Demba Thiam (footballer, born 1998)

Demba Thiam

Personal information
Full name	Demba Thiam Ngagne
Date of birth	(1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	SPAL
Youth career
2016–2017	SPAL
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	SPAL	36	(0)
2017–2018	→ Fano (loan)	18	(0)
2019	→ Viterbese Castrense (loan)	2	(0)
2023	→ Foggia (loan)	12	(0)
2023–2024	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	36	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Demba Thiam Ngagne (born 9 March 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club SPAL.

Club career

SPAL

He started playing for the Under-19 squad of SPAL in the 2016–17 season and made two bench appearances for the senior squad in the Serie B. ^[1]

Loan to Fano

On 17 July 2017, he was loaned to Serie C club Fano. ^[1] He made his Serie C debut for Fano on 16 December 2017 in a game against Fermana as a starter. ^[2] He remained Fano's first-choice goalkeeper for the remainder of the season.

Return to SPAL and loan to Viterbese Castrense

He was the third goalkeeper for the first part of the 2018–19 Serie A season, but did not see any playing time behind Alfred Gomis and Vanja Milinković-Savić. On 9 January 2019, he returned to Serie C on another loan, to Viterbese Castrense. ^[3]

He came back to SPAL at the end of loan, and he made his Serie A debut in a 1–1 home draw against Torino on 26 July 2020. ^[4]

In September 2022, Thiam renewed his contract with the club until 2025. ^[5]

Loan to Foggia

On 31 January 2023, Thiam joined Foggia on loan until the end of the season. ^[6]

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 20 July 2023, Thiam moved on loan to Juve Stabia. ^[7]

Honours

Player

Juve Stabia

• Serie C: 2023–24 (Group C)

References

1. "DEMBA E EKLU IN PRESTITO ALL'ALMA JUVENTUS FANO 1906" (in Italian). SPAL. 17 July 2017.
2. "game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 December 2017.
3. "MERCATOGIALLOBLU: DALLA SPAL ARRIVA IN PRESTITO IL PORTIERE DEMBA THIAM NGAGNE" (Press release) (in Italian). Viterbese Castrense. 9 January 2019.
4. "Prodezza di Verdi e gol di D'Alessandro dopo 3 anni. Spal-Toro è 1-1, granata salvi" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
5. "Demba Thiam ha esteso il suo contratto con la SPAL fino al 2025". Lo Spallino (in Italian). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
6. "In rossonero arriva Thiam" (Press release) (in Italian). Foggia. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
7. "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Thiam" [SS Juve Stabia, the arrival of Thiam is official] (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

External links

• Demba Thiam at Soccerway