Pape Maly Diamanka

Pape Diamanka
Personal information
Full namePape Maly Diamanka
Date of birth10 January 1990
Place of birthDakar, Senegal
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Leganés
Number23
Youth career
US Gorée
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2009US Gorée
2010–2013Rayo B31(0)
2011–2013Rayo Vallecano7(0)
2012–2013→ Vålerenga (loan)9(0)
2013–2014Sestao33(3)
2014–Leganés14(1)
National team
2011–Senegal U231(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Pape Maly Diamanka (born 10 January 1990) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Leganés as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Dakar, Diamanka began his career with local US Gorée. In February 2010 he joined Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División and being a regular in his first full season, starting in 23 games and completing 20 as the Madrid outskirts team retained its Segunda División B status.

On 13 June 2011 Diamanka renewed his contract with Rayo, with a €6 million buyout clause, also being promoted to the main squad for the 2011–12 campaign.[1] He spent several months sidelined because of bureaucratic problems.[2]

Diamanka made his official debut with Rayo Vallecano on 8 January 2012, playing 32 minutes as a substitute in the 2–1 La Liga home win against Sevilla FC.[3] On 23 August he moved on a season-long loan to Norway's Vålerenga Fotball, with the option for a permanent contract.[4]

International career

Diamanka represented Senegal at various youth levels. In August 2011 he was called up by the senior team for a friendly with Morocco in Dakar,[5] but eventually did not make his debut.

References

  1. ↑ Diamanka renueva su contrato con el Rayo Vallecano (Diamanka renews contract with Rayo Vallecano); Rayo Herald, 13 June 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Diamanka ya puede jugar con el Rayo Vallecano (Diamanka cleared to play with Rayo Vallecano); El Mundo Deportivo, 5 January 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Reyes fails to shine; ESPN Soccernet, 8 January 2012
  4. ↑ "Her signerer Diamanka" (in Norwegian). VIF Fotball. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Senegal call up Mbaye Niang for friendly; African Soccer Weebly, 3 August 2011

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