Makhtar Thioune (born 5 August 1984) is a

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ese

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who plays as a

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for Træff. He has previously played for

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian professional football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. ...

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and

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, among others, in Norway,

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in Germany and

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in Turkey.

Club career

After playing for

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and Port Autonome,Lokkes, vrakes, dumpes
–

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9 May 2009 before he joined Norwegian club

Sarpsborg Sparta FK Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian professional football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. ...

in 2006. After two years in Sarpsborg, Thioune was brought to

by head coach

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and was one of the key players when Molde finished second in the league and the cup in 2009. In January 2012, he was loaned out to German 2. Bundesliga club

and returned after the end of Contract on 30 June to Molde FK. He then decided to leave Molde, as he did not get many chances in

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's team. Thioune transferred to

Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, ...

and signed a contract lasting till the end of the 2015-season, and was reunited with his old coach in Molde,

. After a stint with Sanliurfaspor in Turkey, he returned to Norway. After a trial with

Egersunds IK Egersunds Idrettsklubb, commonly known as Egersund or EIK, is a Norwegian sports club from Egersund in Rogaland. The club has sections for football, handball and athletics, and is most known for its football team, which plays in the 1. divisjon, ...

he signed for

Alta IF Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. d ...

. Thioune signed with

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club Hinna Fotball for the 2019 season. He joined

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side Træff for the 2021 season.

International

Thioune has been capped eleven times for

Career statistics

Honours

;Individual * ''

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Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

Player of the Year: 2009

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* 1984 births Living people Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers ASCE La Linguère players ASC Port Autonome players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Molde FK players Karlsruher SC players Viking FK players Şanlıurfaspor footballers Alta IF players FK Vidar players Hinna Fotball players SK Træff players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players 2. Bundesliga players TFF 1. Lig players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian Fourth Division players Norwegian Third Division players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-footy-midfielder-stub