Papa Waigo N'Diaye

Infobox Football biography
playername = Papa Waigo
fullname = Papa Waigo N'Diaye
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|20
cityofbirth = Saint-Louis
countryofbirth = Senegal
height = Height|m=1.85
position = Striker
currentclub = ACF Fiorentina
clubnumber = 17
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 2008-
clubs = Verona Cesena Genoa Fiorentina
caps(goals) = 065 (11) 073 (20) 009 0(0) 07 0(2)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Senegal
nationalcaps(goals) = 07 0(1)
pcupdate = 19 May, 2008
ntupdate = 2 March 2008

Papa Waigo N'Diaye (born 20 January, 1984 in Saint-Louis, Senegal) is a Senegalese football (soccer) international striker, who currently plays for ACF Fiorentina.

He began his career at Verona on 3 June, 2002, before heading to Serie B outfit Cesena in 2005. After a successful spell where he was the highest-scoring non-Italian in the 2006/07 season he was signed by Genoa on 7 September 2007 for an undisclosed fee.

On 19 January 2008 he joined ACF Fiorentina in a swap deal for Belgian defender Anthony Vanden Borre, with the two clubs co-owning both players rights. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=647726.html|title=Prandelli looks to Papa Waigo|date=2008-01-18|accessdate=2008-03-05|publisher=UEFA.com]

He made his Serie A debut on 26 August, 2007, Genoa 0-3 lost to A.C. Milan.He began his Fiorentina career in impressive style, with two goals in his first three games, including one in the 3-2 victory against giants Juventus on 2 March. Following the match, Papa Waigo became semi-naked after throwing both his jersey and shorts to Fiorentina supporters. [cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02032008/8/photo/fiorentina-s-papa-waigo-finds-himself-semi-naked-throwing-shirt.html|title=Waigo left exposed after match|date=2008-03-02|accessdate=2008-06-24|publisher=uk.eurosport.yahoo.com]

He plays international football for West African nation Senegal and was part of the Senegalese squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.

References

External links

* [http://www.acffiorentina.it/it/Player.aspx?Ply=17052 acffiorentina.it] it icon
* [http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=38449& ESPN Profile]
* [http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,12963_319552,00.html Sky Sports Profile]
* [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_3060428,00.html Genoa sign pair]
* [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02032008/8/photo/fiorentina-s-papa-waigo-finds-himself-semi-naked-throwing-shirt.html]