Bamba Dieng
Senegalese footballer (born 2000)
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Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng (born 23 March 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Middlesbrough football club and the Senegal national team.
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Dieng with Senegal in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | ASC SUNEOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Diambars | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Diambars | 14 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Marseille B (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Marseille (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Marseille | 35 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Lorient | 55 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Angers (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lorient B | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Senegal U17 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Senegal | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:30, 19 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:56, 16 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Diambars FC
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]
Marseille
Dieng signed for Marseille on a loan deal with an option to buy on 5 October 2020.[4][5] 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.[6]
Lorient
On 27 January 2023, Dieng signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lorient.[7]
International career
Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021.[8]
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.[9] In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Dieng scored in the penalty shootout to help Senegal become the champions of the tournament.[10]
He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
On 21 May 2026, Dieng was selected by Senegal's coach Pape Thiaw in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille B (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Marseille | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Marseille total | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 11 | ||
| Lorient | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | 25 | 15 | ||
| Total | 55 | 18 | 5 | 5 | — | 60 | 23 | |||
| Angers (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 5 | |
| Lorient B | 2025–26 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 139 | 40 | ||
- Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 16 June 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | |
- As of match played 25 November 2022.[14]
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 25 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | 6 |  Cape Verde | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 25 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 15 |  Qatar | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Lorient
Senegal
Individual
Orders
