C. Ndiaye

Squad depth

PAOK · 30 yrsRotationOn loan from Samsunspor

26.4

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full namePape Cherif Ndiaye

PositionCentre-forward

NationalitySenegal

Age30

Date of birth23 Jan 1996

BirthplaceDakar

Height190 cm

Shirt number#27

ClubPAOK

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

Minutes

Domestic-league season · PAOK.

Also this season

Earlier this season at FK Crvena Zvezda — UEFA Champions League: 5 apps, 0g 2a, 258 min

Parent club Samsunspor — UEFA Europa Conference League: 4 apps, 2g 0a, 245 min

Earlier this season at FK Crvena Zvezda — Super Liga: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 111 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at PAOK; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Career

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Cup×3Super Liga×3Arena Cup×2

Following his move to PAOK, Ndiaye's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 26. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	PAOKLoan · 2nd	1	0	0	6	26	26
2025/26	Samsunspor · 7th	23	7	1	6.72	26	26
2025/26	FK Crvena Zvezda · 1st	3	1	0	7.1	18	3
2024/25	FK Crvena Zvezda	14	7	2	7.24	—	—
2023/24	FK Crvena Zvezda	6	1	0	6.9	—	—
2023/24	Adana Demirspor · 12th	2	1	1	7.15	33	4
2022/23	Adana Demirspor · 4th	12	8	1	6.88	42	23
2022/23	SHANGHAI SIPG	20	6	1	6.77	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Senegal · international

Side	Apps	G
Senegal	17	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

C. Ndiaye is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Samsunspor, rated 26.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ndiaye.

On the season, Ndiaye graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals and 1 assist in 23 appearances (0.502 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 30 Ndiaye is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

26.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.5

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.3

Goals / app

7 goals in 23 appearances (0.3 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 1 assist for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.06 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.44

Assists / 900.063

Goal contribution / 900.502

Defensive actions / 900.754

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.188

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Ndiaye sits on 5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ndiaye's projected Rating — 26.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles12—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.4M total transfer fees · 8 moves

PAOK(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

SamsunsporSept 2025 – Aug 2026

FK Crvena ZvezdaSept 2023 – Sept 2025€ 1.4M

Adana DemirsporFeb 2023 – Sept 2023

SHANGHAI SIPGApr 2022 – Feb 2023

GöztepeJul 2021 – Apr 2022

Göztepe(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

HNK GoricaJan 2019 – Aug 2020

WWaasland-beverenuntil Jan 2019

About C. Ndiaye

Pape Cherif Ndiaye is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for PAOK, born on January 23, 1996 in Dakar, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Senegal. PAOK currently sit 2nd of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, C. Ndiaye has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 66 minutes, averaging a 6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Levadiakos (66 minutes, 6 rating)

C. Ndiaye's next match is on August 30, 2026, when PAOK face Atromitos away in the Super League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Ndiaye at 26.4 with a Season form score of 26. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Super Liga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, C. Ndiaye has totalled 207 club appearances with 65 goals and 9 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 39 appearances for Göztepe.

C. Ndiaye's career has also included time at Samsunspor, FK Crvena Zvezda, Adana Demirspor, SHANGHAI SIPG, Göztepe, HNK Gorica and WWaasland-beveren.

On the international stage, C. Ndiaye has represented Senegal — 17 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.