Idrissa Niang (born 25 February 1992) is a Senegalese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion an ...
Niang started his career with the football academy of the AS Sucrière de La Réunion, he joined the junior team in 2008, before joining the first team in 2010. Niang then moved to
ASC Diaraf
Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. The club name is sometimes spelt ASC Jaraaf. The word ''Diaraf'' ...
during the 2012–13 season, where he played for five seasons. On 29 July 2017 Niang moved to Tunisia to play for
ES Métlaoui
Étoile Sportive de Métlaoui ( ar, النجم الرياضي بالمتلوي) or ESM is a Tunisian football club, based in the city of Métlaoui in Tunisia. Founded in 1956, the team plays in red and yellow colors.2017–18 season.
On 27 July 2018, he moved to Lebanon to play with Beirut-based club Nejmeh, staying there for two years. On 1 October 2020, Niang joined
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion an ...
side
Al-Mina'a
Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...
Senegal FA Cup
The Senegal FA Cup is the top knock-out tournament in Senegalese football. It was created in 1961.Senegal - L ...
: 2013
Nejmeh
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Lebanese Elite Cup
The Lebanese Elite Cup () is a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was contested by the top five finish ...
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2018
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Lebanese FA Cup
The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejme ...
Iraqi Super Cup
The Iraqi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العراقي), previously called Iraqi Perseverance Cup ( ar, كأس المثابرة العراقي), is Iraqi football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Iraqi Premier L ...
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2022
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