Junior Ndiaye
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| Full name | Junior Ndiaye Billong | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Quevilly-Rouen (on loan from Montpellier) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2019 | AS Lattoise | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Montpellier B | 53 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Montpellier | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | France U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | United Arab Emirates U23 | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Junior Ndiaye Billong (born 29 March 2005) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Quevilly-Rouen on loan from Montpellier.[1] Born in the United Arab Emirates, he represented France at youth international level before switching his allegiance to his country of birth.
Ndiaye started his youth career with AS Lattoise. He joined the youth academy of Montpellier in 2019.[2] In May 2023, he was elected as the club's best male academy player of the season.[3] He made his professional debut for Montpellier on 7 February 2024 in a 1–4 Coupe de France defeat to Nice.[4][5]
On 21 May 2025, Ndiaye signed his first professional contract with Montpellier.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 August 2025 in a 2–1 win against Le Mans.[7]
On 28 January 2026, he was loaned by Quevilly-Rouen in Championnat National.[8]
International career
Ndiaye is eligible to represent France, United Arab Emirates, Senegal and Cameroon in international football.[9]
Ndiaye has represented France at youth level.[10] In April 2022, he was named in the squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11] He played one match in the tournament as France defeated Netherlands in the final to win their third UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[12][13]
In August 2024, Ndiaye received his first call-up to the United Arab Emirates national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Qatar and Iran.[14] In March 2025, he was named in the squad for the 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship.[15]
Personal life
Born in the United Arab Emirates, Ndiaye moved to France at the age of seven.[2] He is the son of Senegalese-born former footballer Samba N'Diaye.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 October 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 22 | 4 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 6 | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 19 | ||