Amara Diouf
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| Date of birth | 7 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Génération Foot | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Génération Foot | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Génération Foot | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Senegal U17 | 10 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Senegal | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Amara Diouf (born 7 June 2008) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Génération Foot and the Senegal national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Pikine, in Dakar's suburbs, Amara Diouf joined the Génération Foot academy in 2017, after impressing in the Danone Nations Cup.[2][3]
In 2023, he was a standout in the Mohammed VI under-19s tournament in Morocco, where Génération Foot won the competition, after eliminating the likes of Real Madrid.[2][3][4][5] It was reported that Diouf will join FC Metz when he comes of age, following the same path as his compatriot Sadio Mané.[6]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]In 2022, Diouf had joined the Senegal National U17 team following the qualification matches for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored a brace against Cape Verde and a goal against Mali.
Diouf was called up to the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[2] He had scored a brace against Algeria and a goal against Somalia which ultimately helped Senegal qualify for the knockout stage. After a great performance, Diouf was elected best player of the group stage and was a part of the group stage best starting XI.[7][8][9] Diouf went on to score a brace against South Africa in the quarter finals, qualifying his team for the 2023 U-17 World Cup and getting his third man of the match accolade.[3][10][11] Having scored his 5th goal in the competition, he surpassed Victor Osimhen's record of most goals scored in one edition of the under-17 cup.[7][12] In the semi-final against Burkina Faso, Diouf missed a penalty while his team was leading 1–0, but eventually proved to be decisive in the penalty shoot-out, scoring his team last winning goal.[13] Senegal went on to defeat Morocco in the finals to win tournament for their first time.[14] with 5 goals in the tournament, Diouf had won the golden boot.
Senior
[edit]In August 2023, Diouf was called up to the senior squad to face Rwanda in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and a friendly against Algeria. On 9 September, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Rwanda, to be his country's youngest debutant, aged 15 years and 94 days.[6]
Honours
[edit]Senegal U17
Individual
- U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Amara Diouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Berkane, Hanif Ben (10 May 2023). "Sénégal : Amara Diouf, la pépite de 14 ans qui enflamme la CAN U17". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Amara Diouf, la pepite senegalaise qui illumine la CAN U17". SenePlus (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Tournoi International : Génération Foot élimine le Real Madrid et se qualifie en demi-finale". wiw sport (in French). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Académie Mohammed VI de football / Tournoi international U19 : Génération Foot remporte le titre de la 5ème édition". L'Opinion (in French). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Senegal's youngest debutant Amara Diouf set to join French club FC Metz". Khel Nowv. 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b "CAN U17 : Amara Diouf et Serigne Saliou Dia élus "meilleur joueur" et "sélectionneur" de la phase de poules". wiw sport (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Lydiane, N'Po (13 May 2023). "CAN U17 2023 : Amara Diouf (Sénégal) désigné meilleur joueur de la phase de groupes". Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "CAF announces Best XI of the TotalEnergies U17 AFCON group phase". CAF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Sane, Maïmouna (11 May 2023). "CAN U17 – Amara Diouf : "La qualification au Mondial était notre deuxième objectif en dehors…"". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Mercato: Vers Un Transfert Record Pour Amara Diouf !". Foot Africa (in French). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Le record d'Osimhen battu par un crack… de 14 ans". Afrik Foot (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Lydiane, N'Po (15 May 2023). "CAN U17 2023 - Sénégal : Amara Diouf comme Sadio Mané". Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Sawane scores winner as Senegal clinch TotalEnergies U17 AFCON title". CAF. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Amara Diouf at Soccerway