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	Juve Stabia
Number	20
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–	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	40	(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 Serie B club Juve Stabia on loan from 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] After winning promotion to Serie B with the Campanians, his loan was renewed for the 2024–25 season, this time with an option to buy. ^[8]

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 27 July 2020. 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.
8. "S.S. Juve Stabia: Thiam torna in Gialloblù" [SS Juve Stabia: Thiam returns to Gialloblù] (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

External links

• Demba Thiam at Soccerway