Idrissa Niang
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Idrissa Niang[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 February 1992 | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Diaraf
- Senegal FA Cup: 2013
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2018
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Al-Shorta
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Idrissa Niang". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ 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).
- ^ نجم المتلوي ينتدب الغاني إدريسا نيانغ (in Arabic). radiosabrafm.net. 29 July 2017.
- ^ النجمة يعلن عن أول لاعبيه الأجانب للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). elsport.com. 27 July 2018.
- ^ نيانغ يجدد لموسمين اثنين مع النجمة (in Arabic). elsport.com. 11 June 2019.
- ^ محترف سنغالي يصل البصرة لتدعيم السفانة (in Arabic). almaalomah.com. 16 October 2020.
- ^ "الطلبة يختتم صفقاته بالتعاقد مع زياد وحلو - وكالة انباء الرأي العام رياضة". وكالة انباء الرأي العام. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Senegal (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Idrissa Niang at National-Football-Teams.com
- Idrissa Niang at Soccerway
- Idrissa Niang at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)