| Seny Dieng | |
| Full Name: | Seny Timothy Dieng[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1994[2] |
| Birth Place: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Middlesbrough |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Red Star Zürich |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Red Star Zürich |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Grasshoppers II |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | → FC Grenchen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Grasshoppers |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | MSV Duisburg II |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Clubs7: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps8: | 116 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs9: | → Whitehawk (loan) |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs11: | → Stevenage (loan) |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | → Dundee (loan) |
| Caps12: | 16 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs13: | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) |
| Caps13: | 27 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2023– |
| Clubs14: | Middlesbrough |
| Caps14: | 35 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:58, 20 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16 June 2023 (UTC) |
Seny Timothy Dieng (born 23 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Middlesbrough. Born in Switzerland, Dieng represents Senegal at international level.
In July 2011, Dieng signed for Grasshoppers from Red Star Zurich.[3]
In November 2012, Dieng made his debut in adult football at the age of 17, for FC Grenchen whilst on loan from Grasshoppers.[4] He signed his first professional contract with Grasshoppers on 1 August 2014.[5]
In 5 August 2014, Dieng was named on the bench in a 3rd qualifying round Champions League match against Lille.[6]
On 2 February 2016, aged 21, Dieng signed for MSV Duisburg on a free transfer but relegation to 3. Liga meant he was released months later without having made any appearances.
Dieng left for a career in England where he went on trial with AFC Fylde, Rochdale and Barnsley.[7]
On 26 August 2016, Dieng signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer until 2018.
On 3 July 2019, Dieng signed a new two-year deal with QPR, keeping him at the club until 2021.[8]
On 2 December 2017, while playing for Whitehawk (in National League South) on loan, Dieng scored a goal in the 91st minute of a game against Chippenham Town.[9] Going up into the Chippenham box for a late corner, he headed in from 8 yards.[10]
Dieng spent the first half of the 2018–19 season, on loan at Stevenage,[11] making his debut on 14 August 2018 in an EFL Cup match against Norwich City.
On 10 January 2019, Dieng joined Dundee on a loan deal for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[12]
On 26 July 2019, having still not made a senior appearance for QPR, Dieng went out on loan again, this time joining League One side Doncaster Rovers until 4 January 2020.[13] Dieng made his Rovers debut in an EFL Cup match against Grimsby Town on 13 August 2019. This loan was extended to the end of the season on 3 January 2020.[14]
On 20 September 2020, Dieng signed a new four-year deal with QPR, keeping him at the club until 2024.[15]
Dieng made his first league start for Queens Park Rangers on 26 September 2020, in a 1–1 draw at home to Middlesbrough.[16] Dieng was named QPR's Player of the Month on two occasions during the season, in November[17] and January.[18] On 17 April 2021, Dieng received a red card on the 58th minute after a late challenge on Duncan Watmore in a 2–1 away win at Middlesbrough.[19] Throughout the 2020–21 season, Dieng made 42 appearances and kept 11 clean sheets in his first full season for QPR.[20] At the end of the season, Dieng was named Players' Player of the Year alongside Rob Dickie.[21]
Dieng was handed the No.1 jersey for the 2021–22 campaign.[22]
On 13 August 2022 he scored his first goal for the club with a last minute header to equalise away to Sunderland.[23]
On July 8, 2023, Dieng completed a transfer for Middlesbrough for a reported transfer fee of £2 million, signing a four-year contract.[24]
In May 2014, Dieng received his first call-up for Senegal for their friendly against Colombia, remaining on the bench for the 2–2 draw.[25]
Dieng was again called up to the Senegal team in March 2021[26] and made his debut on 30 March in a 1–1 draw with Eswatini as Senegal qualified top of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I .[27] Dieng was subsequently named in the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations[28] and following a positive test for COVID-19 from first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Dieng started in Senegal's two opening matches. He kept a clean sheet in each of those appearances, actions proving to be vital given Senegal only managed 1 goal throughout the entirety of the group stages before going on to win the tournament, beating Egypt on penalties.
Dieng was non-playing member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[29]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[30]
Dieng was born and raised in Zürich to a Senegalese father and a Swiss mother. Parallel to his football education at Red Star and Grasshopper Club, he completed his school education at the Sport Academy Zurich.[31]
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.[32]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[33] | Championship | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[34] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Total | 116 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | |||
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 169 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 2 | |||
| Senegal | 2021[35] | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
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