Papa Niang Explained

Papa Niang
Fullname:Papa Amadou Niang
Birth Date:1988 12, df=y
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Height:1.72m
Position:Winger
Years1:2005–2006
Years2:2007
Years3:2008
Years4:2009–2012
Years5:2013
Years6:2013–2014
Years7:2014–2015
Years8:2016–2018
Years9:2018
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs1:ASC Thiès
Clubs3:AC Oulu
Clubs4:FF Jaro
Clubs5:FC Vostok
Clubs6:Al-Shabab SC
Clubs7:CF Mounana
Clubs8:FF Jaro
Clubs9:Minerva Punjab
Clubs10:FF Jaro
Caps1:19
Caps2:31
Caps4:101
Caps5:23
Caps8:41
Caps9:4
Caps10:18
Goals4:26
Goals5:5
Goals8:12
Goals9:0
Goals10:3
Nationalteam1:Senegal
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:3

Papa Amadou Niang (born 5 December 1988) is a Senegalese former professional football player who played as a forward. He represented Senegal in African Cup of Nations. He is the younger brother of Senegalese international Mamadou Niang.

Club career

Papa began his professional football career in Senegalese club ASC Thiès. Papa is well known for his stint with Finnish side FF Jaro, where he played from 2009 to 2012, 2016-2018 and most recently from 2018 to 2020. He scored 37 goals for the club in the Ykkönen.

He has also played for Finnish side FC OPA, AC Oulu, Bolivian side Club Real América, Gabonese side CF Mounana, Kazakh club FC Vostok, Kuwaiti outfit Al-Shabab SC (Al Ahmadi). In 2018, he signed with I-League side Minerva Punjab FC.[1] [2]

International career

He debuted for Senegal against Botswana in 2010. He earned 8 international caps and scored 3 goals for his home nation.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papa Niang. worldfootball.net. 2 February 2021. 24 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124153424/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/papa-niang/. live.
  2. Web site: RoundGlass Punjab FC » Players from A–Z. WorldFootball.net. 23 September 2022. 5 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905105518/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/punjab-fc/10/. live.