Defensive midfielder Chernomorets Alassane Ndiaye told about his career, and also told how he got to the Odessa club.

In early September, Chernomorets reported on the signing of the contract with the Frenchman Alassane Ndiaye.

"After playing for the youth teams Sochaux and Odencourt, I moved to Switzerland at the invitation of my elder brother, who lived there. At that time, I was interested in the Scottish Celtic, but I was very young, having decided to sign a contract with the local club Alle, speaking in the second division. Having changed Switzerland to England, I got into the youth structure of Crystal Palace. In the 2008/09 season proved himself, and the following year and a half he played for the title in the Championship. Unfortunately, the new coach brought his players, showing that he does not count on me. From 2011 to 2013, my wanderings through the lower English divisions. Rent in Swindon Town and Southend United, the transition to Barnet, and then to Hayes and Iding and Hastings, "- quotes Ndiaye official website of Chernomorets.

"In the 2013/14 season I went to Lokomotiv from Plovdiv, and the following year I spent in Beroe, with whom we won the silver championship. For me it was a very interesting experience. I learned what Eastern Europe is, and what kind of football they play there ".

"In 2015 I moved to the Irtysh. In general, moving to Kazakhstan is also a kind of experiment. This country differs from Bulgaria in many aspects. Six months later, I was in Tobol, where things did not turn out the way I would have liked. There came the arrival of a new coach with his understanding of the organization of the game ".

"How did the variant with the transition to Chernomorets come about? I supported the form in France, training with the amateur team, when I received an invitation from the coach. It was a happy moment. I said to my friends: "God, what's going on. I am grateful to the higher forces for this opportunity ". Literally a day later was already in Odessa. I did not know much about the city itself, but I heard about the Chernomorets team. Here acted the current champion of the African Cup, Adolf Teika, who now plays in Sochaux.

He also knew that a few years ago the "sailors" played in 1/16 of the Europa League against Lyon ".

"In Chernomorets there is everything necessary to qualitatively train and receive pleasure from it. I had a little extra weight, because before the transition here, I spent some time without active training. Now I am working hard, I follow all the instructions to be in the optimal form, "- concluded the opornik.

In the current season, Alassan spent four matches for Chernomorets in the ULL.