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Idrissa Niang

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Idrissa Niang
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Niang[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Richard Toll, Senegal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Shorta
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2010 ASSUR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010−2012 ASSUR
2013−2017 Diaraf
2017−2018 ES Métlaoui 12 (0)
2018−2020 Nejmeh 22 (0)
2020−2021 Al-Mina'a
2021−2022 Al-Talaba (4)
2022− Al-Shorta 45 (10)
International career
2013 Senegal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024

Idrissa Niang (born 25 February 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta.

Club career

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Niang started his career with the football academy of the AS Sucrière de La Réunion, he joined the junior team in 2008, before joining the first team in 2010.[2] Niang then moved to ASC Diaraf during the 2012–13 season, where he played for five seasons.[2] On 29 July 2017 Niang moved to Tunisia to play for ES Métlaoui during the 2017–18 season.[3]

On 27 July 2018, he moved to Lebanon to play with Beirut-based club Nejmeh,[4] staying there for two years.[5] On 1 October 2020, Niang joined Iraqi Premier League side Al-Mina'a.[6] He moved to Al-Talaba in August 2021.[7]

International career

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Niang represented Senegal at the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification, making his senior international debut on 20 July 2013, in a 2–0 defeat to Mauritania.[8]

Honours

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Diaraf

Nejmeh

Al-Shorta

References

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  1. ^ a b "Idrissa Niang". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Idrissa NIANG : "mon rêve, c'est de porter le maillot de la sélection nationale"" [Idrissa NIANG: "my dream is to wear the national team jersey"]. ndarinfo.com (in French).
  3. ^ نجم المتلوي ينتدب الغاني إدريسا نيانغ (in Arabic). radiosabrafm.net. 29 July 2017.
  4. ^ النجمة يعلن عن أول لاعبيه الأجانب للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). elsport.com. 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ نيانغ يجدد لموسمين اثنين مع النجمة (in Arabic). elsport.com. 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ محترف سنغالي يصل البصرة لتدعيم السفانة (in Arabic). almaalomah.com. 16 October 2020.
  7. ^ "الطلبة يختتم صفقاته بالتعاقد مع زياد وحلو - وكالة انباء الرأي العام رياضة". وكالة انباء الرأي العام. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Senegal (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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