Club career M'Baye was born in
Saint-Louis, Senegal and played for five years at the
Diambars-academy. In the summer of 2014 he went on trials in France with
Lille and
Marseille before signing with
FC Girondins de Bordeaux in August 2014 after being discovered by
Patrick Battiston. In October 2014, he made his debut for
Bordeaux B and went on to make 7 appearances for the club. In May 2015 it was reported that M'Baye would be joining
Auxerre but the move never materialized. On 28 January 2016 it was reported that M'Baye would be joining
New York Red Bulls during their pre-season training. After his trial with the first team, M'Baye signed with
New York Red Bulls II of the
United Soccer League on 8 April 2016. On 17 April M'Baye made his debut for the club as a second half substitute in a scoreless draw against the
Rochester Rhinos.
International career Cheikh M'Baye has represented
Senegal at the U20 level. ==References==