Mamadou Thiam

Mamadou Thiam

Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Khady Thiam [1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Aubervilliers, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Cluj
Number	93
Youth career
	RCF Paris
	Red Star
0000–2013	JA Drancy
2013–2014	Dijon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Dijon B	32	(13)
2015–2017	Dijon	25	(3)
2016–2017	→ Clermont (loan)	34	(8)
2017–2020	Barnsley	83	(8)
2020–2022	Oostende	16	(0)
2021–2022	→ Nancy (loan)	34	(5)
2022–2023	Universitatea Cluj	27	(9)
2023–2024	Al-Arabi
2024	Al-Jabalain	15	(2)
2024–	Universitatea Cluj	27	(7)
International career
2015	Senegal U20	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2025

Mamadou Khady Thiam (born 20 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj. Born in France, he represented Senegal at under-20 level.

Career

In August 2017, Thiam joined Barnsley F.C. from Dijon on a three-year deal. ^[2] He scored his first goal for Barnsley, a penalty, in a 3–1 win at Millwall on 30 September 2017. ^[3]

On 8 September 2022, Thiam joined the Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Cluj. ^[4] During the 2022-23 Liga I season, Thiam was the best goalscorer for "U", with 9 goals. In all competitions, Mamadou Thiam scored 11 goals for the Șepcile roșii.

On 31 January 2024, Thiam joined Saudi club Al-Jabalain. ^[5]

Mamadou Thiam rejoined Universitatea Cluj on 12 June 2024, signing with the Romanian club ahead of the 2024–25 season. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dijon B	2013–14	CFA 2	11	2	—		—		—		11	2
	2014–15		12	5	—		—		—		12	5
	2015–16		9	6	—		—		—		9	6
	Total		32	13	—		—		—		32	13
Dijon	2014–15	Ligue 2	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2015–16		17	3	0	0	3	1	—		20	4
	Total		25	3	1	0	3	1	—		29	4
Clermont (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 2	34	8	2	0	3	1	—		39	9
Barnsley	2017–18 [8]	Championship	29	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	1
	2018–19 [9]	League One	46	7	2	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	52	7
	2019–20 [10]	Championship	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		83	8	3	0	3	0	3	0	92	8
Oostende	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	16	0	2	0	—		5	0	23	0
Nancy (loan)	2021–22	Ligue 2	34	5	3	0	—		—		37	5
Universitatea Cluj	2022–23	Liga I	27	9	6	2	—		—		33	11
Al-Arabi	2023–24	Kuwait Premier League	?	?	?	?	—		4 [b]	2	4	2
Al-Jabalain	2023–24	Saudi First Division League	15	2	—		—		—		15	2
Universitatea Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	27	7	0	0	—		—		27	7
Career total			293	55	17	2	9	2	12	2	331	61

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

• Cupa României runner-up: 2022–23

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "Mamadou Thiam: Barnsley sign Dijon forward and Leicester's Harvey Barnes on loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
3. "Millwall 1-3 Barnsley". BBC. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
4. "Bienvenoue, Mamadou Thiam!" [Welcome, Mamadou Thiam!] (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
5. "رسمياً المهاجم الفرنسي مامادو ثيام جبلاوياً".
6. "Mamadou Thiam revine la "U"" [Mamadou Thiam returns to "U"] (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
7. Mamadou Thiam at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. "Games played by Mamadou Thiam in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
9. "Games played by Mamadou Thiam in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
10. "Games played by Mamadou Thiam in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links

• Mamadou Thiam at Soccerway