Amath Ndiaye Diedhiou (born 16 July 1996), known as Amath Ndiaye or simply Amath, is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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Club career

Born in

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, Amath joined

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

's youth setup in 2014, from

. He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 5 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0

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home draw against CDE Lugo Fuenlabrada. On 15 November 2015, Amath scored his first senior goals, netting a double in a 3–0 home win against

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. The following 6 January, he scored a

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in a 4–1 away routing at

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. On 28 August 2016, Amath was loaned to

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club

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, for one year. He made his professional debut on 3 September, replacing Álex García in a 3–1 away loss against

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. Amath scored his first professional goal on 12 October 2016, netting his team's only in a 3–1

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away loss against

. Late in the month, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

. Amath finished the season with 12 goals, being a key unit as the

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missed out promotion in the play-offs. On 10 August 2017, he was signed a five-year contract with

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side

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, who bought 50% of his federative rights. Amath made his debut in the top division of Spanish football on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 30 September, netting the first in a 2–1 loss at

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

. In December 2018, Amath was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a

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injury in a match against

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

. On 5 October 2020, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to second division side

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

for the 2020–21 campaign. Amath helped the ''Bermellones'' to return to the top tier at first attempt by netting nine goals in 31 appearances, and signed a permanent four-year deal with the club on 30 June 2021. On 1 February 2024, he returned to his first club Valladolid on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. On 31 May 2024, Valladolid exercised Amath's buyout clause, and he signed a permanent deal until 2027 with the club.

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