Famara Diédhiou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Famara Diédhiou | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Louis, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | ASM Belfort | 11 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Épinal | 30 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 33 | (13) |
| 2014–2016 | Sochaux | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Clermont (loan) | 50 | (23) |
| 2016–2017 | Angers | 31 | (8) |
| 2017– | Bristol City | 1 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Senegal | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2017 | |||
Famara Diédhiou (born 15 December 1992) is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for English Football League Championship side Bristol City, and the Senegal national team as a striker.[1]
Club career
Sochaux
Diédhiou joined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2014 from Gazélec Ajaccio. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 2 August 2014 against US Orléans playing the full game in a 0–1 home defeat on the opening day of the 2014–2015 season.[2] On 22 August 2014, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal against AC Arles-Avignon.[3]
Clermont (loan)
On 2 February 2015, Diédhiou joined Clermont Foot on loan from Sochaux.[4] For the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, he went back on loan to Clermont again.[5] In that season, he scored 22 goals in 37 matches.[6][7]
Angers
In summer 2016, he moved up a tier joining Ligue 1 club Angers SCO who paid Sochaux a transfer fee of £1.36 million.[6] In 2016–17, his only season at the club, he played 35 times scoring 9 goals.[6]
Bristol City
On 28 June 2017, Diédhiou signed a four-year contract with English Championship club Bristol City for a club record transfer fee of £5.3 million.[6][7] He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 3–1 win over Barnsley on 5 August 2017.[8]
International career
Diédhiou scored his first goal for Senegal in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Namibia.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 September 2016 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal |  Namibia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ↑ "Senegal - F. Diedhiou - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ↑ "Sochaux vs. Orléans - 2 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ↑ "Arles vs. Sochaux - 22 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ↑ "Diedhiou (Sochaux) prêté à Clermont (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. February 2, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Diedhiou prêté à Clermont (in French)". lequipe. June 9, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Famara Diedhiou: Bristol City sign Senegal striker in club-record £5.3m deal". BBC Sport. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Club record fee lands Senegal international Diédhiou". Bristol City. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bristol City 3-1 Barnsley". BBC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ↑ "Diedhiou, Famara". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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