Amdy Faye
Faye at the Britannia Stadium in a charity match for Stoke City in 2011.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Amdy Moustapha Faye | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfield / Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | AS Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | ES Fréjus | 71 | (11) |
| 1998–2003 | Auxerre | 81 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Portsmouth | 47 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Newcastle United | 31 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Rangers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Stoke City | 21 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Leeds United | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 292 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2006 | Senegal | 31 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Amdy Moustapha Faye (born 12 March 1977) is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and could also play as a centre back.
Faye began his career with French clubs AS Monaco, ES Fréjus and Auxerre before moving to English Premier League side Portsmouth in August 2003 for a fee of £1.5 million. He spent a season and a half at Fratton Park before leaving for Newcastle United in January 2005 for £2 million. He then had spells with Charlton Athletic and Scottish side Rangers. He joined Stoke City in August 2008 and spent the 2008–09 season with the Potters. He ended his career with a short stay at Leeds United.
During his tenure at English football, his first name was sometimes referred as Amady because of a misspelling in his passport.
Faye began his career at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC playing for their youth team between 1996–97. He then had spells with Championnat National side ES Frejus.
Faye signed for AJ Auxerre of Ligue 1 in 1998. He failed to make the first team in his first season he then made three appearances in the 1999–2000 season. Faye then began to brake into the first team for the 2000–01 season when he made 22 appearances scoring once in his third season at the club.
His first appearances of the 2001–02 season came in their 5–0 away win over Stade Rennes on the opening day of the season when he came on as a 47th-minute substitute. He 23 appearances in all competitions and scored once in the cup and help AJ Auxerre top a third-place finish in Ligue 1 qualifying then for the UEFA Champions League. He played for Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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