Adama Niane

Early career

Born in Bamako, Niane started his career at Yeelen Olympique, joining the club as a youth player in 2003.

Nantes

Niane joined French club Nantes in 2011. He played for the club's U19 team in the 2011–12 season, during which they finished as runners-up in the Championnat National U19 and he finished as the competition's top scorer. On 1 July 2012, Niane joined the club's reserve team. He made his first team debut for Nantes on 15 December 2012 in a Ligue 2 home match against Caen, coming on as a substitute for Jordan Veretout in the 92nd minute; Nantes won the match 2–1. Niane played a total of 91 matches (he started in 81 of them) and scored 40 goals in the Championnnat de France Amateur and the Championnnat de France Amateur 2 for the reserved team of Nantes from 2012 to 2016. He only played 6 competitive matches and did not score any goals (3 Ligue 1, 1 Ligue 2 and 2 Coupe de France matches) for its first team during that period.

Troyes

Niane joined Ligue 2 club Troyes on 22 August 2016 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract that would expire in June 2018. In January 2017, he extended his contract until June 2019. Niane was the top scorer in the 2016–17 Ligue 2, scoring 23 goals in 33 Ligue 2 matches. On 11 August 2017, Niane scored the first Ligue 1 goal of his career in an away match against Nice with a lob over Yoan Cardinale in the 54th minute; in the 85th minute, he assisted Saîf-Eddine Khaoui to ensure that Troyes won…

Niane was named in Mali's squad for the 2013 African Youth Championship. He scored the only goal in Mali's opening game versus Nigeria. Niane also played at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Niane made his debut for the senior Mali national team in a 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 10 June 2017.

As of match played 15 July 2019

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019