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{{short description|Senegalese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mbaye Leye
| image = Metall-Lokeren (4).jpg
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|12|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Birkelane]], Senegal
| height = 1.83 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[R.F.C. Seraing (1922)|Seraing]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Dakar UC]]
| years1 = 2000–2004
| years2 = 2004–2006
| years3 = 2006–2007
| years4 = 2007–2008
| years5 = 2009–2010
| years6 = 2010–2012
| years7 = 2012–2014
| years8 = 2014–2015
| years9 = 2015–2017
| years10 = 2017–2018
| years11 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = OC Cesson Sévigné
| clubs2 = [[FC Lorient]] B
| clubs3 = [[Amiens SC]]
| clubs4 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]
| clubs5 = [[K.A.A. Gent|KAA Gent]]
| clubs6 = [[Standard Liège]]
| clubs7 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]
| clubs8 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
| clubs9 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]
| clubs10 = [[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]]
| clubs11 = [[Royal Excel Mouscron|Mouscron]]
| caps1 = ?
| caps2 = ?
| caps3 = 15
| caps4 = 47
| caps5 = 46
| caps6 = 43
| caps7 = 58
| caps8 = 32
| caps9 = 78
| caps10 = 26
| caps11 = 24
| goals1 = ?
| goals2 = ?
| goals3 = 3
| goals4 = 25
| goals5 = 11
| goals6 = 8
| goals7 = 21
| goals8 = 5
| goals9 = 36
| goals10 = 9
| goals11 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs1 = [[Standard Liège]] (assistant manager)
| manageryears2 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs2 = [[Standard Liège]]
| manageryears3 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs3 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]
| manageryears4 = 2024–
| managerclubs4 = [[R.F.C. Seraing (1922)|Seraing]]
}}

'''Mbaye Leye''' (born 1 December 1982) is a Senegalese [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. 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 [[Royal Excel Mouscron|Mouscron]].<ref>[http://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/252118/Ondanks_plaats_in_de_B-kern_kan_Leye_nog_lachen_met_zijn_situatie Ondanks plaats in de B-kern kan Leye nog lachen met zijn situatie]‚ voetbalnieuws.be, 17 July 2017</ref> As a player, he played for the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal national team]]. Leye is currently managing [[R.F.C. Seraing (1922)|Seraing]] in the [[Challenger Pro League]].

== Playing career ==

Leye played for Standard Liège from 2010 to 2012, scoring 11 goals in 56 games. He helped them to win the [[2010–11 Belgian Cup|Belgian Cup]] in 2011.<ref name="BBC" />

He also won the Belgian Cup with [[K.A.A. Gent|KAA Gent]] in 2010 and in 2017 with [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] where he had three spells.<ref name="BBC" />

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.<ref name="BBC" />

At international level, he was capped seven times by [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]].<ref name="BBC" />

== Coaching career ==
Leye began his coaching career in June 2019 at his former club, [[Standard Liège]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48593532|title=Senegal's Mabye Leye begins coaching career in Belgium|date=11 June 2019|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 August 2019|first=Mohamed Fajah|last=Barrie}}</ref> On 4 October 2021, he was fired by Standard Liège, following four losses in the preceding five games.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Standard Liège]]|url=https://standard.be/fr/news/staff-sportif|title=Staff sportif|date=4 October 2021|accessdate=14 October 2021|language=fr}}</ref>

Before the 2022–23 season, Leye was hired by [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Zulte Waregem|url=https://www.essevee.be/nl/team-essevee/nieuws/mbaye-leye-wordt-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-essevee|title=Mbaye Leye wordt nieuwe hoofdtrainer Essevee|access-date=22 August 2022|language=nl}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Soccerway|13616|accessdate=5 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]
|[[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]
|[[Belgian First Division]]
|16||9||0||0||0||0||16||9
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
|[[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]
|Belgian First Division
|12||4||0||0||0||0||12||4
|-
|[[2009–10 Belgian Pro League|2009–10]]
|[[Belgian Pro League]]
|34||7||5||2||3{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]|name=UEL}}||1||42||10
|-
|[[2010–11 Belgian Pro League|2010–11]]
|Belgian Pro League
|0||0||0||0||2{{efn|One Appearance in [[Belgian Super Cup]], One Appearance in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!46!!11!!5!!2!!5!!1!!56!!14
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Standard Liège]]
|[[2010–11 Standard Liège season|2010–11]]
|Belgian Pro League
|32||5||7||2||0||0||39||7
|-
|[[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12]]
|Belgian Pro League
|11||3||0||0||6{{efn|One Appearance in [[Belgian Super Cup]], Three Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]], Two Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||17||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!8!!7!!2!!6!!1!!56!!11
|-
|rowspan="4"|Zulte Waregem
|[[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12]]
|Belgian Pro League
|12||3||0||0||0||0||12||3
|-
|[[2012–13 Belgian Pro League|2012–13]]
|Belgian Pro League
|36||17||3||1||0||0||39||18
|-
|[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]]
|Belgian Pro League
|10||1||1||0||3{{efn|Two Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], One Appearance in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||14||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!21!!4!!1!!3!!0!!65!!22
|-
|[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
|[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]]
|Belgian Pro League
|32||5||2||2||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||42||8
|-
|rowspan="3"|Zulte Waregem
|[[2015–16 Belgian Pro League|2015–16]]
|Belgian Pro League
|38||20||2||0||0||0||40||20
|-
|[[2016–17 Belgian First Division A|2016–17]]
|[[Belgian First Division A]]
|40||16||6||2||0||0||46||18
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!78!!36!!8!!2!!0!!0!!86!!38
|-
|[[K.A.S. Eupen|AS Eupen]]
|[[2017–18 Belgian First Division A|2017–18]]
|Belgian First Division A
|21||9||2||1||0||0||23||10
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!294!!99!!28!!10!!22!!3!!344!!112
|}

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==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 1 October 2021}}{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|align=left| [[Standard Liège]]
|align=left|30 December 2020
|align=left|4 October 2021
{{WDL|36|15|6|15}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|36|15|6|15}}
|}

== Honours ==
'''Gent'''
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[2009–10 Belgian Cup|2009–10]]<ref name="BBC" />

'''Standard Liège'''
* Belgian Cup: [[2010–11 Belgian Cup|2010–11]]<ref name="BBC" />

'''Zulte Waregem'''
* Belgian Cup: [[2016-17 Belgian Cup|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2451104.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321122720/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2451104.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2017|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=18 March 2017}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian Ebony Shoe]]: 2013

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player|26326/Mbaye_Leye}}
* {{Lequipe|24807}}

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