Idrissa Niang

Idrissa Niang (born 25 February 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Mina'a.[1]

Idrissa Niang
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992
Place of birth Richard Toll, Senegal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Mina'a
Number 92
Youth career
2008–2010 ASSUR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010−2012 ASSUR
2013−2017 Diaraf
2017−2018 ES Métlaoui 12 (0)
2018−2020 Nejmeh 22 (0)
2020− Al-Mina'a 0 (0)
National team
2013 Senegal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:03, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Niang started his career with the football academy of the AS Sucrière de La Réunion, he joined the junior team in 2008, before joining the first team in 2010.[2] Niang then moved to ASC Diaraf during the 2012–13 season, where he played for five seasons.[2]

On 29 July 2017 Niang moved to Tunisia to play for ES Métlaoui during the 2017–18 season.[3] On 27 July 2018, he moved to Lebanon to play with Beirut-based club Nejmeh,[4] staying there for two years.[5] On 1 October 2020, Niang joined Iraqi Premier League side Al-Mina'a.[6]

International career

Niang represented Senegal at the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification, making his senior international debut on 20 July 2013, in a 2–0 defeat to Mauritania.[7]

Honours

Club

Diaraf

Nejmeh

Individual

References
  1. Idrissa Niang at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Idrissa NIANG : "mon rêve, c'est de porter le maillot de la sélection nationale"" [Idrissa NIANG: "my dream is to wear the national team jersey"]. ndarinfo.com (in French).
  3. نجم المتلوي ينتدب الغاني إدريسا نيانغ (in Arabic). radiosabrafm.net. 29 July 2017.
  4. النجمة يعلن عن أول لاعبيه الأجانب للموسم المقبل (in Arabic). elsport.com. 27 July 2018.
  5. نيانغ يجدد لموسمين اثنين مع النجمة (in Arabic). elsport.com. 11 June 2019.
  6. محترف سنغالي يصل البصرة لتدعيم السفانة (in Arabic). almaalomah.com. 16 October 2020.
  7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Senegal (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. التشكيلة المثالية في الدوري (in Arabic). al-akhbar.com. 7 May 2019.


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