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Dan Ndoye
Right Winger / Switzerland
Right Winger
25
Switzerland
€32.0M
Profile
Key strength: Pace and dribbling
Wide creator
Perched precariously in 17th place, Nottingham Forest's survival bid has found unlikely momentum through an unbeaten run stretching five matches (WWDWD). At the heart of this revival stands Dan Ndoye, the €35m Swiss winger Steve Cooper prised from Bologna last summer. Ndoye's numbers—2 goals and 2 assists from 31 appearances—barely hint at his true value. The 25-year-old has clocked 1,742 minutes of virtually ever-present service, his 80-rated blend of pace and dribbling stretching defenses to breaking point. What truly distinguishes the 1.84m international, however, is his ice-cold discipline: zero cards in a full Premier League campaign, remarkable for a flair player in a relegation scrap. His role transcends statistics. By hugging the touchline and driving vertically, Ndoye creates the space that liberates Morgan Gibbs-White to weave his magic centrally. That tactical sacrifice—selfless width enabling others—may yet prove the difference between Championship oblivion and Premier League survival. With a Europa League strike already to his name in just two continental outings, Ndoye delivers when stakes peak. Forest's €35m investment is looking increasingly like survival insurance.