Timothée Dieng

Timothée Dieng (born 9 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Exeter City. Dieng plays mainly as midfielder, but can also operate as a defender .

For the Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, see Timothy Dieng.
Timothée Dieng
Personal information
Full name Timothée Dieng[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992[2]
Place of birth Grenoble, France[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2012 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Brest B 43 (5)
2013–2014 Brest 6 (0)
2014–2016 Oldham Athletic 60 (1)
2016–2018 Bradford City 65 (5)
2018–2021 Southend United 100 (8)
2021– Exeter City 23 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:13, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Brest

On 23 January 2013, Dieng made his debut for Brest in the Coupe de France, coming on as a substitute at half time in the 3–1 victory over CA Bastia.[4] On 18 May, Dieng made his Ligue 1 debut, starting in the 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[5]

Oldham Athletic

On 14 July 2014, Dieng joined English League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract.[6] Dieng made his debut for the club, starting and playing for 63 minutes against Leyton Orient.[7]

Bradford City

In July 2016 Dieng signed for League One club Bradford City on a two-year contract following a trial.[8] He scored his first goal for Bradford in an EFL Trophy tie against Stoke City Under-23s on 30 August 2016.[9] He was offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2017–18 season.[10] He left Bradford in June 2018.[11]

Southend United

Dieng signed for Southend United after turning down a contract offer from Bradford City in 2018. Under Sol Campbell's management, Dieng became an integral member of the first team, and was appointed captain.

Exeter City

On 20 July 2021, Dieng joined League Two side Exeter City on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal.[12] On 23 April 2022 he was named as the side's Player of the Season for 2021–22.[13]

Personal life

Born in France, Dieng is of Senegalese descent.[14] He is the older brother of the footballer Nathanaël Dieng.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brest 2011–12[16] Ligue 1 000000—00
2012–13[16] Ligue 1 201000—30
2013–14[16] Ligue 2 400000—40
Total 601000—70
Brest II 2011–12[16] CFA 2 212———212
2012–13[16] CFA 2 223———223
Total 435———435
Oldham Athletic 2014–15[17] League One 22000103[lower-alpha 1]0260
2015–16[18] League One 38130001[lower-alpha 1]0421
Total 601301040681
Bradford City 2016–17[19] League One 39310008[lower-alpha 2]1484
2017–18[20] League One 26220101[lower-alpha 3]0302
Total 655301091786
Southend United 2018–19[21] League One 43331103[lower-alpha 3]0504
2019–20[22] League One 21210002[lower-alpha 3]0242
2020–21[23] League Two 35310101[lower-alpha 3]0383
Total 9985120601129
Career total 273191214019130821
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Five appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

  • Exeter City Player of the Season: 2021–22[13]

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Timothee Dieng". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "Timothée DIENG - Football : la fiche de Timothée DIENG (Oldham Athletic)".
  4. "CA Bastia vs. Brest - 23 January 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. "PSG vs. Brest - 18 May 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. "Oldham Athletic sign Timothee Dieng on free transfer". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014.
  7. "Oldham Athletic 1–3 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  8. "CITY DELIVER DIENG DEAL". Bradford City A.F.C.
  9. "Bradford City 1, Stoke City 0: Charlie Adam leads spirited bow in Checkatrade Trophy". Stoke Sentinel. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  10. "Bradford City: Club announce retained list". Telegraph & Argus. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. "Dieng Leaves the Bantams".
  12. "Timothee Dieng: Exeter City sign midfielder from Southend United". BBC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. "🏆 21/22 Awards: The Winners". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  14. "Timothée Dieng". sport.de.
  15. "Dieng out to call the Toon". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
  16. "France - T. Dieng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  17. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  18. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  19. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  20. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  21. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  22. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  23. "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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