Adama Niane

Adama Niane (born 16 June 1993) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He also represents Mali at international level.

Adama Niane
Adama Niane (N°26), vs Aleksandar Radovanović
Personal information
Full name Adama Niane
Date of birth (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2011 Yeelen Olympique
2011–2012 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Nantes 4 (0)
2012–2016 → Nantes B 91 (40)
2016–2018 Troyes 69 (31)
2018–2020 Charleroi 35 (7)
2020 → KV Oostende (loan) 5 (0)
2020– Sochaux 10 (1)
National team‡
2011–2013 Mali U20 17 (10)
2017– Mali 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:06, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:47, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Club Olympique de Bamako

Born in Bamako, Niane started his career at Yeelen Olympique, joining the club as a youth player in 2003.[1]

Nantes

After playing two and a half years for the first team of Club Olympique de Bamako, Niane signed for Ligue 2 side FC Nantes in 2011. He played for the club's U19 team in the 2011–2012 season, during which they finished as runners-up in the national U19 championships and he finished as the national U19 championships top scorer. On 1 July 2012, Niane joined the club's reserve team.[2] He made his first team debut for Nantes on 15 December 2012 in a Ligue 2 home match against Caen, coming on as a substitute for Jordan Veretout in the 92nd minute; Nantes won the match 2–1.[3]

Niane played a total of 91 matches (he started in 81 of them) and scored 40 goals in the Championnnat de France Amateur (CFA) and the Championnnat de France Amateur 2 (CFA2) for the reserved team of Nantes from 2012 to 2016. He only played 6 competitive matches and did not score any goals (3 Ligue 1, 1 Ligue 2 and 2 Coupe de France matches) for its first team during that period.[4]

2016–17 season

Niane joined Ligue 2 club Troyes AC on 22 August 2016 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract that would expire in June 2018.[5] In January 2017, he extended his contract until June 2019.[6] Niane was the top scorer in the 2016–17 Ligue 2, scoring 23 goals in 33 Ligue 2 matches.

2017–18 season

On 11 August 2017, Niane scored the first Ligue 1 goal of his career in an away match against OGC Nice with a lob over Yoan Cardinale in the 54th minute; in the 85th minute, he assisted Saîf-Eddine Khaoui to ensure that Troyes won the match 2–1.[7]

Charleroi

On 29 August 2018, Niane joined Belgian First Division A side Charleroi.[8] He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 September 2018 in a 3–1 victory in the league over Royal Excel Mouscron. It was in this same match that Niane scored his first goal for Charleroi, which came in the 38th minute and was assisted by Jérémy Perbet.[9]

Niane was only used in four league games for Charleroi in the 2019-20 season and was therefore loaned out to fellow league club K.V. Oostende on 28 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[10] He returned to Charleroi in the summer 2020 after five games for Oostende.

Sochaux

On 24 September 2020, Niane moved to French Ligue 2 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, signing a deal until June 2022.[11]

International career

Niane was named in Mali's squad for the 2013 African Youth Championship.[12] He scored the only goal in Mali's opening game versus Nigeria.

Niane also played at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Turkey.[13]

Niane made his debut for the senior Mali national football team in a 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 10 June 2017.[14][15]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 July 2019[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes 2012–13 Ligue 2 102000—30
2014–15 Ligue 1 300000—30
Total 4020000060
Nantes B 2012–13 CFA 2 2010—2010
2013–14 CFA 265—265
2014–15 2313—2313
2015–16 2212—2212
Total 91400000009140
Troyes 2016–17 Ligue 2 332310002[lower-alpha 1]03623
2017–18 Ligue 1 3381010—358
2018–19 Ligue 2 300010—40
Total 69312020207531
Charleroi 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 21210—105307
Career totals 18573502012520478

International
As of matches played on 15 July 2019[17]
Mali national team
YearAppsGoals
201740
201800
201930
Total70

Notes
  1. Appearances in the 2017 Ligue 1 Play-offs

References
  1. Adama Niane à la pointe de l'attaque du FC Nantes - Malifootball
  2. Adama Niane signe un contrat professionnel - Malifootball
  3. "Nantes vs. Caen 2 - 1". soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. "Adama Niane at Soccerway". soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "L'attaquant Malien Adama Niane rejoint ESTAC". Official website of Troyes AC. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. "Adama Niane prolonge jusqu'en Juin 2019". Official website of Troyes AC. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. "Troyes stun Nice". www.ligue1.com. 11 August 2017.
  8. "Adama Niane (Troyes) à Charleroi" (in French). L'Equipe. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. "Sporting Charleroi vs. Royal Excel Mouscron – 1 September 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  10. AANVALLER ADAMA NIANE OP HUURBASIS NAAR KVO, kvo.be, 28 January 2020
  11. Adama Niane transféré au FCSM, fcsochaux.fr, 24 September 2020
  12. Amr, Abdelrahman. "Egypt opponents Mali announce U-20 AFCON squad". KingFut. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  13. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Mali". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  14. "Oumar Sissoko et la Mali renversent le Gabon de Denis Bouanga !". 11 June 2017.
  15. Football, CAF - Confederation Africaine du. "L'envol parfait des Aigles face aux Panthères". www.cafonline.com (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  16. Adama Niane at WorldFootball.net
  17. Adama Niane at National-Football-Teams.com
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