Iliman Ndiaye has quickly become one of the best players in the Everton squad since signing for the Toffees in 2024, and the Everton faithful are already petrified about the possibility of him moving on.
Ndiaye is the type of footballer that every football fan falls in love with. He glides past defenders, has a trick or two up his sleeve and has the end product to match. While he remains an Everton player, he is going to be idolised by Evertonians up and down the country.
It didn't take long for Everton fans to recognise his talent, either, and a chant for the player followed shortly after his debut for the club in 2024.
For all the key information on the Ndiaye chant, we have you covered below.
Iliman Ndiaye chant, lyrics and tune
The Iliaman Ndiaye chant is sung to the tune of a popular football chant that is used over in South America. As a reference point, Man Utd fans also used the chant for Edison Cavani when he was at the club. The lyrics to the Ndiaye chant are as follows:
I am in love, I can't deny,
Our number 10, his name is Iliman Ndiaye,
From Senegal to Bramley-Moore,
He's f***ing magic, he's the one that we adore,
Ole ole ole ola,
Ole ole ole ole ola
Iliman Ndiaye chant background
The Iliman Ndiaye chant covers all bases around the player – his shirt number, his heritage, his playing style and the fact that he was effectively going to be the face of the club as they made their move from Goodison Park to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock.
To do that for a player after only watching him a handful of times proves how much of an impact he had on Everton supporters from the get-go.
The player himself has acknowledged the chants in interviews, too. In one chat with a Sky Sport Journalist, Ndiaye even gave a rendition of the chant, before saying that it is ‘really important to have a good connection with the fans.'
Everton fans singing the Iliman Ndiaye chant
FGG says: A brilliant chant for a brilliant player
The Ndiaye chant is one of the best in English football at the moment, and it's fitting because Ndiaye is by far and away the biggest reason for Everton fans to get up off their seats at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. They will do well to keep hold of him in the coming transfer windows, but while he is an Everton player, he will receive unconditional support from the stands.