Nicolas Diguiny

Nicolas Diguiny (born 31 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.

Nicolas Diguiny
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Diguiny[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988
Place of birth Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Apollon Limassol
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Vannes 133 (20)
2013–2014 Le Poiré-sur-Vie 27 (5)
2014–2016 Panthrakikos 55 (8)
2016–2018 Atromitos 38 (14)
2018–2020 Aris 51 (13)
2020– Apollon Limassol 22 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Club career

France

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Diguiny arrived at Vannes OC in 2005, and played for the club for 8 consecutive seasons, from the youth team through the first team. In January 2013, his name was mentioned by stopping a penalty from Metz striker Yeni Ngbakoto in the second half, helping his club to escape with a 1–1 away draw. Two weeks later, he scored four times in a 5–0 win against US Quevilly in the CFA. He also scored for Vannes in the league in a 1–0 win against Poiré-sur-Vie.

Panthrakikos

In the summer of 2014, Diguiny signed for Panthrakikos of the Greek Super League. He played with former French players like El Fardou Ben Nabouhane, a former Vannes player and top scorer in the Greek Super League, and ex-Monaco and Argentine international Javier Saviola.[2]

Atromitos

On 9 June 2016, Atromitos announced Diguiny's signing for the next two years.[3] On 30 April 2017, in the last matchday of the 2016–17 season, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home win against Platanias.

On 22 April 2018, in his 100th appearance in Greece, Diguiny scored three goals in a 4–1 home win game against Platanias, which secured Atromitos the fourth place in the league.[4] He finished the 2017–18 season with 10 goals and 7 assists in the domestic competitions.[5]

Aris

On 26 June 2018, Diguiny, having been released by Atromitos, signed a two-season contract with newly promoted Aris.[5] On his debut, a 3–0 away win against Lamia, he scored with a header, receiving the MVP award as well.[6] On 2 September 2018, he sealed a 2–0 home win against AEL.[7] On 15 December 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home loss against Panetolikos.[8] On 20 December 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–2 away loss against Ergotelis, which eliminated his team from the Greek Cup round of 16.[9]

On 11 February 2019, Diguiny scored in a 3–0 away win against Asteras Tripolis.[10] On 18 March 2019, he scored a brace against Apollon Smyrnis, helping to a 5–0 home win.[11] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored a brace, helping to a remarkable 7–2 home win against Xanthi.[12]

On 1 August 2019, Diguiny's penalty gave Aris a 1–0 away win and a qualification to the Europa League third qualifying round over AEL Limassol.[13] Two weeks later, his goal sent the home game against Molde to extra time, where his team was eventually eliminated from the play-off round.[14]

On 15 September 2019, he scored with a simple tap-in in an astonishing 4–0 home win against Panathinaikos.[15] On 6 October 2019, he scored with a beautiful header to open the score in an eventual 2-1 home defeat against Olympiacos.[16] On 10 November 2019, he scored with a kick in a 2-1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis.[17]

On 19 January 2020, he scored in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Olympiacos.[18] On 1 March 2020, he scored in a 2-1 home loss against Atromitos.[19]

On 24 June 2020, he scored in a 2-2 home draw for the Greek Cup semi finals, which resulted in his team being eliminated.[20]

Personal life

Born in France, Diguiny is of Ivorian descent.[21]

Career statistics in Greece
As of 31 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panthrakikos 2014–15 Superleague Greece 30420——324
2015–16 25400——254
Total 55820——578
Atromitos 2016–17 Superleague Greece 10410——114
2017–18 281060——3410
Total 381470——4514
Aris 2018–19 Superleague Greece 27832——3010
2019–20 2454142—328
Total 51137342—6218
Apollon Limassol 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 22121031—2613
Career total 16647173730019053

Honours

Vannes

References
  1. "France - N. Diguiny - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "Football : Un ancien Vannetais file en Grèce". 5 July 2014.
  3. "Diguiny: "Βήμα στην καριέρα μου ο Ατρόμητος" - SPORT365". 6 September 2016.
  4. Team, Onsports (22 April 2018). "Ατρόμητος-Πλατανιάς 4-1: "Όργια" Ντιγκινί στο Περιστέρι".
  5. "Επίσημο: Στον Άρη για δύο χρόνια ο Ντιγκινί". www.sport24.gr. 27 June 2018.
  6. "Άρης να γουστάρεις, 3-0 τη Λαμία στο ΔΑΚ". www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2018.
  7. "Έφτανε ένα πεντάλεπτο στον Άρη, 2-0 την ΑΕΛ στο Καυτανζόγλειο". www.sport24.gr. 2 September 2018.
  8. "Άρης - Παναιτωλικός 1-2: Παναιτωλικός για Ευρώπη, νίκησε τους 10 "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 15 December 2018.
  9. "Εργοτέλης - Άρης 3-2: Οι Κρητικοί πέταξαν εκτός Κυπέλλου τους "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 20 December 2018.
  10. "Αστέρας - Άρης 0-3: Κίτρινη "καταιγίδα" στην Τριπόλη". www.sport24.gr. 11 February 2019.
  11. "Αρης - Απόλλων 5-0: Έστησε πάρτι Ευρώπης". www.sport24.gr. 18 March 2019.
  12. "Άρης - Ξάνθη 7-2: Μπαλάρα από τους "κιτρινόμαυρους", διέσυραν τους Ακρίτες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
  13. "ΑΕΛ - Άρης 0-1: Σπουδαία πρόκριση για τους "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 1 August 2019.
  14. "Άρης - Μόλντε 3-1: Ήταν παλικάρι, αλλά δεν άντεξε". www.sport24.gr. 15 August 2019.
  15. "Άρης - Παναθηναϊκός 4-0: Κίτρινη τεσσάρα στο πράσινο ναυάγιο". www.sport24.gr. 15 September 2019.
  16. "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. "Άρης - Αστέρας 2-1: Διπρόσωποι αλλά νικητές οι "κίτρινοι"". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  18. "Ολυμπιακός - Άρης 4-2: Παρέμεινε πρώτος και αήττητος με τεσσάρα". www.sport24.gr. 19 January 2020.
  19. "Άρης - Ατρόμητος 1-2: Ανατροπή οκτώ λεπτών". www.sport24.gr. 1 March 2020.
  20. "Άρης - ΑΕΚ 2-2: Ο Λιβάγια έστειλε την Ένωση στον τελικό". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2020.
  21. "Nicolas Diguiny, l'aplomb à retardement".
  22. Basse, Paul (26 April 2009). "Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  23. "Bordeaux écrase Vannes et s'offre la Coupe de la Ligue". France 24 (in French). 25 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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