| Famara Diédhiou | |
| Fullname: | Famara Diédhiou[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Louis, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.92 m[2] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Granada |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Clubs1: | ASM Belfort |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Épinal |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Sochaux |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Years6: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Clermont (loan) |
| Caps6: | 50 |
| Goals6: | 23 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Angers |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Years8: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Bristol City |
| Caps8: | 169 |
| Goals8: | 51 |
| Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Alanyaspor |
| Caps9: | 28 |
| Goals9: | 11 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Granada (loan) |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Granada |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2024 |
| Clubs12: | → Cardiff City (loan) |
| Caps12: | 16 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps1: | 27 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
| Club-Update: | 4 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:10, 5 December 2022 (UTC) |
Famara Diédhiou (born 15 December 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Granada and the Senegal national team.[3]
Diédhiou joined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2014 from Gazélec Ajaccio. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 2 August 2014 against US Orléans playing the full game in a 0–1 home defeat on the opening day of the 2014–15 season.[4] On 22 August 2014, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal against AC Arles-Avignon.[5]
On 2 February 2015, Diédhiou joined Clermont Foot on loan from Sochaux.[6] For the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, he went back on loan to Clermont again.[7] In that season, he scored 22 goals in 37 matches.[8] [9]
In summer 2016, he moved up a tier joining Ligue 1 club Angers SCO who paid Sochaux a transfer fee of £1.36 million.[8] In 2016–17, his only season at the club, he played 35 times scoring 9 goals.[8]
On 28 June 2017, Diédhiou signed a four-year contract with English Championship club Bristol City for a club record transfer fee of £5.3 million.[8] [9] He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 3–1 win over Barnsley on 5 August 2017.[10] During the 2017–18 season Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the EFL Cup,[11] with Diédhiou scoring in the 2—0 upset against Premier League opponents Stoke City in the third round.[12]
In his first season at the club scoring 14 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions, finishing the club's 2nd top scorer behind Bobby Reid for Bristol City. In May 2018 he received a six-match ban due to a spitting incident in a match against Birmingham City in April 2018.[13] Diédhiou denied the charges, leading the club to appeal the ban on 21 June 2018.[14] Bristol City appealed the 6 match ban, however the decision was upheld on 14 July 2018, meaning Diédhiou was suspended for the opening six matches of the 2018–19 season.[15]
During the 2018/19 season, he scored 13 league goals for the second consecutive season and finished as Bristol City's top scorer with 13 goals in all competitions.[16]
On 23 February 2021, Diédhiou scored a brace at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough F.C. to surpass 50 goals for the club in a 3–1 away victory.[17]
On 19 July 2021, Diédhiou signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Alanyaspor.[18]
On 24 January 2023, Diédhiou joined Segunda División club Granada CF on loan until the end of the season with the option to buy,[19] which was activated after the club's promotion to La Liga.
Diédhiou scored his first goal for Senegal in a 2–0 win over Namibia that ensured the nation's qualification for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[20] He made one appearance at the final tournament, appearing as a substitute in the group match against Algeria on 23 January 2017.[21]
He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring once in the quarter-final win over Equatorial Guinea,[22] as the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[23] [24]
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 tournament.[25]
Diédhiou appeared in two of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scoring in a 3–1 win over hosts Qatar, as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.[26]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[27]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ASM Belfort | 2011–12 | CFA | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Épinal | 2012–13 | Championnat National | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 13 | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 2013–14 | Championnat National | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 13 | ||
| Sochaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Sochaux B | 2014–15 | CFA | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Clermont (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 22 | |||
| Total | 50 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 24 | |||
| Angers | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
| Bristol City | 2017–18 | Championship | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 13 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 44 | 14 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 10 | |||
| Total | 154 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 169 | 51 | ||||
| Career total | 327 | 109 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 355 | 117 | ||||
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diédhiou goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2016 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 10 October 2019 | Singapore National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 17 November 2019 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 9 October 2021 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 7 | 12 October 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 8 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 9 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 10 | 30 January 2022 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| 11 | 25 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
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