24 Facts About Amdy Faye

Amdy Moustapha Faye was born on 12 March 1977 and is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and could play as a centre back.

Amdy Faye then had spells with Charlton Athletic and Scottish side Rangers.

Amdy Faye ended his career with a short stay at Leeds United.

Amdy Faye began his career at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC playing for their youth team between 1996 and 1997.

Amdy Faye then had spells with Championnat National side ES Frejus.

Amdy Faye played for Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Amdy Faye made his first appearances in the UEFA Cup for Newcastle in their round of 32 win away at Dutch side SC Heerenveen.

Amdy Faye failed to impress however, and was offloaded in the summer with the arrival of new midfielder Damien Duff and James Milner returning from his loan at Aston Villa.

Amdy Faye scored his first goal since he moved to English football in 2003, against his former club Portsmouth on 20 January 2007.

Amdy Faye returned to Charlton in the 2008 summer on 15 August, before signing for Stoke.

Coincidentally, on the same day another Senegalese international and former Newcastle United player named Amdy Faye signed for Stoke City, central defender Abdoulaye Amdy Faye.

Amdy Faye was released by Stoke at the end of the season.

Amdy Faye got his head down and worked hard behind the scenes to try and get himself fit.

In September 2010, Amdy Faye came to Leeds United on trial, and after training with the club for several days he played a reserve game for Leeds against Grimsby Town to try prove his fitness levels to earn a contract at the club.

Amdy Faye signed a permanent deal for Leeds on 9 September until January 2011, with the option of extending it further.

Amdy Faye made his debut for Leeds after coming into the starting 11 against Ipswich Town.

Amdy Faye started the following game and put in an impressive performance in Leeds' win against Middlesbrough, however he picked up an injury late on in the second half and had to be substituted.

Amdy Faye struggled to get back into the team due to the form of Bradley Johnson.

On 1 January 2011, manager Simon Grayson revealed that Amdy Faye might get a new contract despite not playing many games.

Amdy Faye was part of the Senegal squad at both the African Nations Cup and the World Cup in 2002, is described as an intelligent footballer with a good range of passing.

Amdy Faye was one of the Senegal players who missed a penalty during the shootout at the end of the 2002 African Cup of Nations final as they lost to Cameroon.

Amdy Faye was in the Senegal team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan.

Amdy Faye was involved in Senegal's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification and was part of the Senegal squad at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

Amdy Faye was arrested by City of London Police on 28 November 2007 along with Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric, Peter Storrie and Willie McKay over allegations of corruption.