Mbaye Leye


Mbaye Leye is a football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Currently he is assistant manager at Standard Liège. Born in Senegal, Leye started his professional career in France before moving to Belgium in 2007. He would play in Belgium until he retired in 2019, finishing his playing career with Mouscron.

Playing career

Leye played for Standard Liege from 2010 to 2012 scoring 11 goals in 56 games and helped them to win the Belgian Cup in 2011.
He also won the Belgian Cup with KAA Gent in 2010 and in 2017 with Zulte Waregem where he had three spells.
Over the course of his professional career in Belgium, Mbaye netted 124 goals in 369 Belgian top flight league games and featured in 21 European cup matches scoring three goals.
At international level, he was capped seven times by Senegal.

Coaching career

Leye began his coaching career in June 2019 at his former club Standard Liege.

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Honours

Gent
Standard Liège
Zulte Waregem
Individual