El Hadji Malick Diouf
Senegalese footballer (born 2004)
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El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 29 December 2004) is a Senegalese[2] professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club West Ham United and the Senegal national team.[3]
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| Full name | El Hadji Malick Diouf | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Galaxy Football Academy | |||||||||||||||||
| Académie Mawade Wade | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Tromsø | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Slavia Prague | 34 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Slavia Prague B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | West Ham United | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Senegal | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:29, 10 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:42, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Tromsø
Born in Dakar, Diouf began his footballing journey at just 13 years old with the Galaxy Football Academy.[4] After a successful stint of four years, he joined the Academie Mawade Wade.[5] On 21 February 2023, after a successful trial, Diouf signed with Norwegian side Tromsø.[6] After a slow start to the season, with little game time, the latter half of the season saw Diouf getting regular game time, ending the season with twenty-one appearances, and three goals for the club.[7]
Slavia Prague
In January 2024, Diouf signed for Czech top flight club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[3] His first goal for the club came in his debut game, against Karviná.[8] In the 2024–25 season for Slavia Prague, Diouf played as a left wing-back as they won the Czech First League title. He scored five goals in the first eight games and in 24 league appearances for the season, scored seven goals and made three assists.[5]
West Ham United
On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of £19m.[9][10] On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3–0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.[11]
International career
Diouf made his debut for the Senegal national team on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2023 | Eliteserien | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Total | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 0 | 50 | 9 | |||
| West Ham United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 79 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 103 | 12 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup, FA Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
- Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Diouf goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 18 November 2025 | Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey | 12 |  Kenya | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |