Diawandou Diagne

Diawandou Diagne Niang (born 28 July 1994) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Diawandou Diagne

Personal information
Full name	Diawandou Diagne Niang
Date of birth	28 July 1994
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2008–2012	ASPIRE Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Eupen	69	(1)
2014–2015	Barcelona B	27	(0)
2014–2015	Barcelona	1	(0)
2016–2019	Eupen	93	(2)
2019–2020	Odisha	10	(0)
National team^‡
2011	Senegal U17	6	(0)
2012–2013	Senegal U20	3	(0)
2014–	Senegal	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2016

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]

Odisha FC

On 8 June 2019, Diagne joined the Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos FC (now Odisha FC), for the 2019–20 season on a free transfer.

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 23 February 2020 [10]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe/Asia		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[lower-alpha 1]	1	36	1
	Total	60	0	3	0	—		6	0	69	1
Barcelona B	2014–15	27	0	—						27	0
	Total	27	0	—						27	0
Barcelona	2014–15	0	0	—				1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	Total	0	0	—				1	0	1	0
Eupen
	2015–16	16	1	2	0	—				18	1
	2016–17	28	0	5	0	10	0	—		43	0
	2017–18	18	1	0	0	8	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	27	1
	2018–19	1	0	3	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total	63	2	10	0	19	0	1	0	93	2
Odisha	2019–20	10	0	—						10	0
	Total	10	0	—						10	0
Totals		160	2	13	0	19	0	8	0	200	3

1. 6 appearances in 2013–14 Belgian Second Division play-offs.
2. 1 appearance in a Club Friendly against Recreativo de Huelva.
3. 1 appearance in a Club Friendly.

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" [Football (D2): Eupen already welcomed Diagne, a player from Aspire] (in French). Sudinfo. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
3. "Eupen raakt niet voorbij Sint-Truiden, OH Leuven verdwijnt definitief uit eerste" [Eupen does not get past Sint-Truiden, OH Leuven relegated from Eerste] (in Dutch). Voetbal 24. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
4. "Diawandou Diagne reforça la defensa del filial" [Diawandou Diagne bolsters the reserves' defense] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
5. "Diagne, nuevo refuerzo para el Barça B" [Diagne, new signing for Barça B] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
6. "Un doblete de Nino endulza la vuelta a Segunda tras 14 años" [A Nino's double makes the return to Segunda after 14 years sweeter] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
7. "16 convocados para el Huesca con cinco jugadores del filial" [16 called up for Huesca with five players from the reserves] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
8. "Los suplentes culés también cuentan" [The reserves culés also count] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.

External links

• Eupen official profile (in German)
• Diawandou Diagne at Soccerway
• Diawandou Diagne at National-Football-Teams.com