Mame Biram Diouf ( bear 16 December 1987 ) is a senegalese professional football player who plays as a striker for turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor. Diouf started his career at Diaraf before moving to Molde in 2007. In his first base season with them he won the norwegian First Division, and gained promotion to the norwegian top division. His performances and goalscoring attract matter to from a number of big clubs, and he finally moved to Manchester United in 2009, remaining on lend at Molde until January 2010. He scored on his home debut for United and won the League Cup as an fresh substitute in the 2010 final. Diouf joined Hannover in January 2012, where he scored 35 goals in 71 appearances, before moving to Stoke City on a free transfer in 2014. Diouf spent six seasons with Stoke scoring 25 goals in 157 appearances before leaving in the summer of 2020.
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Diouf made his senegal debut in 2009 in a 2–1 friendly win over the DR Congo ; he has represented the country at the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, equally good as at the 2018 FIFA World Cup .
Club career [edit ]
Molde [edit ]
Born in Dakar, Senegal, [ 4 ] Diouf began his career with Diaraf. In January 2007, he joined norwegian club Molde, having trained with them in March 2006. He expressed his happiness at joining mate countrymen Pape Paté Diouf ( still playing for a contract with Molde at that time ) and Madiou Konate at the clubhouse. Molde besides agreed with Diaraf all considitions concerning the transplant, if Diouf signed a professional condense with Molde. [ citation needed ] In his second season at Molde, and the inaugural in Tippeligaen, Diouf did well and scored a total of five goals against Brann in the two matches of the 2008 season, two goals in a 4–3 victory in the Tippeliga match in Bergen on 31 May and three goals in the 8–0 victory in the Cup on 23 July. [ 5 ] These goals lead to some rumours in the Bergen-papers, that Brann would be concerned in signing Diouf. [ 6 ] He was besides linked to Arsenal, Feyenoord, Groningen, West Bromwich Albion and Red Bull Salzburg. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In the 2009 temper, he scored 16 goals in 29 matches. tied with his impregnable performance, Molde only finished second in the league and the cup. A highlight of the season was the 5–2 win against Brann on 12 July 2009, where Diouf scored a hat-trick in the first gear nine minutes of the plot, and added the fourth goal in the twenty-seventh moment. [ citation needed ]
manchester United [edit ]
In May 2009, he received concern from several senior clubs and on 17 July 2009, Molde and Manchester United announced that a transfer had been agreed for the actor. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Diouf was loaned back to Molde for the remainder of the norwegian 2009 season, before joining his fresh teammates in Manchester in January 2010. “ We signed a young actor yesterday from Norway, who we ‘ve been looking at for two years, ” United coach Alex Ferguson said. “ We were n’t intending on signing anyone else after last week – we feel we have a full police squad – but the situation accelerated to a point where other clubs started to make bids, so we had to decide whether we acted or did n’t act. We decided to act and he ‘ll be the final person we sign. ” [ 12 ] On 23 December 2009, Diouf was granted a work permit making him available to play for Manchester United once the transfer window opened in January. [ 13 ] After becoming eligible to play for Manchester United on 7 January 2010, Diouf was registered with the count 32 shirt worn previously by Carlos Tevez, [ 14 ] and made his debut in a league couple aside to Birmingham City two days late ; with the scores level at 1–1, Diouf came off the bench for Paul Scholes in the 81st moment, but he was unable to help break the deadlock and the match finished as a draw. [ 15 ] Diouf made his base debut for United in a 3–0 win over Burnley on 16 January 2010, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Wayne Rooney. In arrest time at the conclusion of the bet on, Diouf scored his first goal for United ; after being played in by Antonio Valencia, he looped a header over Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen and celebrated with a flip in front man of the Stretford End before pointing to the name on the back of his shirt. [ 16 ]
lend to Blackburn Rovers [edit ]
On 6 August 2010, Diouf signed for Blackburn Rovers on a season-long lend and was handed the number 41 shirt. [ 17 ] Diouf made an immediate impingement for Blackburn, scoring within 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute for Nick Blackman in a 1–1 pre-season friendly draw against Hearts. [ 18 ] On 24 August 2010, Diouf scored his beginning goals for Blackburn on his full introduction as he netted a hat-trick in a 3–1 family League Cup victory over Norwich City, playing the fully 90 minutes at Ewood Park. [ 19 ] He then scored his first league goal for Rovers four days late, netting their alone goal in a 2–1 home loss to Arsenal on his first ever Premier League begin ; the assist came from his fellow senegalese namesake El Hadji Diouf. By the end of his lend at Blackburn, he had made 29 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions. [ 20 ]
hark back to Manchester United [edit ]
Diouf returned to United in the summer of 2011, and he was included in the squad for their pre season enlistment of America. He came on for Michael Carrick in the second gear one-half of their first game, a 4–1 winnings over the New England Revolution. In the second game against Seattle Sounders, he came on at half time for Michael Owen and scored in the 49th minute, making it 2–0. The match finished 7–0 to Manchester United. On 5 August 2011, he scored twice in Paul Scholes ‘s tribute match against the New York Cosmos at Old Trafford. Diouf played in two League Cup matches away to Leeds United and away to Aldershot Town. In both matches, he played on the wing. [ citation needed ]
Hannover 96 [edit ]
During the January 2012 transfer window, Diouf claimed that Wigan Athletic wanted to sign him on lend so he could get more play prison term. [ 21 ] besides interested in signing Diouf was Hannover 96. [ 22 ] Eventually, on 28 January 2012, Diouf signed for german clubhouse Hannover 96 on a biennial contract for an undisclosed tip. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Diouf scored his first finish in the 32nd moment in the match against VfB Stuttgart which Hannover won 4–2. [ 25 ] He scored the merely goal against Club Brugge on 23 February 2012 when Hannover advanced to the round off of 16 of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. [ 26 ] Diouf scored six goals in six games, with a second-half brace in a 4–1 victory over 1. FC Köln on 18 March 2012. [ 27 ] In total Diouf played 15 times for Hannover in 2011–12 scoring ten-spot goals including both goals against Atlético Madrid in the quarter concluding of the Europa League, although Hannover lost 4–2 on aggregate. [ 28 ]
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In the 2012–13 season Diouf finished as top-scorer for Hannover with 17 goals from 36 matches as they finished in 9th position. [ 29 ] In the summer of 2013, Stoke City tried to sign Diouf but were ineffective to agree a transfer tip with Hannover. [ 30 ] In 2013–14, Diouf scored 8 goals in 20 appearances as Hannover finished in 10th position. [ 31 ] At the end of the campaign Diouf left Hannover after his condense expired. [ 32 ]
Stoke City [edit ]
On 11 June 2014, Diouf signed a four-year contract with Stoke City beginning on 1 July 2014 on a spare transfer. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Upon signing for Stoke, Diouf stated that he felt better prepared for the Premier League following his spell in Germany. [ 35 ] He made his Stoke City debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 frustration against Aston Villa. [ 36 ] Diouf scored his beginning goal for Stoke on 30 August 2014 against Manchester City, where he ran 70 yards before slotting past Joe Hart to earn Stoke a 1–0 victory at the Etihad Stadium. [ 37 ] On 28 December 2014, Diouf scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion. [ 38 ] In his beginning season at Stoke, Diouf has been played out of position at right wing by director Mark Hughes. [ 39 ] He scored in wins against Aston Villa, Everton and Southampton. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Diouf played 38 times for Stoke in 2014–15 as the Potters finished in 9th position for a second base season running and they ended the campaign with a 6–1 victory against Liverpool with Diouf scoring doubly to end the season as peak scorekeeper with 12. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Diouf began the 2015–16 temper well scoring in withdraw against Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City in August and the winning goal against AFC Bournemouth, in September to secure Stoke ‘s first win of the crusade. [ 45 ] however, following the death of his mother in September 2015, Diouf lost his form and consequently lost his position as center forward with Mark Hughes alternatively using him in a winger role. [ 46 ] Diouf even had to fill in a right-back against Bournemouth in February 2016, following injuries to Phil Bardsley and Glen Johnson. [ 47 ] He scored a former counterweight against Chelsea on 5 March 2016, earning Stoke their foremost Premier League target at Stamford Bridge. [ 48 ] Diouf ended the season by scoring the winning goal against West Ham United, which secured Stoke 9th military position. [ 49 ] Diouf dedicated his goal to his mother. [ 50 ] In 2016–17 Diouf played in 28 matches, scoring once against Bournemouth on 6 May 2017 as Stoke finished in 13th stead. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Throughout the campaign Diouf again played out of placement including as a rightist back. [ 54 ] Diouf signed a newly three-year condense with Stoke on 14 September 2017. [ 55 ] Diouf was a regular in 2017–18, making 37 appearances, scoring six goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the Championship. [ 56 ] He came in for heavy criticism from supporters during the political campaign for his poor coating. [ 57 ] Diouf made 16 appearances in 2018–19 of which alone seven were starts and speaking in February 2019 Diouf admitted he would probably have to leave. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] He was initially not allocated a police squad number for the 2019–20 temper by Nathan Jones but was restored by new director Michael O’Neill in November and subsequently scored the winning finish in a 2–1 victory against Wigan Athletic. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Diouf remained on the fringes of the police squad in 2019–20 and when the season was extended into the summer ascribable to the COVID-19 pandemic, Diouf signed a contract extension to cover the remaining matches. [ 62 ] With Stoke securing their championship safety in the penultimate game of the temper, Diouf asked to be released early from his narrow on 20 July 2020 after spending six years with the club. [ 63 ] [ 64 ]
Hatayspor [edit ]
On 31 August 2020, Diouf signed a annual batch with the newly promoted turkish Süper Lig clubhouse Hatayspor. [ 65 ]
International career [edit ]
On 12 August 2009, Diouf won his first gear cap for Senegal in a 2–1 friendly win over the DR Congo in Blois, France. He scored his first goal for Senegal in a 1–0 victory over Cape Verde on 11 August 2010. [ 66 ] On 15 November 2014, Diouf scored in a 1–0 win against Egypt which saw Senegal stipulate of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. [ 67 ] At the tournament finals, Diouf scored Senegal ‘s equalising goal as they defeated Ghana 2–1 in the team ‘s open match. [ 68 ] In May 2018, he was named in Senegal ‘s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 69 ]
personal animation [edit ]
Diouf married his girlfriend of four years, Maria Orten, in Molde on 2 July 2011. Diouf went missing for a few days before the wedding, with his fiancée blaming his disappearance on the best man, Molde FK midfielder Pape Paté Diouf. He finally turned up on 30 June, but Orten was forbidden from revealing the reason for his absence. [ 70 ] His buddy Mame Mbar Diouf is besides a football player who has played for Molde, Sarpsborg 08 and TSG Neustrelitz. [ 71 ] Diouf ‘s mother, Gnilane, died during the 2015 Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia, while his sister survived with humble injuries. [ 72 ]
career statistics [edit ]
clubhouse [edit ]
- As of match played 19 September 2021[73][74][75]
International [edit ]
- As of match played 24 June 2018[81]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Senegal
2009
3
0
2010
5
1
2011
5
1
2012
1
0
2013
4
0
2014
4
2
2015
7
4
2016
6
2
2017
6
0
2018
6
0
Total
47
10
- As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Diouf goal.[75]
Honours [edit ]
Manchester United
References [edit ]
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