Andy Diouf (born 17 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Basel on loan from Rennes.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Basel (on loan from Rennes) | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Garenne-Colombes [fr] | ||
2012–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2015–2018 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
2018–2020 | Stade Rennais | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Rennes II | 10 | (0) |
2021– | Rennes | 6 | (0) |
2022– | → Basel (loan) | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | France U19 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:17, 25 July 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Diouf was raised in Nanterre. He started playing football at the age of 6 years, in the nearby La Garenne-Colombes.[3]
Diouf played for the youth teams of Paris Saint-Germain and AC Boulogne-Billancourt, also spending two years at the INF Clairefontaine, before joining the Stade Rennais Academy in 2015.[3]
He made his professional debut for Rennes on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 home draw against his former club of Paris SG.[4]
On 18 July 2022, Diouf joined Basel in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5] He joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei. Diouf played his domestic league debut for his new club on 24 July 2022 in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel played a 1–1 draw against Servette.[6]
Born in France, Diouf is of Senegalese descent.[7] He is a youth international for France.
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