El Hadji Malick Diouf

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El Hadji Malick Diouf
Personal information
Full name El Hadji Malick Diouf
Date of birth (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 12
Youth career
Galaxy Football Academy
Académie Mawade Wade
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Tromsø 15 (2)
2024–2025 Slavia Prague 34 (8)
2024–2025 Slavia Prague B 3 (0)
2025– West Ham United 3 (0)
International career‡
2024– Senegal 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:24, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 28 December 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club West Ham United and the Senegal national team. [2]

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Club career

Tromsø

Born in Dakar, Diouf began his football career at the Galaxy Football Academy and then the Académie Mawade Wade. [3] On 21 February 2023, after a successful trial, Diouf signed with Norwegian side Tromsø. [4] After a slow start to the season, with little game time, the latter half of the season saw Diouf getting regular game time, ending the season with twenty-one appearances, and three goals for the club. [5]

Slavia Prague

In January 2024, Diouf signed for Czech top flight club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract. [2] His first goal for the club came in his debut game, against Karviná. [6] In the 2024–25 season for Slavia Prague, Diouf played as a left wing-back as they won the Czech First League title. He scored five goals in the first eight games and in 24 league appearances for the season, scored seven goals and made three assists. [3]

West Ham United

On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of £19m. [7] [8] On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3–0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. [9]

International career

Diouf made his debut for the Senegal national team on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2025 [6] [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2023 Eliteserien 15261——213
Slavia Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 7111—1 [b] 092
2024–25 Czech First League27720—12 [c] 0417
Total34831—130509
West Ham United 2025–26 Premier League 200010—30
Career total511092101307412
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202440
202520
Total60

References

  1. 1 2 "El Hadji Malick Diouf". SK Slavia Prague. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "El Hadji Malick Diouf joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Eight things you didn't know about El Hadji Malick Diouf". West Ham United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Diouf har signert" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 El Hadji Malick Diouf at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. 1 2 El Hadji Malick Diouf at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "West Ham United sign Senegal international El Hadji Malick Diouf". West Ham United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Diouf joins West Ham from Slavia Prague for £19m". BBC Sport. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Louise (16 August 2025). "Mayenda sparks stunning Sunderland start to increase Potter's West Ham pain". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Burundi v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Diouf: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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