Chiekh Mbeye Thiam (born 16 November 2001) italian professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town, as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chiekh Mbeye Thiam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Verbania, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Mossley | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | New Mills (dual-reg) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Stockport Town (dual-reg) | 42 | (1) |
| 2021– | Fleetwood Town | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 12 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Thiam was born in Italy and is of Senegalese descent.[3] He signed for Northern Premier League Division One North West side Mossley at the start of the 2019–20 season having impressed during pre-season.[3] He had previously been a youth player at Shrewsbury Town before playing mens football for Manchester Central.[3] In October 2019, he signed dual-registration forms with North West Counties Football League Division One South side New Mills.[4] He then attended The Manchester College where he completed the Football Scholarship Programme, having been influenced by Carlos Mendes Gomes who had previously played football for the college and subsequently signed for Football League side Morecambe.[5] Alongside studying at the college, he also played for North West Counties Football League side Stockport Town, where he was named Manager Player of the Season for 2019–20.[5] During this time he was invited for a trial with National League side Stockport County and it was during one of trial games against Ipswich Town that he was spotted by the Fleetwood Town Academy Manager.[5]
On 22 June 2021, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal with the option of another year in the club's favour and immediately joined the Development Squad managed by Stephen Crainey.[6] He made his professional debut for Fleetwood on 5 October 2021 in the 3–1 win over Barrow in the EFL Trophy.[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mossley | 2019–20[7] | NPL Division One North-West | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New Mills | 2019–20[8] | NWCFL Division One South | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2021–22[2] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Fleetwood Town F.C. – current squad | |
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