Andy Diouf
Diouf in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2012 Garenne-Colombes [fr]
2012–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
2015–2018 Boulogne-Billancourt
2018–2020 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Rennes B 10 (0)
2021–2023 Rennes 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Basel (loan) 34 (0)
2023 Basel 0 (0)
2023– Lens 17 (1)
International career‡
2019 France U17 2 (0)
2021–2022 France U19 18 (0)
2022– France U20 5 (2)
2023– France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Andy Diouf (born 17 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens.

Early life

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Diouf was raised in Nanterre. He started playing football at the age of 6 years, in the nearby La Garenne-Colombes.[2]

Club career

Rennes

Diouf played for the youth teams of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Boulogne-Billancourt, also spending two years at the INF Clairefontaine, before joining the Rennes academy in 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for Rennes on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 home draw against his former club PSG.[3]

Basel

On 18 July 2022, Diouf joined Basel in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4] He joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei. Diouf played his domestic league debut for his new club on 24 July 2022 in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel played a 1–1 draw against Servette.[5] He scored his first goal for his new team on 13 October in the away game in the Tehelné pole stadium as Basel played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage against Slovan Bratislava. Diouf was substituted in for Wouter Burger in the 64th minute as Basel were 3–1 down and he scored just one minute later. His first shot was blocked, but he headed home the rebound. Just seven minutes later Basel equalised and the game ended in a 3–3 draw.[6]

On 2 May 2023, the option to buy was activated, with Diouf signing a four-year contract.[7] But, not quite two months later, the midfielder decided to move back to France. During his one season with the club, Diouf played a total of 60 games for Basel scoring a total of three goals. 34 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, five in the Swiss Cup, 18 in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, where the team advanced to the semi-finals and three were friendly games. He scored all three goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[8]

Lens

On 30 June 2023, Diouf signed for Ligue 1 club Lens on a five-year contract.[9]

International career

Born in France, Diouf is of Senegalese descent.[10] He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Basel (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Super League 34 0 4 0 18[b] 3 56 3
Lens 2023–24 Ligue 1 17 1 1 0 2[c] 0 20 1
Career total 57 1 6 0 20 3 83 4
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Andy Diouf". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Macedo, Aurélien (17 January 2021). "À la découverte d'Andy Diouf, jeune talent du Stade Rennais". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ Bertolino, Thomas; Rego, Raul (9 May 2021). "Résultat et résumé Rennes - PSG, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 36e journée, Dimanche 09 Mai 2021". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ FC Basel 1893 (18 July 2022). "Andy Diouf wechselt zum FCB". Andy Diouf joins FCB (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 18 July 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (24 July 2022). "FC Basel - Servette FC 1:1 (1:0)" (in German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (13 October 2022). "SK Slovan Bratislava - FC Basel 3:3 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2 May 2023). "Der FCB Verpflichet Zeki Amouni und Andy Diouf definitiv" [FCB sign Zeki Amouni and Andy Diouf definitely] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2 May 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2023). "Andy Diouf - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Andy Diouf, le coffre et la finesse". www.rclens.fr (in French). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Stade Rennais : Andy Diouf signe son premier contrat professionnel". 10 December 2020.
  11. ^ Andy Diouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Andy Diouf named UEFA Europa Conference League Young Player of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  13. ^ "2022/23 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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