Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng (born 23 March 2000), known as Bamba Dieng, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Senegal national team.
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Full name | Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal[2] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Marseille | |||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | ASC SUNEOR | |||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Diambars | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Diambars | 14 | (12) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Marseille B | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Marseille | 36 | (8) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Senegal U17 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Senegal | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Dieng began his career with Diambars in the Senegal Premier League, and had 12 goals in his first 14 games in his debut season. He finished as the top scorer of the Senegal Premier League for the 2019–20 season.[citation needed]
Dieng signed for Marseille on 5 October 2020.[4] He made his debut the club in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Auxerre on 10 February 2021, scoring a goal in the 92nd minute of the game.[5]
Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021.[6]
He was called up to the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022, scoring his first goal for the side in a 2–0 round of 16 victory over Cape Verde.[7] In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Dieng scored in the penalty shootout to help Senegal become the champions of the tournament.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Marseille II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Marseille | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 36 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 48 | 10 | |||
Career total | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Senegal | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | 6 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
Senegal
Individual
Olympique de Marseille – current squad | |
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Senegal squads | |||||||||||||
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Ligue 1 Goal of the Year | |
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