Andy Alune Diouf (born 17 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens.
 Diouf with Lens in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andy Alune Diouf[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Garenne-Colombes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Rennes B | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Rennes | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Basel (loan) | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Basel | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lens | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | France U20 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBorn in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Diouf was raised in Nanterre. He started playing football at the age of 6 years, in the nearby La Garenne-Colombes.[2]
Club career
editRennes
editDiouf played for the youth teams of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Boulogne-Billancourt, also spending two years at the INF Clairefontaine, before joining the Rennes academy in 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for Rennes on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 home draw against his former club PSG.[3]
Basel
editOn 18 July 2022, Diouf joined Basel in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4] He joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei. Diouf played his domestic league debut for his new club on 24 July 2022 in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel played a 1–1 draw against Servette.[5] He scored his first goal for his new team on 13 October in the away game in the Tehelné pole stadium as Basel played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage against Slovan Bratislava. Diouf was substituted in for Wouter Burger in the 64th minute as Basel were 3–1 down and he scored just one minute later. His first shot was blocked, but he headed home the rebound. Just seven minutes later Basel equalised and the game ended in a 3–3 draw.[6]
On 2 May 2023, the option to buy was activated, with Diouf signing a four-year contract.[7] But, not quite two months later, the midfielder decided to move back to France. During his one season with the club, Diouf played a total of 60 games for Basel scoring a total of three goals. 34 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, five in the Swiss Cup, 18 in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, where the team advanced to the semi-finals and three were friendly games. He scored all three goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[8]
Lens
editOn 30 June 2023, Diouf signed for Ligue 1 club Lens on a five-year contract.[9]
International career
editBorn in France, Diouf is of Senegalese descent.[10] He is a youth international for France.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Basel (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18[b] | 3 | 56 | 3 |
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 106 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editFrance U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[12]
Individual
- UEFA Europa Conference League Young Player of the Season: 2022–23[13]
- UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2022–23[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b Macedo, Aurélien (17 January 2021). "À la découverte d'Andy Diouf, jeune talent du Stade Rennais". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Bertolino, Thomas; Rego, Raul (9 May 2021). "Résultat et résumé Rennes - PSG, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 36e journée, Dimanche 09 Mai 2021". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (18 July 2022). "Andy Diouf wechselt zum FCB". Andy Diouf joins FCB (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (24 July 2022). "FC Basel - Servette FC 1:1 (1:0)" (in German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (13 October 2022). "SK Slovan Bratislava - FC Basel 3:3 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2 May 2023). "Der FCB Verpflichet Zeki Amouni und Andy Diouf definitiv" [FCB sign Zeki Amouni and Andy Diouf definitely] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2023). "Andy Diouf - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Andy Diouf, le coffre et la finesse". www.rclens.fr (in French). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Stade Rennais : Andy Diouf signe son premier contrat professionnel". 10 December 2020.
- ^ Andy Diouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Andy Diouf named UEFA Europa Conference League Young Player of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "2022/23 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
External links
edit- Andy Diouf at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Andy Diouf at WorldFootball.net