Jump to content

Diawandou Diagne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Josepolivares (talk | contribs) at 13:58, 24 July 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Diawandou Diagne
Personal information
Full name Diawandou Diagne Niang
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Thiès, Senegal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Eupen
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2012 ASPIRE Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Eupen 60 (0)
2014– Barcelona B 27 (0)
2015–Eupen (loan) 16 (1)
International career
2011 Senegal U17 6 (0)
2012–2013 Senegal U20 3 (0)
2014– Senegal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2016

Diawandou Diagne Niang (born 8 November 1994) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen on loan from Spanish club FC Barcelona.

Club career

Early career

Born in Thiès, Diagne joined ASPIRE Academy in February 2008, aged 13, after being selected as one of the three Senegalese players to join the Qatari club's youth setup. He was one of the final 24 players selected, after competing with other 430,000.[1]

Eupen

On 6 June 2012, Diagne joined Belgian Second Division side Eupen.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 23 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Dessel Sport.

Diagne finished his debut season with 32 league appearances (all starts, 2790 minutes of action). On 18 May 2014 he scored his first goal, netting his side's second in a 2–2 home draw against Sint-Truidense.[3]

Barcelona

On 7 July 2014, Diagne signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona B.[4][5] He made his debut for the club on 23 August, starting in a 0–2 away loss against CA Osasuna for the Segunda División championship.[6]

On 16 December 2014 Diagne was called up to the main squad for a Copa del Rey match against SD Huesca,[7] but remained unused in the 8–1 home routing.[8]

International career

After appearing with the under-17 and under-20's, Diagne made his main squad debut on 31 May 2014, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 draw against Colombia at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain.[9]

Club statistics

As of 7 June 2015 [10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eupen
2012–13 32 0 1 0 33 0
2013–14 28 0 2 0 6[a] 0 36 0
Total 60 0 3 0 6 0 69 0
Barcelona B 2014–15 27 0 27 0
Total 27 0 27 0
Career totals 87 0 3 0 6 0 96 0
  1. ^ 6 appearances in Belgian second division playoffs

International statistics

As of 4 January 2015[11]
Senegal national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "African junior footballers land ASPIRE scholarships". Panapress. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Football (D2): Eupen a déjà accueilli Diagne, un joueur d'Aspire" (in French). Sudinfo. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Eupen raakt niet voorbij Sint-Truiden, OH Leuven verdwijnt definitief uit eerste" (in Dutch). Voetbal 24. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Diawandou Diagne reforça la defensa del filial" (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Diagne, nuevo refuerzo para el Barça B" (in Spanish). Marca. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Un doblete de Nino endulza la vuelta a Segunda tras 14 años" (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "16 convocados para el Huesca con cinco jugadores del filial" (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Los suplentes culés también cuentan" (in Spanish). Marca. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Colombia 2-2 Senegal: Pekerman's men throw away two-goal lead". Goal.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  10. ^ Diawandou Diagne at Soccerway
  11. ^ Diawandou Diagne at National-Football-Teams.com