Talla Ndao
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 1999 | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampines Rovers FC | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Sapporo Sosei High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → FC Machida Zelvia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FC Maruyasu Okazaki (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Osaka | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → FC Maruyasu Okazaki (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2025 | Naxxar Lions FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tampines Rovers FC | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 | |||
Talla Ndao (Japanese: ンダウ ターラ; born 23 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tampines Rovers FC.
Ndao was born on 23 December 1999. Born to a Senegalese father and a Japanese mother, he grew up in Hokkaido, Japan.[1] Growing up, he attended Sapporo Sosei High School in Japan before attending Niigata University of Health and Welfare in Japan.
Career
Ndao started his career with Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos, where he made one league appearance and scored zero goals. In 2021, he was sent on loan to Japanese side FC Machida Zelvia, where he made two league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2022, he was sent on loan to Japanese side FC Maruyasu Okazaki, where he made seventeen league appearances and scored six goals.
Ahead of the 2023 season, he signed for Japanese side FC Osaka, where he made two league appearances and scored zero goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Maltese side Naxxar Lions FC. Subsequently, he signed for Singaporean side Tampines Rovers FC.[2]