Famara Diedhiou

Famara Diedhiou

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Sochaux

Diédhiou joined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2014 from Gazélec Ajaccio. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 2 August 2014 against US Orléans playing the full game in a 0–1 home defeat on the opening day of the 2014–15 season. On 22 August 2014, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal against AC Arles-Avignon.

Loan to Clermont

On 2 February 2015, Diédhiou joined Clermont Foot on loan from Sochaux. For the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, he went back on loan to Clermont again. In that season, he scored 22 goals in 37 matches.

Angers

In summer 2016, he moved up a tier joining Ligue 1 club Angers SCO who paid Sochaux a transfer fee of £1.36 million. In 2016–17, his only season at the club, he played 35 times scoring 9 goals.

Bristol City

On 28 June 2017, Diédhiou signed a four-year contract with English Championship club Bristol City for a club record transfer fee of £5.3 million. He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 3–1 win over Barnsley on 5 August 2017. During the 2017–18 season Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the EFL Cup, with Diédhiou scoring in the 2—0 upset against Premier League opponents Stoke City in the third round. In his first season at the club scoring 14 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions, finishing the club's 2nd top scorer behind Bobby Reid for Bristol City. In May 2018 he received a six-match ban due to a spitting incident in a match against Birmingham City in April 2018. Diédhiou denied the charges, leading the…

International career

Diédhiou scored his first goal for Senegal in a 2–0 win over Namibia that ensured the nation's qualification for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He made one appearance at the final tournament, appearing as a substitute in the group match against Algeria on 23 January 2017. He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring once in the quarter-final win over Equatorial Guinea, as the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history. He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament. Diédhiou appeared in two of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scoring in a 3–1 win over hosts Qatar, as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002. In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2021

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diédhiou goal.

Club
Gazélec Ajaccio (2013–2014)
Club
Clermont Foot 63 (2015–)
Club
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (2014–2015)
Club
Senegal men's national association football team (2014–2014)
Club
ASM Belfort (2012–2012)
Club
S.A.S. Épinal (2012–2013)
Club
Angers SCO
National team
Senegal

Legacy

Honours

Granada

Segunda División: 2022–23 Senegal

Africa Cup of Nations: 2021 Individual

Bristol City Player of the Year: 2019–20 Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022

Clubs

Played together with

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Senegalese Footballer

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Famara Diédhiou is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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