Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng (born 23 March 2000) 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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and the Senegal national team.

Club career

Dieng began his career with

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in the

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, and had 12 goals in his first 14 games in his debut season. He finished as the top scorer of the Senegal Premier League for the 2019–20 season. Dieng signed for

on 5 October 2020. He made his debut the club in a 2–0

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win over

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on 10 February 2021, scoring a goal in the 92nd minute of the game.

International career

Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1

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win over

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on 9 October 2021. He was called up to the Senegal squad for the

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in January 2022, scoring his first goal for the side in a 2–0 round of 16 victory over

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. In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Dieng scored in the

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to help

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

become the champions of the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.''

Honours

Senegal *

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Individual * Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

*
Marseille profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dieng, Bamba 2000 births Living people People from Diourbel Region Senegalese footballers Association football forwards Senegal international footballers Senegal youth international footballers Africa Cup of Nations-winning players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players ASC SUNEOR players Diambars FC players Olympique de Marseille players Senegal Premier League players Ligue 1 players Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France