/21 — Göztepe, HNK Gorica
42 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — HNK Gorica
36 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Without Club → HNK Gorica
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Waasland-Beveren → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren, HNK Gorica
18 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Unknown → Waasland-Beveren
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.91/90
Assists2 total · 0.61/90
G+A5 total · 1.52/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Red Star Belgrade
50.6%
Adana Demirspor
9.9%
Göztepe
16.7%
Shanghai Port
4.8%
HNK Gorica
13.7%
KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren
4.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 89 | 40 | 12 | 2,001 |
| Adana Demirspor | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 390 |
| Göztepe | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 73 | 24 | 5 | 659 |
| Shanghai Port | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 189 |
| HNK Gorica | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 543 |
| KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Champions League Qu. | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| 25/26 | Super liga Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 24/25 | Champions League | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 285 |
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Kup Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 24/25 | Super liga Championship round | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 419 |
| 24/25 | Super liga Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 80 |
| 23/24 | Champions League | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 23/24 | Kup Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 23/24 | Süper Lig | Adana Demirspor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 167 |
| 23/24 | Super liga Championship round | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 23/24 | Super liga Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 182 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | Adana Demirspor | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 |
| 22/23 | Süper Lig | Adana Demirspor | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101 |
| 21/22 | Süper Lig | Göztepe | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 213 |
| 21/22 | Türkiye Kupasi | Göztepe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 2022 | Chinese FA Cup | Shanghai Port | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super League | Shanghai Port | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| 20/21 | Süper Lig | Göztepe | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 279 |
| 20/21 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Gorica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Türkiye Kupasi | Göztepe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 19/20 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | HNK Gorica | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| 19/20 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Gorica | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 376 |
| 18/19 | JPL | KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Gorica | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 126 |
| 17/18 | JPL | KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | JPL Playoff II | KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| 16/17 | JPL | KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | JPL Playoff II | KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-01-06 | Unknown | Waasland-Beveren | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-31 | Waasland-Beveren | Without Club | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-21 | Without Club | HNK Gorica | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-25 | HNK Gorica | Göztepe | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Göztepe | HNK Gorica | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | HNK Gorica | Göztepe | Transfer | 2000000 | €1.15m |
| 21/22 | 2022-04-06 | Göztepe | SH Port | Transfer | 2200000 | €1.20m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-28 | SH Port | Adana Demirspor | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Adana Demirspor | SH Port | Return from loan | 2200000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | SH Port | Adana Demirspor | Transfer | 2200000 | €600k |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-04 | Adana Demirspor | Red Star | Transfer | 2200000 | €4.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-12 | Red Star | Samsunspor | Transfer | 5000000 | €4.00m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-08-24 | 2020-09-08 | 16 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring strain | 2020-11-22 | 2020-11-27 | 6 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Knee collateral ligament strain | 2021-04-28 | 2021-05-03 | 6 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Abdominal muscle strain | 2022-02-10 | 2022-02-17 | 8 | 2 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2023-08-20 | 2023-08-23 | 4 | 1 |
Current€5.00m
Peak€5.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€4.90m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.35m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3499 | #9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristijan Lovric | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| In-beom Hwang | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Timi Max Elsnik | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Uros Spajic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Olayinka | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Young-woo Seol | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Rodic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasser Djiga | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Jovicic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Omri Glazer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Atınç Nukan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Halil Akbunar | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Marijan Cabraja | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Katai | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Murat Paluli | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kristijan Kahlina | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guélor Kanga | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Berkan Emir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirko Ivanic | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Obinna Nwobodo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Super liga Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 18 | 24 |
| 21/22 | Süper Lig | Göztepe | 10 | 30 |
| 20/21 | Süper Lig | Göztepe | 10 | 39 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Super liga Srbije | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 24 |
| 19/20 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Gorica | 4 | 33 |
| 20/21 | Süper Lig | Göztepe | 2 | 39 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Adana Demirspor | SH Port | Return from loan | — | €2.20m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-28 | SH Port | Adana Demirspor | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Göztepe | HNK Gorica | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-25 | HNK Gorica | Göztepe | Loan | — | €1.50m |
Last 8 matches for Samsunspor while Cherif Ndiaye was at the club (joined 2025-09-12). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-02 | TR1 |
Konyaspor | 1–3 | Samsunspor | Available |
| 2025-10-27 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 1–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | TR1 |
Kayserispor | 1–3 | Samsunspor | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 0–0 | Fenerbahçe | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | TR1 |
Gaziantep FK | 2–2 | Samsunspor | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 3–2 | Fatih Karagümrük | Available |
| 2025-09-17 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 0–0 | Kasımpaşa SK | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | TR1 |
Samsunspor | 1–2 | Antalyaspor | Available |
Teams faced most often by Cherif Ndiaye's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK Osijek | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 35% |
| HNK Rijeka | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 31 | -23 | 5% |
| NK Istra 1961 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 45% |
| NK Varaždin | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 15% |
| Trabzonspor | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 36% |
| Fenerbahçe | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 15% |
| Kayserispor | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 23% |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 46% |
| Alanyaspor | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 31% |
| Galatasaray | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -24 | 8% |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 38% |
| Beşiktaş | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 46% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal | |
| 21/22 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 24/25 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 42 | 978 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 23/24 | 47 | 1,016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 22/23 | 12 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 21/22 | 33 | 356 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.01 |
| 20/21 | 42 | 303 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 |
| 19/20 | 36 | 417 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 |
| 18/19 | 18 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 |
| 17/18 | 8 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 16/17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Süper Lig
83 apps
29 G
7 A
Super liga Srbije
50 apps
26 G
7 A
SuperSport HNL
52 apps
15 G
6 A
Super League
24 apps
9 G
1 A
Super liga Championship round
10 apps
5 G
1 A
UECL Quali
6 apps
4 G
2 A
Kup Srbije
8 apps
4 G
1 A
Türkiye Kupasi
4 apps
4 G
1 A
Hrvatski nogometni kup
3 apps
4 G
0 A
Champions League
14 apps
3 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Cherif Ndiaye
Who is Cherif Ndiaye?
Cherif Ndiaye is a Senegal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Samsunspor.
How old is Cherif Ndiaye?
Cherif Ndiaye is 30 years old. He was born on January 23, 1996 in Dakar.
What position does Cherif Ndiaye play?
Cherif Ndiaye plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Cherif Ndiaye play for?
Cherif Ndiaye currently plays for Samsunspor.
How many career goals has Cherif Ndiaye scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cherif Ndiaye has scored 106 goals in 275 appearances.
What is Cherif Ndiaye's market value?
Cherif Ndiaye's most recent reported market value is €5.00m.