Famara Diédhiou

Famara Diédhiou (born 15 December 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Granada and the Senegal national team.[3]

Famara Diédhiou
Diédhiou in 2019
Personal information
Full name Famara Diédhiou[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992
Place of birth Saint-Louis, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 ASM Belfort 11 (3)
2012–2013 Épinal 30 (12)
2013–2014 Gazélec Ajaccio 33 (13)
2014–2016 Sochaux 13 (1)
2014–2016 → Clermont (loan) 50 (23)
2016–2017 Angers 31 (8)
2017–2021 Bristol City 169 (51)
2021–2023 Alanyaspor 28 (11)
2023 → Granada (loan) 10 (0)
2023– Granada 1 (0)
International career‡
2014– Senegal 27 (11)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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.[4] On 22 August 2014, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal against AC Arles-Avignon.[5]

Loan to Clermont

On 2 February 2015, Diédhiou joined Clermont Foot on loan from Sochaux.[6] For the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, he went back on loan to Clermont again.[7] In that season, he scored 22 goals in 37 matches.[8][9]

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.[8] In 2016–17, his only season at the club, he played 35 times scoring 9 goals.[8]

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.[8][9] He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 3–1 win over Barnsley on 5 August 2017.[10] During the 2017–18 season Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the EFL Cup,[11] with Diédhiou scoring in the 2—0 upset against Premier League opponents Stoke City in the third round.[12]

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.[13] In May 2018 he received a six-match ban due to a spitting incident in a match against Birmingham City in April 2018.[14] Diédhiou denied the charges, leading the club to appeal the ban on 21 June 2018.[15] Bristol City appealed the 6 match ban, however the decision was upheld on 14 July 2018, meaning Diédhiou was suspended for the opening six matches of the 2018–19 season.[16]

During the 2018/19 season, he scored 13 league goals for the second consecutive season and finished as Bristol City's top scorer with 13 goals in all competitions.[17]

On 23 February 2021, Diédhiou scored a brace at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough F.C. to surpass 50 goals for the club in a 3-1 away victory.[18]

Alanyaspor

On 19 July 2021, Diédhiou signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Alanyaspor.[19]

Granada

On 24 January 2023, Diédhiou joined Segunda División club Granada CF on loan until the end of the season with the option to buy,[20] which was activated after the club's promotion to La Liga.

International career

Diédhiou scored his first goal for Senegal in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Namibia.[21] His second international goal came in a friendly vs Brazil, scoring a penalty after Sadio Mane was fouled in the penalty area. Sadio Mane's dazzling pass set him up for his third goal in the African Cup of Nations encounter against Equatorial Guinea.

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[22][23]

Diédhiou 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.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ASM Belfort 2011–12[3] CFA 1130000—113
Épinal 2012–13[3] Championnat National 30124100—3413
Gazélec Ajaccio 2013–14[3] Championnat National 33130010—3413
Sochaux 2014–15[3] Ligue 2 1311010—151
Sochaux B 2014–15[3] CFA 53———53
Clermont (loan) 2014–15[3] Ligue 2 142———142
2015–16[3] Ligue 2 36210011—3722
Total 50230011005124
Angers 2016–17[3] Ligue 1 3184110—369
Bristol City 2017–18[13] Championship 32130041—3614
2018–19[25] Championship 41133000—4413
2019–20[26] Championship 41122111—4414
2020–21[27] Championship 4083220—4510
Total 154468372—16951
Career total 327109175113—355117

International
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diédhiou goal.
List of international goals scored by Famara Diédhiou[28]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 September 2016Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Namibia2–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
210 October 2019Singapore National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Brazil1–11–1Friendly
317 November 2019Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini Eswatini1–04–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
42–0
53–0
69 October 2021Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal Namibia2–04–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
712 October 2021Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Namibia1–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
82–1
93–1
1030 January 2022Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon Equatorial Guinea1–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations
1125 November 2022Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Granada

Senegal

Individual

References
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  19. "Famara Diedhiou Alanyaspor'umuzda". Alanyaspor. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  20. "Comunicado Oficial : Famara Diédhiou, nuevo jugador del Granada Club de Fútbol" [Official Statement : Famara Diédhiou, new player of the Granada Football Club]. www.granadacf.es. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  21. Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Q CAN 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  22. "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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  29. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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