Mbaye Diagne (footballer)

Mbaye Diagne

Personal information
Full name	Mbaye Diagne [1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Neom
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Bra	29	(23)
2013–2015	Juventus	0	(0)
2013	→ Ajaccio (loan)	0	(0)
2014	→ Lierse (loan)	7	(4)
2014	→ Al-Shabab (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Westerlo (loan)	5	(2)
2015–2016	→ Újpest (loan)	14	(11)
2016–2017	Tianjin TEDA	44	(16)
2018–2019	Kasımpaşa	34	(32)
2019–2022	Galatasaray	44	(21)
2019–2020	→ Club Brugge (loan)	6	(4)
2021	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	16	(3)
2022–2023	Fatih Karagümrük	33	(23)
2023–2024	Al-Qadsiah	32	(26)
2024–	Neom	3	(2)
International career‡
2018–	Senegal	11	(0)
Medal record Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021

Mbaye Diagne (born 28 October 1991) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Neom.

Club career

Early career

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diagne spent his early career in Italy, beginning in 2013, Diagne joined A.C. Bra, where he went on to score 23 goals in 29 Serie D matches. ^[2]

Juventus

Diagne was signed by manager Antonio Conte for Serie A champions Juventus in July 2013. On 13 September 2013, he was signed on loan by French club Ajaccio to gain further first team experience. Ajaccio were then managed by Italian manager Fabrizio Ravanelli (who was also a former teammate of Conte's). ^[3] However, the loan didn't go as planned and Diagne failed to make a single first team appearance. ^[4]

Lierse loan

Diagne was loaned out to Belgian club Lierse in January 2014, and made his debut on 31 January against Anderlecht, scoring in the 25th minute. ^[5] He scored a hat-trick against Mons on 8 February in his next game for the club, ending with 2 goals in 1 games for the club. ^[6]

Al Shabab loan

On 2 August 2014, Al Shabab Saudi Arabian King Cup 2014 winner announced signing Diagne on loan until June 2015. Diagne made his debut against Al Nassr FC on 7 August 2014 at Saudi Super Cup as substitute and played the last 17 minutes of the second half and 30 minutes of extra-time. He wasted his penalty shootout chance to achieve triumph over their rivals, but eventually his team won the cup. ^[7]

Westerlo loan

On 5 January 2015, he joined KVC Westerlo on loan in the Belgium Pro League. He scored 1 goals in 2 games for the club. ^[8]

Újpest loan

He joined Hungarian side Újpest FC on loan, he scored 2 goals in his first 3 games for the club, scoring in every single one of the games. ^[9] On 24 October 2015, he created a much-publicized controversy, when 39-year-old club legend Péter Kabát wanted to take a penalty which he earned, but Diagne tucked the ball under his shirt and eventually converted the kick himself. In fact neither Kabát nor Diagne but Balázs Balogh was the designated penalty taker. ^[10]

Tianjin TEDA

After impressing on loan at Újpest, on 6 February 2016, Diagne transferred to Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA from Juventus on a permanent transfer, signing a two-year deal. He scored 9 goals in 17 league matches during his time at the club. ^[11]

Kasımpaşa

On 17 January 2018, Diagne joined Turkish Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa from Tianjin TEDA. He made his debut for the club two days later, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute, and scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Alanyaspor. On 12 May 2018, Diagne scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 3–1 win over Gençlerbirliği. During his first season in Istanbul, he played 17 games and scored 12 goals. ^[12]

On 23 September 2018, with a goal in a 1–2 defeat to Alanyaspor, Diagne set the record of scoring 8 goals in his first 6 matches in the Süper Lig since the start of the season. He scored a brace in a 2–2 draw with Fenerbahçe. ^[13] On 22 December, Diagne scored another two goals in a 4–1 win over Beşiktaş, but was suspended for one league game due to receiving his fourth yellow card. In the next fixture he received a red card in Turkish Cup against Alanyaspor due to spitting on his opponent and he was banned for an additional 4 matches, attracting interest from clubs like Leeds United. ^[14]

Galatasaray

On 31 January 2019, Galatasaray announced the signing of Diagne for a transfer fee of €10 million, signing a contract until 31 August 2022. ^[15] He made his debut for the club on 10 February 2019, in a match against Trabzonspor, scoring the opening goal from a penalty in a 3–1 win. ^[16]

Diagne netted his first hattrick for the club in a 3–0 win against Yeni Malatyaspor. ^[17] He later scored braces against Kayserispor and Çaykur Rizespor, thus keeping him in first place among top scorers in Süper Lig that season. On 15 May, he scored a late goal in a 3–1 win against Akhisarspor in the Turkish Cup final, marking his first trophy with Galata. Diagne eventually finished the season as top scorer of the league, with a total of 30 goals, as Galatasaray won the domestic treble. ^[18]

Club Brugge (loan)

On 2 September 2019, Diagne joined Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge on loan.

He missed a penalty for the club in a Champions League match against PSG after ignoring instructions from manager Philippe Clement and was subsequently fined and suspended as a result. ^[19]

West Bromwich Albion (loan)

On 29 January 2021, Diagne joined West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season. ^[20] In April 2021, Diagne scored his second Premier League goal in a 5–2 win against Chelsea.

Return to Galatasaray

On 18 July 2022, Galatasaray announced that Diagne's contract was mutually terminated. ^[21]

Fatih Karagümrük

On 18 July 2022, it was announced that he signed contract with Fatih Karagümrük until 31 August 2022. ^[22]

Al-Qadsiah

On 13 July 2023, Diagne joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Qadsiah. ^[23] He finished as the league's top scorer helping Al-Qadsiah win the First Division title and earn promotion to the Pro League.

Neom

On 16 July 2024, Diagne joined newly promoted Saudi First Division side Neom. ^[24]

International career

In March 2018, Diagne revealed that he left Chinese side Tianjin TEDA for Kasımpaşa to further his chances of playing for Senegal national team and further his chances of impressing to gain a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. ^[25] On 17 May 2018, Diagne missed out on the World Cup squad after being overlooked by manager Aliou Cissé. ^[26]

On 9 September 2018, Diagne made his debut for Senegal in a 2–2 draw against Madagascar in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, coming on in the last minute as a substitute for Moussa Konaté. ^[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 September 2024 ^{[28] [29]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bra	2012–13	Serie D	29	23	–		–		–		29	23
Juventus	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	Total		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Ajaccio (loan)	2013–14	Ligue 1	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Lierse (loan)	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	7	4	–		–		4	3	11	7
Al-Shabab (loan)	2014–15	Saudi Pro League	2	0	–		–		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
Westerlo (loan)	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	5	2	–		–		6 [lower-alpha 3]	1	11	3
Újpest (loan)	2015–16	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	14	11	1	0	–		–		15	11
Tianjin TEDA	2016	Chinese Super League	27	10	–		–		–		27	10
	2017	Chinese Super League	17	6	–		–		–		17	6
	Total		44	16	—		—		—		44	16
Kasımpaşa	2017–18	Süper Lig	17	12	–		–		–		17	12
	2018–19	Süper Lig	17	20	2	0	–		–		19	20
	Total		34	32	2	0	—		—		36	32
Galatasaray	2018–19	Süper Lig	12	10	3	1	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	–		17	11
	2019–20	Süper Lig	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2020–21	Süper Lig	15	9	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	2	–		19	11
	2021–22	Süper Lig	14	2	0	0	8 [lower-alpha 5]	2	–		22	4
	Total		44	21	4	1	13	4	–		61	26
Club Brugge (loan)	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	6	4	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 6]	0	–		9	4
West Bromwich Albion (loan)	2020–21	Premier League	16	3	0	0	—		—		16	3
Fatih Karagumruk	2022–23	Süper Lig	33	23	2	2	—		—		35	25
Al-Qadsiah	2023–24	Saudi First Division League	32	26	1	0	—		—		33	26
Neom	2024–25	Saudi First Division League	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Career total			269	163	10	3	15	4	11	4	306	174

1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Turkish Cup, Belgian Cup, King Cup
2. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
3. Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 30 March 2021 ^[30]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2018	3	0
	2019	7	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	1	0
Total		11	0

Honours

Al-Shabab

• Saudi Super Cup: 2014

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2018–19
• Turkish Cup: 2018–19
• Turkish Super Cup: 2019

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2019–20

Al-Qadsiah

• Saudi First Division League: 2023–24

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019 ^[31]

Individual

• Gol Kralı: 2018–19
• Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2021–22 ^[32]
• Saudi First Division League top scorer: 2023–24

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External links

• Mbaye Diagne at ESPN FC