Idrissa_Niang
Idrissa Niang
Senegalese footballer (born 1992)
Idrissa Niang (born 25 February 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idrissa Niang[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Richard Toll, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | ASSUR | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010−2012 | ASSUR | ||
| 2013−2017 | Diaraf | ||
| 2017−2018 | ES Métlaoui | 12 | (0) |
| 2018−2020 | Nejmeh | 22 | (0) |
| 2020−2021 | Al-Mina'a | ||
| 2021−2022 | Al-Talaba | (4) | |
| 2022− | Al-Shorta | 35 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023 | |||
Niang started his career with the football academy of the AS Sucrière de La Réunion, he joined the junior team in 2008, before joining the first team in 2010.[2] Niang then moved to ASC Diaraf during the 2012–13 season, where he played for five seasons.[2] On 29 July 2017 Niang moved to Tunisia to play for ES Métlaoui during the 2017–18 season.[3]
On 27 July 2018, he moved to Lebanon to play with Beirut-based club Nejmeh,[4] staying there for two years.[5] On 1 October 2020, Niang joined Iraqi Premier League side Al-Mina'a.[6] He moved to Al-Talaba in August 2021.[7]
Niang represented Senegal at the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification, making his senior international debut on 20 July 2013, in a 2–0 defeat to Mauritania.[8]
Diaraf
- Senegal FA Cup: 2013
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2018
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Al-Shorta
- "Idrissa Niang". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Idrissa NIANG : "mon rêve, c'est de porter le maillot de la sélection nationale"" [Idrissa NIANG: "my dream is to wear the national team jersey"]. ndarinfo.com (in French).
- نجم المتلوي ينتدب الغاني إدريسا نيانغ (in Arabic). radiosabrafm.net. 29 July 2017.
- النجمة يعلن عن أول لاعبيه الأجانب للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). elsport.com. 27 July 2018.
- نيانغ يجدد لموسمين اثنين مع النجمة (in Arabic). elsport.com. 11 June 2019.
- محترف سنغالي يصل البصرة لتدعيم السفانة (in Arabic). almaalomah.com. 16 October 2020.
- "الطلبة يختتم صفقاته بالتعاقد مع زياد وحلو - وكالة انباء الرأي العام رياضة". وكالة انباء الرأي العام. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Senegal (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- Idrissa Niang at National-Football-Teams.com
- Idrissa Niang at Soccerway
- Idrissa Niang at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
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