Papito Niang (born 5 December 1988) is a Senegalese professional football player, who most recently played as a forward for FF Jaro in the Ykkönen and represented Senegal in African Cup of Nations. He is the younger brother of Senegalese international Mamadou Niang.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Papa Niang | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FF Jaro | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | ASC Thiès | 19 | |
| 2007 | FC OPA | 31 | |
| 2008 | AC Oulu | ||
| 2009–2012 | FF Jaro | 101 | (26) |
| 2013 | FC Vostok | 23 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Shabab SC | ||
| 2014–2015 | CF Mounana | ||
| 2016–2018 | FF Jaro | 41 | (12) |
| 2018 | Minerva Punjab | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | FF Jaro | 3 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Senegal | 8 | (3) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2015 | |||
Papa began his professional football career in Senegalese club ASC Thiès. Papa is well known for his stint with Finnish side FF Jaro, where he played from 2009 to 2012, 2016-2018 and most recently from 2018 to 2020. He scored 37 goals for the club in the Ykkönen.
He has also played for Finnish side FC OPA, AC Oulu, Bolivian side Club Real América, Gabonese side CF Mounana, Kazakh club FC Vostok, Kuwaiti outfit Al-Shabab SC (Al Ahmadi). In 2018, he signed with I-League side Minerva Punjab FC.[1][2]
He debuted for Senegal against Botswana in 2010. He earned 8 international caps and scored 3 goals for his home nation.
FF Jaro – current squad | |
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