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Date of birth | 27 July 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Braga (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | ASD San Giacomo | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2020 | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Benfica B | 57 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Benfica | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | → Braga (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Italy U15 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Italy U19 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Italy U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Italy U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Cher Ndour (born 27 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Ndour began his football training at the youth academy of ASD San Giacomo, [1] before moving to the youth academy of Brescia, before moving to the youth academy of Atalanta at the age of 9. [2] On 31 July 2020, he transferred to Benfica. [3] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–0 Liga Portugal 2 win over Oliveirense on 2 May 2021, coming in as a sub in the 91st minute replacing Gonçalo Ramos. [4] At 16 years and 279, Ndour is the youngest ever debutante for Benfica B, taking the record from João Félix. [5]
On 18 March 2023, Ndour made his Primeira Liga debut for Benfica, coming on a substitute to Rafa Silva in the last minute of a 5–1 win over Vitória de Guimarães. [6]
On 12 July 2023, Ndour signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract until 30 June 2028. [7] He made his debut as a substitute in a 4–1 away win over Lyon on 3 September 2023, becoming the ninth Italian to play for the Parisians. [8] On 7 January 2024, Ndour scored his first goal for PSG in a 9–0 victory away at Régional 1 side Revel, in the round of 64 of the Coupe de France. [9]
On 29 January 2024, Ndour was loaned to Primeira Liga club Braga until the end of the season. [10] [11]
Born in Italy to a Senegalese father and Italian mother, Ndour is a youth international for Italy. [12]
In June 2023, he was included in the Italian under-19 squad for the UEFA European Championship in Malta, [13] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title. [14] [15]
On 8 September 2023, he made his debut with the Italy U21 side, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||||
Total | 57 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 5 | ||||||
Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Braga (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Career Total | 70 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7 |
Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Italy U19