Mamadou Mbodj
Senegalese footballer
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Pape Mamadou Mbodj (born 12 March 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakhstan Premier League club Irtysh Pavlodar.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pape Mamadou Mbodj | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Irtysh Pavlodar | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2014 | Dakar Sacré-Cœur | 71 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Napredak Kruševac (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Žalgiris | 90 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Neftçi Baku | 71 | (7) |
| 2023 | Ordabasy | 23 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Hapoel Hadera | 40 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 9 | (3) |
| 2026– | Irtysh Pavlodar | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Senegal U20 | ||
| 2013 | Senegal U23 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026 | |||
Club career
Pape Mamadou Mbodj was born in Dakar, Senegal.[2] He was playing with football club Dakar Sacré-Cœur until the 2014. While playing for Dakar Sacré-Cœur, he was selected to be part of the Senegalese U-20 squad at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.[3]
For the 2014–15 season he joined Red Star Belgrade,[4] but because of many players on his position on the field, he was loaned to Napredak Kruševac.[5] He made his Jelen SuperLiga debut for Napredak Kruševac on 4 October 2014 in away match against Spartak Subotica - the game ended with a draw result 0–0. He was substituted in for Predrag Lazić in the injury time of that match.[6]
From 2016 season was member of Žalgiris Vilnius. After 2018 season he left the Lithuanian club.[7]
On 8 December 2018, Mbodj signed for Neftçi PFK on a 2.5-year contract.[8] On 7 June 2021, Mbodj extended his contract with Neftçi until 31 May 2023.[9] On 19 December 2022, Mbodj left Neftçi by mutual consent having scored 9 goals in 94 games for the club.[10]
On 24 February 2023, Kazakhstan Premier League club Ordabasy announced the signing of Mbodj.[11]
International career
Mbodj played in the Senegal U-20[12] team at the 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification.[13] In April 2013 he was part of the first selection of Aliou Cisse since becoming the new coach of the Senegalese U-23 team.[14]
Honours
Žalgiris
- A Lyga: 2016
- Lithuanian Cup: 2015–16, 2016
- Lithuanian Supercup: 2016, 2017
