Mbaye Leye (born 1 December 1982) 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.Ondanks plaats in de B-kern kan Leye nog lachen met zijn situatie‚ voetbalnieuws.be, 17 July 2017 As a player, he played for the Senegal national team.
Playing career
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.
Coaching career 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.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZulte Waregem2008–09Belgian First Division1690000169Gent2008–09Belgian First Division12400001242009–10Belgian Pro League347523142102010–11Belgian Pro League00002020Total461152515614Standard Liège2010–11Belgian Pro League32572003972011–12Belgian Pro League1130061174Total43872615611Zulte Waregem2011–12Belgian Pro League12300001232012–13Belgian Pro League3617310039182013–14Belgian Pro League1011030141Total582141306522Lokeren2014–15Belgian Pro League3252281428Zulte Waregem2015–16Belgian Pro League3820200040202016–17Belgian First Division A401662004618Total783682008638AS Eupen2017–18Belgian First Division A21921002310Career total294992810223344112
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Standard Liège30 December 20204 October 2021Total
Honours Gent Belgian Cup: 2009–10
Standard Liège Belgian Cup: 2010–11
Zulte Waregem Belgian Cup: 2016–17
Individual Belgian Ebony Shoe: 2013
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