Iliman Ndiaye Completely Violates Player in BBC Interview

Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye showed exactly how skilful he is when facing a young footballer who dreams of becoming a professional.

Ndiaye, 25, is arguably one of the most exciting wingers in European football right now.

So far this term, the France-born Senegal international has registered four goals and one assist in 11 appearances for Everton, but it’s fair to say he’s one of those players who is much better than the numbers suggest.

The 25-year-old gets fans off their seats with his slaloming dribbling and impressive ball manipulation - something which Evertonians were starved of for years before his 2024 arrival from Marseille.

And although those associated with the Toffees will be hoping to hold onto the winger, there have already been reports of interest from European giants Juventus and Inter Milan, just to name a few supposed suitors.

But Ndiaye reached the Premier League the hard way.

Rejected by Spurs, Chelsea, and Southampton, the winger joined fifth-tier Boreham Wood in 2017, then moved to Sheffield United at 19.

Ndiaye’s skills were showcased by Rising Ballers, a media brand that promotes unsigned footballers.

Fast forward six years, and the winger has the world at his feet.

Speaking to the BBC, Ndiaye offered some words of advice to the current batch of Rising Ballers hopefuls.

"I have trained my whole time to be a football player and just believe in my ability," he said.

"You know that everything that you do in training, it's all going to pay off for one day.

"Don't focus on the rejection, and one day your luck is going to come through."

Meanwhile, Kevar March-McKenzie, 18, a young footballer, was put through his paces by Ndiaye during his BBC appearance, and the Everton star’s quality shone through.

Ndiaye evaded March-McKenzie’s efforts to dispossess him with his close control and, then nutmegged him, before finishing into the goal.

Of course, even the top defenders struggle to contain Ndiaye, so the youngster shouldn’t be too disheartened.

Kevar was rejected after a three-week trial at Coventry and has since taken part in the Rising Ballers showcase game, where a group of London-based players play in front of scouts.

The teenager explained how everyone at Rising Ballers sees Ndiaye as a “role model” who paved the way as “the one who made it” in the Premier League.

The programme claims that 15 of the players they have showcased have since gone on to make it as a professional.

Still, the fact remains that only 180 of the 1.5 million boys playing youth football in England will ever play in the Premier League.