Idrissa Niang

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Idrissa Niang
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Niang [1]
Date of birth (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Richard Toll, Senegal [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Shorta
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2010 ASSUR
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010−2012 ASSUR
2013−2017 Diaraf
2017−2018 ES Métlaoui 12 (0)
2018−2020 Nejmeh 22 (0)
2020−2021 Al-Mina'a
2021−2022 Al-Talaba (4)
2022− Al-Shorta 45 (10)
International career
2013 Senegal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024

Idrissa Niang (born 25 February 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta.

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Club career

Niang started his career with the football academy of the AS Sucrière de La Réunion, he joined the junior team in 2008, before joining the first team in 2010. [2] Niang then moved to ASC Diaraf during the 2012–13 season, where he played for five seasons. [2] On 29 July 2017 Niang moved to Tunisia to play for ES Métlaoui during the 2017–18 season. [3]

On 27 July 2018, he moved to Lebanon to play with Beirut-based club Nejmeh, [4] staying there for two years. [5] On 1 October 2020, Niang joined Iraqi Premier League side Al-Mina'a. [6] He moved to Al-Talaba in August 2021. [7]

International career

Niang represented Senegal at the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification, making his senior international debut on 20 July 2013, in a 2–0 defeat to Mauritania. [8]

Honours

Diaraf

Nejmeh

Al-Shorta

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References

  1. 1 2 "Idrissa Niang". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Idrissa NIANG : "mon rêve, c'est de porter le maillot de la sélection nationale"" [Idrissa NIANG: "my dream is to wear the national team jersey"]. ndarinfo.com (in French).
  3. ↑ نجم المتلوي ينتدب الغاني إدريسا نيانغ (in Arabic). radiosabrafm.net. 29 July 2017.
  4. ↑ النجمة يعلن عن أول لاعبيه الأجانب للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). elsport.com. 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ نيانغ يجدد لموسمين اثنين مع النجمة (in Arabic). elsport.com. 11 June 2019.
  6. ↑ محترف سنغالي يصل البصرة لتدعيم السفانة (in Arabic). almaalomah.com. 16 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "الطلبة يختتم صفقاته بالتعاقد مع زياد وحلو - وكالة انباء الرأي العام رياضة". وكالة انباء الرأي العام. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Senegal (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


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