Nicolas Diguiny

Nicolas Diguiny

Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Diguiny [1]
Date of birth	(1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	AEZ Zakakiou
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Vannes	133	(20)
2013–2014	Le Poiré-sur-Vie	27	(5)
2014–2016	Panthrakikos	55	(8)
2016–2018	Atromitos	38	(14)
2018–2020	Aris	51	(13)
2020–2023	Apollon Limassol	75	(23)
2023–	AEZ Zakakiou	30	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Nicolas Diguiny (born 31 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Cypriot club AEZ Zakakiou.

Club career

France

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and raised in Achères, ^[2] Diguiny arrived at Vannes OC in 2005, and played for the club for 8 consecutive seasons, from the youth team through the first team. In January 2013, his name was mentioned by stopping a penalty from Metz striker Yeni Ngbakoto in the second half, helping his club to escape with a 1–1 away draw. Two weeks later, he scored four times in a 5–0 win against US Quevilly in the CFA. He also scored for Vannes in the league in a 1–0 win against Poiré-sur-Vie.

Greece

Panthrakikos

In the summer of 2014, Diguiny signed for Panthrakikos of the Greek Super League. He played with former French players like El Fardou Ben Nabouhane, a former Vannes player and top scorer in the Greek Super League, and ex-Monaco and Argentine international Javier Saviola. ^[3]

Atromitos

On 9 June 2016, Atromitos announced Diguiny's signing for the next two years. ^[4] On 30 April 2017, in the last matchday of the 2016–17 season, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home win against Platanias.

On 22 April 2018, in his 100th appearance in Greece, Diguiny scored three goals in a 4–1 home win game against Platanias, which secured Atromitos the fourth place in the league. ^[5] He finished the 2017–18 season with 10 goals and 7 assists in the domestic competitions. ^[6]

Aris

On 26 June 2018, Diguiny, having been released by Atromitos, signed a two-season contract with newly promoted Aris. ^[6] On his debut, a 3–0 away win against Lamia, he scored with a header, receiving the MVP award as well. ^[7] On 2 September 2018, he sealed a 2–0 home win against AEL. ^[8] On 15 December 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home loss against Panetolikos. ^[9] On 20 December 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–2 away loss against Ergotelis, which eliminated his team from the Greek Cup round of 16. ^[10]

On 11 February 2019, Diguiny scored in a 3–0 away win against Asteras Tripolis. ^[11] On 18 March 2019, he scored a brace against Apollon Smyrnis, helping to a 5–0 home win. ^[12] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored a brace, helping to a remarkable 7–2 home win against Xanthi. ^[13]

On 1 August 2019, Diguiny's penalty gave Aris a 1–0 away win and a qualification to the Europa League third qualifying round over AEL Limassol. ^[14] Two weeks later, his goal sent the home game against Molde to extra time, where his team was eventually eliminated from the play-off round. ^[15]

On 15 September 2019, he scored with a simple tap-in in an astonishing 4–0 home win against Panathinaikos. ^[16] On 6 October 2019, he scored with a beautiful header to open the score in an eventual 2-1 home defeat against Olympiacos. ^[17] On 10 November 2019, he scored with a kick in a 2-1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis. ^[18]

On 19 January 2020, he scored in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Olympiacos. ^[19] On 1 March 2020, he scored in a 2-1 home loss against Atromitos. ^[20]

On 24 June 2020, he scored in a 2-2 home draw for the Greek Cup semi finals, which resulted in his team being eliminated. ^[21]

Apollon Limassol

On 3 July 2020, he signed a two years' contract with Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol for an undisclosed fee. ^[22]

Personal life

Born in France, Diguiny is of Ivorian descent. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2024

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panthrakikos	2014–15	Super League Greece	30	4	2	0	—		—		32	4
	2015–16		25	4	0	0	—		—		25	4
	Total		55	8	2	0	—		—		57	8
Atromitos	2016–17	Super League Greece	10	4	1	0	—		—		11	4
	2017–18		28	10	6	0	—		—		34	10
	Total		38	14	7	0	—		—		45	14
Aris	2018–19	Super League Greece	27	8	3	2	—		—		30	10
	2019–20		24	5	4	1	4	2	—		32	8
	Total		51	13	7	3	4	2	—		62	18
Apollon Limassol	2020–21	Cypriot First Division	32	17	1	0	3	1	—		36	18
	2021–22		12	4	2	1	—		—		14	5
	2022–23		27	2	1	0	8	0	—		36	2
	2023–24		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		74	23	4	1	11	1	—		89	25
AEZ Zakakiou	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	28	6	2	2	—		—		30	8
Career total			246	64	22	5	15	3	0	0	283	73

Honours

Vannes

• Coupe de la Ligue: runner-up 2008–09 ^{[24] [25]}

References

1. "France - N. Diguiny - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
2. "On a discuté avec Nicolas Diguiny, attaquant de Panthrakikos - Footballski". footballski.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
3. "Football : Un ancien Vannetais file en Grèce". 5 July 2014.
4. "Diguiny: "Βήμα στην καριέρα μου ο Ατρόμητος" - SPORT365". 6 September 2016.
5. Team, Onsports (22 April 2018). "Ατρόμητος-Πλατανιάς 4-1: "Όργια" Ντιγκινί στο Περιστέρι".
6. "Επίσημο: Στον Άρη για δύο χρόνια ο Ντιγκινί". www.sport24.gr. 27 June 2018.
7. "Άρης να γουστάρεις, 3-0 τη Λαμία στο ΔΑΚ". www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2018.
8. "Έφτανε ένα πεντάλεπτο στον Άρη, 2-0 την ΑΕΛ στο Καυτανζόγλειο". www.sport24.gr. 2 September 2018.
9. "Άρης - Παναιτωλικός 1-2: Παναιτωλικός για Ευρώπη, νίκησε τους 10 "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 15 December 2018.
10. "Εργοτέλης - Άρης 3-2: Οι Κρητικοί πέταξαν εκτός Κυπέλλου τους "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 20 December 2018.
11. "Αστέρας - Άρης 0-3: Κίτρινη "καταιγίδα" στην Τριπόλη". www.sport24.gr. 11 February 2019.
12. "Αρης - Απόλλων 5-0: Έστησε πάρτι Ευρώπης". www.sport24.gr. 18 March 2019.
13. "Άρης - Ξάνθη 7-2: Μπαλάρα από τους "κιτρινόμαυρους", διέσυραν τους Ακρίτες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
14. "ΑΕΛ - Άρης 0-1: Σπουδαία πρόκριση για τους "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 1 August 2019.
15. "Άρης - Μόλντε 3-1: Ήταν παλικάρι, αλλά δεν άντεξε". www.sport24.gr. 15 August 2019.
16. "Άρης - Παναθηναϊκός 4-0: Κίτρινη τεσσάρα στο πράσινο ναυάγιο". www.sport24.gr. 15 September 2019.
17. "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
18. "Άρης - Αστέρας 2-1: Διπρόσωποι αλλά νικητές οι "κίτρινοι"". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
19. "Ολυμπιακός - Άρης 4-2: Παρέμεινε πρώτος και αήττητος με τεσσάρα". www.sport24.gr. 19 January 2020.
20. "Άρης - Ατρόμητος 1-2: Ανατροπή οκτώ λεπτών". www.sport24.gr. 1 March 2020.
21. "Άρης - ΑΕΚ 2-2: Ο Λιβάγια έστειλε την Ένωση στον τελικό". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2020.
22. "Απόλλων Λεμεσού: Ανακοίνωσε Ντιγκινί". www.sport24.gr. 3 July 2020.
23. "Nicolas Diguiny, l'aplomb à retardement".
24. Basse, Paul (26 April 2009). "Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
25. "Bordeaux écrase Vannes et s'offre la Coupe de la Ligue". France 24 (in French). 25 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

External links

• Nicolas Diguiny at Soccerway