Bamba Dieng

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Bamba Dieng
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Dieng with Senegal in 2022
Personal information
Full name Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lorient
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2014 ASC SUNEOR
2014–2019 Diambars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Diambars 14 (12)
2020–2021 Marseille B 4 (0)
2021–2023 Marseille 40 (8)
2023– Lorient 22 (5)
International career
2016 Senegal U17 2 (1)
2021– Senegal 26 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:10, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng (born 23 March 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lorient and the Senegal national team.

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Club career

Dieng began his career with Diambars in the Senegal Premier League, and had 12 goals in his first 14 games in his debut season. He finished as the top scorer of the Senegal Premier League for the 2019–20 season.[ citation needed ]

Dieng signed for Marseille on 5 October 2020. [4] He made his debut the club in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Auxerre on 10 February 2021, scoring a goal in the 92nd minute of the game. [5]

On 27 January 2023, Dieng signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lorient. [6]

International career

Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021. [7]

He was called up to the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022, scoring his first goal for the side in a 2–0 round of 16 victory over Cape Verde. [8] In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Dieng scored in the penalty shootout to help Senegal become the champions of the tournament. [9]

He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2023 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille B 2020–21 Championnat National 2 4040
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 50110061
2021–22 Ligue 12571010 [lower-alpha 1] 1368
2022–23 Ligue 110121121
Total408411015410
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 115310163
2023–24 Ligue 1720072
Total22510235
Career total6613511018115
  1. Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 4 December 2022 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202140
2022132
Total172
As of match played 25 November 2022. [12]
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
List of international goals scored by Bamba Dieng
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 January 2022 Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon6Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 2–02–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
225 November 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar15Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3–13–1 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Senegal

Individual

Orders

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