He plays primarily as a Midfield. His preferred foot is Right. His current market value is estimated at 250K €.

His most recent move was a from Union Military SC to Golan SC on 2026-07-01.

Across 5 appearances in the CAF African Nations Championship 2024-2025, Mbaye Yaya Ly registered 0 goals and 0 assists, while completing 2 key passes out of 153 total passes with a passing accuracy of 22.4.