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The stadium Saint-Symphorien where evolves FC Metz. Wikimedia

Pape Ndiaga Yade has signed for five seasons with FC Metz. At the age of 19, Senegalese arrived from the Académie Génération Foot based near Dakar. In the Grenat, he should continue his progression before, perhaps, to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors like Papiss Cisse, Sadio Mané or Ismaïla Sarr all passed by the French club.

Last season in the Senegalese championship (Ligue 1 LFSP), Pape Ndiaga Yade had illustrated with a goal from elsewhere, during a meeting in the field of Ndiambour. At the reception of a pass, the attacking midfielder chained with a sombrero shot, a control of the thigh before volleying, in full skylight. A goal that has been around social networks.

Pope Ndiaga Yade started in St. Louis in the same club as Ismaïla Sarr, who went through the Grenats and has just enlisted with Watford in England. Pope Ndiaga Yade was spotted three years ago and stayed for an additional year at the Académie Génération Foot to complete her training. " We identified it quickly enough ," explains RFI Philippe Gaillot, former defender trained at FC Metz now in charge of recruitment. " He had to keep learning to position himself to receive the ball , explains Philippe Gaillot. He already had the power and the speed and he was already irresistible in the duels .

Today, according to Philippe Gaillot, Pope Ndiaga Yade must continue to learn to " position himself in the corridor " and to " progress tacitly ". " But he has the weapons for the very high level, " says the technician who praises the quality of worker of Pope Ndiaga Yade. If he will not be an indisputable holder of his position, he will have to " seize his chance ". " We do not know how fast it will evolve, " says Philippe Gaillot.

" It has a nice margin of progress "

Able to move to the right or left, Pape Ndiaga Yade is endowed with " a huge strike from the left " according to Olivier Perrin, general director of the training structures of FC Metz. " It has a good margin of progress, " the leader messin in the columns of the Republican Lorrain about this boy " shy ", champion of Senegal, who had scored five goals and delivered four assists in the last season in the League 1 LFSP.

Touches on the thigh during a meeting with the reserve team, Pape Ndiaga Yade was not called for the first meeting of the Championship of France (Ligue 1) of the season against Strasbourg (1-1). In Metz, Papa Ndiaga joined his compatriots Amadou Dia, Ndiaye, Sabaly, Habib Diallo, Ibrahima Niane, Aboubakar Lô and Opa Nguette.

For several years, FC Metz, through a partnership, has engaged the services of several Senegalese players including a certain Sadio Mané, winner of the last Champions League. Papiss Cisse, Fallou Diagne, Diafra Sakho, Ismaïla Sarr also passed through Metz.