El Hadji Assane Dioussé (born 20 September 1997) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Empoli

Dioussé is a youth product from

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. He made his

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debut on 23 August 2015 against Chievo Verona.

Saint-Étienne

On 31 July 2017, Assane Dioussé signed a five-year contract with

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Loan to Chievo

On 29 January 2019, Dioussé joined on loan to

side Chievo Verona until 30 June 2019.

OFI

On 13 July 2022, Dioussé signed a two-year contract with OFI in Greece.

International career

Dioussé debuted for the Senegal U20s in an

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3–0 loss to France U20s on 23 March 2017. Dioussé received his first call up for the Senegal senior national team on 28 August 2017, ahead of the following month's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against

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. On 14 November he made his Senegal debut, when he came on in the 88th minute as a substitute for Alfred N'Diaye in a

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match against

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at the

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. Senegal won the match 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Saint-Étienne *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Auxerre *

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: 2023–24

References

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