Nouha Dicko

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Nouha Dicko
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Dicko playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014
Personal information
Full name Nouha Dicko [1]
Date of birth (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Saint-Maurice, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2007 Créteil-Lusitanos
2007–2009 Strasbourg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Strasbourg B 42 (12)
2010–2011 Strasbourg 3 (0)
2011–2014 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2012 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (4)
2012–2013 → Blackpool (loan) 22 (5)
2013 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 4 (1)
2013 → Rotherham United (loan) 5 (5)
2014–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 94 (31)
2017–2020 Hull City 47 (6)
2019–2020 → Vitesse (loan) 19 (4)
2020–2022 Gaziantep 46 (5)
2022 Yeni Malatyaspor 15 (4)
2022–2024 OFI 47 (9)
2024– Paris FC 16 (5)
International career‡
2014–2018 Mali 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:25, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Nouha Dicko (born 14 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team.

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Early life

Dicko was born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, a commune in the suburbs of Paris. He grew up in the city with his family, who originate from Mali. [3]

Club career

Early career

Dicko began playing football at the age of six with local club Jeanne d'Arc de Maisons-Alfort. At the age of 13, he was signed by Créteil-Lusitanos, staying at the club for three seasons, before moving to Strasbourg in the spring of 2007. [4]

Following his arrival, Dicko's progress was hindered by a number of injuries during his first season at the club, including an ankle injury that kept him out of action for four months. [4] He made his debut for Strasbourg's reserve team in the 2009–10, impressing on a number of occasions, despite the team's relegation to CFA 2. [3] His first-team debut came during the following season against Stade Plabennecois in a Championnat National match in September 2010. [5]

Wigan Athletic

In 2011, Strasbourg released Dicko due to financial difficulties, and he was offered a trial with Premier League side Wigan Athletic, [6] [7] signing with the club a few weeks later. [8] [9] He made his senior debut for Wigan on 13 September 2011, in a League Cup match against Crystal Palace. [10]

On 27 January 2012, he joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the season. [11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Doncaster Rovers,[ citation needed ] and went on to score four goals in 11 league appearances for the club. He came on as a substitute in Blackpool's 2–1 defeat in the 2012 Championship play-off final against West Ham United. He re-signed for Blackpool on a season-long loan on 17 August 2012. [12] He was recalled from his loan on 3 January 2013. [13]

On 28 March 2013, Dicko moved on loan again, entering his first spell with English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. [14] He made only four substitute appearances, scoring once, as the club unsuccessfully fought to avoid relegation under Dean Saunders. [15]

Dicko began the 2013–14 season by appearing as a substitute in Wigan's Community Shield defeat to league champions Manchester United. [16] However, new Wigan manager Owen Coyle did not select him for any league games and Dicko's only playing time for the club came in the Europa League and League Cup.

In November 2013, he was loaned out to League One club Rotherham United until January 2014. [17] He was recalled by new Wigan manager Uwe Rösler in late December. [18]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 13 January 2014, Dicko moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, then in the third tier, for a reported fee of £300,000, [19] signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract. [20] [21] [22] Dicko scored two goals on his second debut for the club, on 25 January 2014. [23] On 18 April, he scored a hat-trick against Rotherham United in a 6–4 victory. [24] He ended the 2013–14 season as the club's top scorer, as they won promotion as champions. [25]

Back at Championship level, Dicko was the club's joint top goalscorer in the following season, as the club missed out on the play-offs due to goal difference. He signed a new three-year contract with the club during the close season, and was given the squad number 9. [26] However, in September 2015, Dicko suffered a knee ligament damage during a match against Charlton, which ultimately forced him to miss the remainder of the season. [27]

After further delays to his comeback, [28] Dicko returned to first-team football in October 2016, over 13 months since his last appearance and signed a new contract, which was due to keep him at Wolves until the summer of 2020. [29] He made 32 appearances during the campaign, but scored just three times. At the start of the following season, Dicko was largely only used as a substitute by new coach Nuno Espírito Santo, but still scored twice in seven appearances; his final goal for the club came against the team he was about to join.

Hull City

Dicko playing for Hull City in a match against Chelsea Chelsea 4 Hull 0 (Nouha Dicko).jpg
Dicko playing for Hull City in a match against Chelsea

On 29 August 2017, Dicko joined fellow Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal. [30] On 8 September 2017, he made his debut in a 5–0 loss away to Derby County. [31] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 October 2017, when he opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw away to Norwich City. [32]

On 2 September 2019, Dicko joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the rest of the season. [33]

On 30 June 2020, Hull indicated that Dicko would leave the club following the expiry of his contract. [34]

Gaziantep

On 1 October 2020, Dicko joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep on a two-year contract. [35]

Yeni Malatyaspor

In January 2022, Dicko joined Yeni Malatyaspor on a 1.5 year contract with an additional 1 year option. Dicko would wear jersey 94. [36]

OFI

In July 2022 he signed for Greek club OFI. [37]

Paris FC

On 31 January 2024, Dicko joined Paris FC on a one-and-a-half-year contract. [38]

International career

Although born and raised in France, Dicko is eligible to play for the Mali national football team through his parents, who both come from the Yélimané Cercle area. [39] He was called up by Mali to their international squad in May 2014. [40] He made his debut on 25 May 2014 in a friendly against Guinea, played in Colombes, France. [41] In November 2014, he picked up an injury while on international duty. [42]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2024 [5] [15] [43]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strasbourg B 2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 184———184
2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 2 248———248
Total4212———4212
Strasbourg 2010–11 Championnat National 3010000040
Wigan Athletic 2011–12 Premier League 0000100010
2012–13 Premier League0030000030
2013–14 EFL Championship 0010103 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Total0040203090
Blackpool (loan) 2011–12 EFL Championship10430003 [lower-alpha 2] 0164
2012–13 EFL Championship225000000225
Total329300030389
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2012–13 EFL Championship4100000041
Rotherham United (loan) 2013–14 EFL League One 5500001 [lower-alpha 3] 166
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2013–14 EFL League One19130000001913
2014–15 EFL Championship37142011004015
2015–16 EFL Championship5000110061
2016–17 EFL Championship303200000323
2017–18 EFL Championship5100210072
Total963140430010434
Hull City 2017–18 EFL Championship2942100—315
2018–19 EFL Championship1621020—192
2019–20 EFL Championship200020—40
Total4763140—547
Vitesse (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 19431——225
Gaziantep 2020–21 Süper Lig 28400——284
2021–22 Süper Lig18110——191
Total46510——475
Yeni Malatyaspor 2021–22 Süper Lig154———154
OFI 2022–23 Super League Greece 30600——306
Paris FC 2023–24 Ligue 2 16500—1 [lower-alpha 4] 1176
Career total355871921038239294
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield and two in the Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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