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Career & Clubs
Leye played for Standard Liège from 2010 to 2012, scoring 11 goals in 56 games. He 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, Leye 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.
Leye began his coaching career in June 2019 at his former club, Standard Liège. On 4 October 2021, he was fired by Standard Liège, following four losses in the preceding five games. Before the 2022–23 season, Leye was hired by Zulte Waregem. On 19 December 2025, Leye joined Gent as an assistant coach.
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- Standard Liège (2010–2012)
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- KAA Gent (2009–2010)
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- Amiens SC (2006–2007)
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- F.C. Lorient (2004–2006)
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- S.V. Zulte Waregem (2007–2009)
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- S.V. Zulte Waregem (2012–2014)
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- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (2014–2015)
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- S.V. Zulte Waregem (2015–)
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- Senegal men's national association football team (2005–)
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- Senegal men's national association football team (2008–2008)
Legacy
Gent
Belgian Cup: 2009–10 Standard Liège
Belgian Cup: 2010–11 Zulte Waregem
Belgian Cup: 2016–17 Individual
Belgian Ebony Shoe: 2013
Clubs
- Senegal men's national association football team2005current
- S.V. Zulte Waregem2015current
- F.C. Lorient2004–2006
- Amiens SC2006–2007
- S.V. Zulte Waregem2007–2009
- Senegal men's national association football team2008–2008
- KAA Gent2009–2010
- Standard Liège2010–2012
- S.V. Zulte Waregem2012–2014
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen2014–2015
Played together with
Abdelfettah BoukhrissStandard Liège · 2010–2012
Abdou DialloS.V. Zulte Waregem · 2015–2016
Abdoul TapsobaAmiens SC · 2023- Abdoul TapsobaStandard Liège · 2020
Abdul Majeed WarisF.C. Lorient · 2015
Aboubakar KamaraAmiens SC · 2016
Aboubakary KoitaKAA Gent- Adekanmi OlufadéK.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen · 2000–2001
- Adekanmi OlufadéKAA Gent · 2006–2010
Adil AouchicheF.C. Lorient · 2022–2023- Adrian AliajStandard Liège · 1998–1999
Adrian CristeaStandard Liège · 2013–2013
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Identifiers & aliases
Mbaye Leye is a Senegalese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is an assistant coach with Belgian Pro League club Gent. Born in Senegal, Leye started his professional career in France before moving to Belgium in 2007. He played in Belgium until his retirement in 2019, finishing his playing career with Mouscron. As a player, he played for the Senegal national team.
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