Adama Niane

This article is about the footballer. For the actor, see Adama Niane (actor).

Adama Niane

Niane with Troyes (in left), beside Aleksandar Radovanović of Lens, in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Adama Niane [1]
Date of birth	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kapaz
Number	26
Youth career
2003–2011	Yeelen Olympique
2011–2012	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Nantes B	91	(40)
2012–2015	Nantes	4	(0)
2016–2018	Troyes	69	(31)
2018–2020	Charleroi	25	(2)
2020	→ KV Oostende (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2022	Sochaux	33	(4)
2021–2022	Sochaux B	3	(1)
2022	→ Dunkerque (loan)	14	(3)
2022–2023	Nassaji	23	(0)
2023–	Kapaz	12	(3)
International career‡
2011–2013	Mali U20	17	(10)
2017–	Mali	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:47, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Adama Niane (born 16 June 1993) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Kapaz. ^[2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Bamako, Niane started his career at Yeelen Olympique, joining the club as a youth player in 2003. ^[3]

Nantes

Niane joined French club Nantes in 2011. He played for the club's U19 team in the 2011–12 season, during which they finished as runners-up in the Championnat National U19 and he finished as the competition's top scorer.^{[ citation needed ]} On 1 July 2012, Niane joined the club's reserve team. ^[4] He made his first team debut for Nantes on 15 December 2012 in a Ligue 2 home match against Caen, coming on as a substitute for Jordan Veretout in the 92nd minute; Nantes won the match 2–1. ^[5]

Niane played a total of 91 matches (he started in 81 of them) and scored 40 goals in the Championnnat de France Amateur and the Championnnat de France Amateur 2 for the reserved team of Nantes from 2012 to 2016. He only played 6 competitive matches and did not score any goals (3 Ligue 1, 1 Ligue 2 and 2 Coupe de France matches) for its first team during that period. ^[6]

Troyes

Niane joined Ligue 2 club Troyes on 22 August 2016 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract that would expire in June 2018. ^[7] In January 2017, he extended his contract until June 2019. ^[8] Niane was the top scorer in the 2016–17 Ligue 2, scoring 23 goals in 33 Ligue 2 matches.

On 11 August 2017, Niane scored the first Ligue 1 goal of his career in an away match against Nice with a lob over Yoan Cardinale in the 54th minute; in the 85th minute, he assisted Saîf-Eddine Khaoui to ensure that Troyes won the match 2–1. ^[9]

Charleroi

On 29 August 2018, Niane joined Belgian First Division A side Charleroi. ^[10] He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 September 2018 in a 3–1 victory in the league over Mouscron. It was in this same match that Niane scored his first goal for Charleroi, which came in the 38th minute and was assisted by Jérémy Perbet. ^[11]

Niane was only used in four league games for Charleroi in the 2019-20 season and was therefore loaned out to fellow league club KV Oostende on 28 January 2020 for the rest of the season. ^[12] He returned to Charleroi in the summer 2020 after five games for Oostende.

Sochaux

On 24 September 2020, Niane moved to French Ligue 2 club Sochaux, signing a deal until June 2022. ^[13]

On 12 January 2022, Niane joined Dunkerque on a six-month loan. ^[14]

International career

Niane was named in Mali's squad for the 2013 African Youth Championship. ^[15] He scored the only goal in Mali's opening game versus Nigeria.^{[ citation needed ]}

Niane also played at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. ^[16]

Niane made his debut for the senior Mali national team in a 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 10 June 2017. ^{[17] [18]}

Career statistics

As of match played 15 July 2019 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes	2012–13	Ligue 2	1	0	2	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	0	0	—		6	0
Nantes B	2012–13	CFA 2	20	10	—		—		—		20	10
	2013–14	CFA	26	5	—		—		—		26	5
	2014–15	CFA	23	13	—		—		—		23	13
	2015–16	CFA	22	12	—		—		—		22	12
	Total		91	40	—		—		—		91	40
Troyes	2016–17	Ligue 2	33	23	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	36	23
	2017–18	Ligue 1	33	8	1	0	1	0	—		35	8
	2018–19	Ligue 2	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		69	31	2	0	2	0	2	0	75	31
Charleroi	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	21	2	1	0	—		10	5	30	7
Career total			185	73	5	0	2	0	12	5	204	78

1. Appearances in the 2017 Ligue 1 Play-offs

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2017	4	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	3	0
Total		7	0

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. Adama Niane at Soccerway
3. Adama Niane à la pointe de l'attaque du FC Nantes - Malifootball ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Adama Niane signe un contrat professionnel - Malifootball ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Nantes vs. Caen 2 - 1". soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
6. "Adama Niane at Soccerway". soccerway. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
7. "L'attaquant Malien Adama Niane rejoint ESTAC". Official website of Troyes AC. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
8. "Adama Niane prolonge jusqu'en Juin 2019". Official website of Troyes AC. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
9. "Troyes stun Nice". www.ligue1.com. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
10. "Adama Niane (Troyes) à Charleroi" (in French). L'Equipe. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
11. "Sporting Charleroi vs. Royal Excel Mouscron – 1 September 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
12. AANVALLER ADAMA NIANE OP HUURBASIS NAAR KVO Archived 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine , kvo.be, 28 January 2020
13. Adama Niane transféré au FCSM Archived 11 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine , fcsochaux.fr, 24 September 2020
14. Ponroy, Xavier (12 January 2022). "FC Sochaux : Adama Niane prêté à Dunkerque" [FC Sochaux: Adama Niane loaned to Dunkerque]. France Bleu (in French). Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
15. Amr, Abdelrahman. "Egypt opponents Mali announce U-20 AFCON squad". KingFut. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
16. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Mali". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
17. "Oumar Sissoko et la Mali renversent le Gabon de Denis Bouanga !". 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
18. Football, CAF - Confederation Africaine du. "L'envol parfait des Aigles face aux Panthères". www.cafonline.com (in French). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
19. Adama Niane at WorldFootball.net
20. Adama Niane at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Adama Niane at L'Équipe Football (in French)