Mbaye Hamady Niang ( french pronunciation : [ ˈm.be ˈnjɑŋ ] ) ( born 19 December 1994 ) is a professional football player who plays as a forth for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux. Born in France, he represents the Senegal national team. He made his professional debut at the old age of 16 in a league match with Caen. His play vogue has besides drawn comparisons to Mario Balotelli. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
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internationally, he represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels, [ 5 ] before opting to represent his ancestral Senegal internationally in October 2017 .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Niang was born in Meulan, a commune in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region, to senegalese parents. [ 5 ] He began his football career at the age of seven playing for local anesthetic club Basse-Seine Les Mureaux. Niang spent two years at the club before being spotted by amateur baseball club Poissy. [ 5 ] After hear of the player through give voice of mouth, Niang was spotted by professional club Caen scouts Laurent Glaize and David Lasry. [ 5 ] Glaize former stated that before scouting the actor, he was informed that Niang was possibly a présu, a actor claim to be younger than his actual date of give birth. The claim was made chiefly because of Niang ‘s acme, which stood at 1.75 m ( 5 foot 9 in ) when he was 13 years erstwhile. [ 3 ] Despite the title, the scouts continued to pursue Niang, who was besides being linked to early professional clubs in France, such as Lille and Paris Saint-Germain. [ 3 ]
Caen [edit ]
Niang in 2011 Niang joined Caen ‘s young person academy at the senesce of 13 after excelling at a trial, in which he scored a hat-trick. [ 3 ] He cursorily ascended up the club ‘s young hierarchy and, by the long time of 15, was already featuring with the cabaret ‘s under-19 team. [ 5 ] Niang was described by the team ‘s coach Philippe Tranchant as a player with “ huge likely ” while besides stating “ we ‘ve never seen a musician like him at the golf club before ”. [ 3 ] After spending the second gear part of the 2009–10 temper with the under-19 team, Niang was promoted to the baseball club ‘s reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth grade of french football, ahead of the 2010–11 season. He made his allow team debut on 14 August 2010 in a 0–0 absorb with Avranches. [ 6 ] In the team ‘s ensuing match against Moulins, Niang scored the merely goal for the team in a 1–1 draw. [ 7 ] On 12 September, he scored both team goals in a 2–2 reap with the reserve team of professional baseball club Lorient. [ 8 ] After becoming the team ‘s exceed scorekeeper after its first six matches, Niang began earning praise from the local anesthetic media who began predicting when the player would be called up to the senior team. [ 5 ] He was besides linked to several clubs abroad such as italian club Juventus and English clubs Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur – who reportedly offered Caen €8 million for the musician. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] On 18 February 2011, Niang signed his first professional abridge agreeing to a three-year consider with Caen. [ 11 ] He was called up the aged team for the first clock time on 23 April 2011 for the team ‘s league match against Toulouse that was played on the follow day. [ 12 ] Niang was assigned the police squad number 9 shirt and made his master debut in the pit appearing as a second-half substitute as the match ended in a 1–1 draw. [ 4 ] At 16 years and 114 days, Niang ‘s appearance in the catch made him the youngest player ever to appear for Caen in the baseball club ‘s history. [ 13 ] A week subsequently, he made his first base professional start in a 4–0 away win over Nice. [ 14 ] On 7 May, Niang scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 trace with Lens. [ 15 ] The goal made him the second youngest musician to score a goal in Ligue 1 behind Laurent Roussey. [ 16 ] In the team ‘s adjacent equal against Rennes, Niang appeared as a substitute and scored the equalizing goal four minutes after coming on. [ 17 ] In the team ‘s final league match of the season against Marseille, he converted the team ‘s second base goal, which put Caen 2–0 up. Marseille late scored two unanswered goals to draw the couple 2–2. [ 18 ] Niang finished the campaign with seven appearances, of which four were starts, and three league goals. prior to the begin of the 2011–12 season, Niang ‘s professional narrow became submit to debate after french newspaper Le Parisien revealed that his father did not agree to the sign of the sign. [ 19 ] ascribable to Niang being a minor, it is required by french law that both parents of the player agree to the contract. [ 20 ] Despite reportedly being give during the sign of the shrink, Niang ‘s father, through his lawyer, threatened to begin “ a procedure for revocation of the condense ”. [ 21 ] Despite the contract issues, Niang remained a Caen player and made his season debut on 13 August 2011 in a 2–1 winnings over Sochaux. [ 22 ] On 24 September, he scored his inaugural finish of the political campaign in a 4–2 away win over Evian. [ 23 ] Niang ‘s only other goal during the season came in the 1–1 attract away to Nancy. [ 24 ]
milan [edit ]
Before the begin of the 2012–13 season, it was reported that Niang had gone on trial with English clubs Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham. [ 25 ] On 27 August 2012, it was confirmed that Niang was in negotiations with italian golf club Milan after arriving in the city and having dinner with club vice-president Adriano Galliani. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] On the follow day, the move was confirmed on Milan ‘s official web site. [ 28 ] Niang signed a three-year contract, while the transfer fee was undisclosed. [ 29 ] On 13 December 2012, in the Coppa Italia 5th Round bet on against Reggina, Niang came on as a ersatz and scored with the equal ending in a 3–0 gain. The goal in the seventieth minute put Niang into the history books as the second-youngest goal scorer in Milan history at 17 years and 350 days. On his 18th birthday, Niang signed a contract extension with Milan, keeping him at the club until 2017. [ 30 ]
Loans to Montpellier and Genoa [edit ]
In January 2014, Niang joined Montpellier on lend. [ 31 ] He made 19 appearances, scoring 4 goals. In January 2015, Niang was loaned to fellow italian club Genoa in the transplant window for the remainder of the temper. He went on to score 5 goals in his 14 appearances with Genoa before being sent back to Milan following the injury he sustained .
Return to Milan [edit ]
Niang about to take out a penalty during the Serie A Game AC Milan Crotone in December 2016 Niang suffered a fracture metatarsal when Milan faced Bayern Munich in the pre-season Audi Cup tournament, causing him to miss the get down of 2015–16 temper. He returned to the field in a 0–0 absorb against Atalanta. He then scored his foremost stimulate in Serie A for Milan as the team cruised past Sampdoria with a 4–1 succeed on 28 November 2015 at the San Siro. [ 32 ] In January 2016, it was reported that Milan had rejected a €16 million offer from English club Leicester City for Niang. On 31 January, he scored the final goal in the Derby della Madonnina against Internazionale, helping Milan victory 3–0, then scoring again in a 2–0 defeat of Palermo three days later and at home against Udinese, reaching his personal goal seduce criminal record in a unmarried season. however, he was involved in a car accident in March 2016, which kept him out of the season for about 2 months. He returned for Milan as a alternate during the concluding few minutes against Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on 21 May 2016, which was won by Juventus by a scoreline 1–0. Niang started the first game of the season for Milan in the 2016–2017 crusade in Serie A against Torino F.C., which Milan won 3–2. He started the subsequent game against Napoli on 27 August 2016, which Milan lost 4–2 away from home. Niang managed to get on the scoresheet, but was sent off in the 87th moment for trying to grab Pepe Reina while he was trying to offload the ball .
lend to Watford [edit ]
After suffering a drop in his performance, in January 2017, Niang was sent on loanword to English Premier League team Watford. He made his league debut on 31 January 2017 as a crank in a 1–2 away win against Arsenal. [ 33 ] On 4 February 2017, Niang scored his first base goal for Watford in a 2–1 home acquire against Burnley. Niang besides assisted Troy Deeney ‘s goal in that match. [ 34 ]
turin [edit ]
On 31 August 2017, Niang signed for Torino on a season-long loan deal with obligation to buy. [ 35 ]
Rennes [edit ]
On 31 August 2018, Niang joined Rennes in Ligue 1 on a season-long loanword from Torino. [ 36 ]
2018–19 season
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Niang scored his first goal for his fresh club in a 1–1 pull with Toulouse on 30 September. [ 37 ] He opened the score for Rennes against Olympique Lyonnais in the semi-finals of Coupe de France on 2 April 2019 as they were eventual 3–2 winners after a binding and forth game to secure their first gear appearance in the concluding since 2014. [ 38 ] the Niang converted his penalty gripe as Rennes upset league champions PSG in the concluding of the rival on 27 April, as the club won the cup for the first time since 1971. [ 39 ] On 24 May 2019, the final day of the 2018–19 Ligue 1 campaign, Niang scored doubly to bring his league total to 11 goals on the season, as Rennes defeated Lille 3–1. [ 40 ] Five days later, Rennes signed Niang on a permanent distribute for a reported tip of €15 million. [ 41 ]
2019–20 season [edit ]
Niang scored his team ‘s counterweight as Rennes again stunned PSG with a 2–1 succeed in the moment matchday of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season. [ 42 ] He scored both of his side ‘s goals, after assists from brazilian winger Raphinha, in a 2–1 frustration of Angers on 7 December. [ 43 ]
loanword to Al-Ahli [edit ]
On 7 February 2021, Niang joined Al-Ahli Saudi FC on a six-month lend softwood with an option to buy. [ 44 ]
International career [edit ]
Niang is a France youth external, having represented his state at under-16, under-17, under-21 level. [ 5 ] In December 2009, he earned his beginning external call-up at under-16 degree under coach Patrick Gonfalone for friendly matches against Belgium. Niang made his youth external debut in the first match against Belgium in a 4–1 acquire. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] In the second base peer against Belgium held two days late, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win. [ 47 ] Niang returned to the under-16 team in January 2010 to participate in the 2010 edition of the Aegean Cup in Turkey. [ 48 ] In the contest, he appeared in all four matches France contested. He scored two goals ; both in group phase victories over the Czech Republic and Romania. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] France won the rival after defeating the hosts 3–1 in the final examination to become the competition ‘s two-time defend champions. [ 51 ] Afterwards, Niang failed to earn a call-up under Gonfalone at under-16 level, which resulted in the player missing the Montaigu Tournament. At under-17 level, Niang was among Gonfalone ‘s inaugural call-ups and made his debut at a european tournament in Serbia in the team ‘s opening group stage match against the hosts. [ 52 ] In first circle qualification for the 2011 UEFA european Under-17 Football Championship, he appeared in all three group stage matches as France finished the cycle in the second place behind Italy. Despite appearing in the team ‘s first eight matches, Gonfalone did not call Niang up again for the under-17 team. He, subsequently, missed both the UEFA european Under-17 Football Championship and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. due to being born in France to senegalese parents, Niang is eligible to represent the Senegal home team at international level. In May 2011, senegalese media reported that Niang was named to the Senegal under-23 team to participate in 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification matches in June 2011. [ 53 ] After this report was deemed inaccurate, in July 2011, it was reported that Niang had announced his hope to represent Senegal at aged international level. [ 54 ] Later that calendar month, he was named to the Senegal police squad to face Morocco in August. [ 55 ] On 4 August, Niang distanced himself from the reports and re-affirmed his desire to represent France at international degree. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] He late stated, “ First, I never said that I had chosen Senegal or France. The entirely words I have spoken is that, for now, I prefer the french youth teams. ” [ 58 ] On the like day after reaffirming his decision to represent France, Niang bypassed three international levels and was called up to the France under-21 team by passenger car Erick Mombaerts to participate in a three-day train camp at the Clairefontaine academy. [ 59 ] In September 2011, he was called up for the second back-to-back time by Mombaerts for a 2013 UEFA european Under-21 Football Championship reservation peer against Latvia on 2 September and a friendly against Portugal on 5 September. [ 60 ] He made his under-21 debut in the qualifier against Latvia appearing as a alternate in the 72nd minute. After 15 minutes on the airfield, Niang scored his first goal for the team. France won the match 3–0. [ 61 ] In November 2012, Niang was banned from representing the french home team until 31 December 2013 for visiting a cabaret while breaking a night time curfew. [ 62 ] [ 63 ]
senegal [edit ]
On 7 October 2017, Niang made his debut with Senegal against Cape Verde, in 2018 FIFA World Cup reservation match won 2–0. [ 64 ] In May 2018 he was named in Senegal ‘s 23 man police squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 65 ] On 19 June 2018, he scored a goal against Poland. [ 66 ]
Controversies [edit ]
At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Niang was stopped by the patrol in Milan for driving without a driver ‘s license. [ 67 ] It was reported that Niang told the Carabinieri police that he was teammate Bakaye Traoré, an act which he subsequently denied. [ 68 ] In February 2014, while playing for Montpellier on loan, Niang crashed his Ferrari into a tree and was sentenced to a suspended 18-month imprison sentenced for an alleged hit-and-run accident which left 11 others injured. The musician was besides charged with endangering people ‘s lives and driving without a license. [ 69 ] In March 2016, Niang had been involved in a car crash over the weekend, though it was made clean he was not under the influence of alcohol. Milan confirmed that Niang has suffered an injury to the capsular ligament in his leave ankle, vitamin a well as bruising to his left shoulder following a car accident. [ 70 ]
career statistics [edit ]
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- As of match played 6 January 2021[71]
Club
Season
League
Cup[a]
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Caen
2010–11
Ligue 1
7
3
0
0
—
—
7
3
2011–12
23
2
0
0
—
—
23
2
Total
30
5
0
0
—
—
30
5
Caen II
2010–11
CFA
16
5
0
0
—
—
16
5
2011–12
6
0
0
0
—
—
6
0
Total
22
5
0
0
—
—
22
5
Milan
2012–13
Serie A
20
0
2
1
2[b]
0
—
24
1
2013–14
8
0
0
0
1[b]
0
—
9
0
2014–15
5
0
0
0
—
—
5
0
2015–16
16
5
5
3
—
—
21
8
2016–17
18
3
0
0
—
0
0
18
3
2017–18
0
0
0
0
2[c]
0
—
2
0
Total
67
8
7
4
5
0
0
0
79
12
Montpellier (loan)
2013–14
Ligue 1
19
4
3
1
—
—
22
5
Genoa (loan)
2014–15
Serie A
14
5
0
0
—
—
14
5
Watford (loan)
2016–17
Premier League
16
2
0
0
—
—
16
2
Torino (loan)
2017–18
Serie A
26
4
3
0
—
—
29
4
Rennes (loan)
2018–19
Ligue 1
29
11
6
2
9[c]
1
—
44
14
Rennes
2019–20
26
10
5
4
5[c]
1
0
0
36
15
2020–21
9
1
0
0
3[b]
0
0
0
12
1
Total
64
22
11
6
17
2
0
0
92
30
Career total
258
55
24
11
22
2
0
0
304
68
International [edit ]
- As of 13 November 2019[72]
Senegal
Year
Apps
Goals
2017
3
0
2018
10
2
2019
10
2
Total
23
4
International goals [edit ]
- Scores and results list Senegal’s goal tally first.[72]
Honours [edit ]
Milan
Rennes
Senegal
References [edit ]
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