Bamba Dieng

Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng (born 23 March 2000), known as Bamba Dieng, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Senegal national team.

Bamba Dieng
Dieng with Senegal in 2022
Personal information
Full name Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 12
Youth career
2010–2014 ASC SUNEOR
2014–2019 Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Diambars 14 (12)
2020–2021 Marseille II 4 (0)
2021– Marseille 21 (4)
National team‡
2016 Senegal U17 2 (1)
2021– Senegal 9 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:10, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Dieng began his career with Diambars in the Senegal Premier League, and had 12 goals in his first 14 games in his debut season. He finished as the top scorer of the Senegal Premier League for the 2019–20 season.

Dieng signed for Marseille on 5 October 2020.[3] He made his debut the club in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Auxerre on 10 February 2021, scoring a goal in the 92nd minute of the game.[4]

International career

Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021.[5]

He was called up to the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022, scoring his first goal for the side in a 2–0 round of 16 victory over Cape Verde.[6] In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Dieng scored in the penalty shootout to help Senegal become the champions of the tournament.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 January 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille II 2020–21 National 2 4 0 — — — 4 0
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 50110 0—61
2021–22 Ligue 1 164106[lower-alpha 1]0—234
Total 21 4 2 1 6 0 — 29 5
Career total 254216000335
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 6 February 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202140
202252
Total92
As of match played 6 February 2022[9]
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
List of international goals scored by Bamba Dieng
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 January 2022Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon6 Cape Verde2–02–02021 Africa Cup of Nations
2 2 February 2022Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon8 Burkina Faso2–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Senegal

References
  1. "Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Dieng". Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. "La fiche de Bamba Dieng". ligue1.fr (in French).
  3. "Targhalline et Dieng rejoignent le centre de formation". OM.
  4. "Résultat et résumé Auxerre - Marseille, Coupe de France, 32es de finale, Mercredi 10 Février 2021". L'Équipe.
  5. "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. "Mane and Dieng lead Senegal into quarterfinals after beating Cape Verde". beIN Sports. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. "Senegal vs. Egypt Match Commentary". Confederation of African Football.
  8. "B. Dieng: Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. "Dieng, Bamba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.


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