Mouhamed "Sena" Niang (born 8 October 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club

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Playing career

Pollok

Niang began his playing career with

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in August 2017. He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–0 win against

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in the Sectional League Cup. He played the game at Right Back but previously his normal position under his coach Bill Reside at Pollok Under 19s was at sweeper but could quite easily move into midfield if required Niang made a total of 19 league appearances for Pollok.

Partick Thistle

After impressing with Pollok, Niang joined

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on trial playing for their reserves. However, his signing process was delayed due to work permit issues. Sena officially signed for the club on 18 September 2018. In January 2019, he signed an extended contract with Thistle and immediately moved out on loan to Cumnock Juniors for the remainder of the 2019–20 season to gain first-team experience. On 30 September 2019, Niang joined

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side Montrose on loan until January. He made 15 appearances in all competitions for Montrose, scoring once. After making his debut for Thistle in the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2019, Sena made his league debut for the club on 17 October 2020 coming on as a substitute for Salim Kouider-Aïssa in a 1–0 defeat to Clyde. In November 2020, he won Partick's Player of the Month award. After establishing himself in the Thistle first team during 2020, Niang signed a three-year contract extension with Thistle on 17 December 2020. He made 17 league appearances in the 2020–21 season as Thistle won Scottish League One and achieved promotion to the

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. In August 2021, Niang moved on loan to

side

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for the entirety of the 2021–22 season. He played 34 times for the club in all competitions, scoring four times.

Hartlepool United

On 23 June 2022, it was announced that Sena had joined League Two side

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. He left Hartlepool at the end of the 2022–23 season and made 17 appearances in all competitions for the club.

Cove Rangers

Following his release from Hartlepool, Niang signed a full-time two-year deal with

side Cove Rangers. The move saw him link up with his former Hartlepool boss

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who revealed he had tried to sign Sena for Cove Rangers during the previous January transfer window.

Dumbarton

After one season at Cove, Niang left the club for fellow

side

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- saying he was keen to move back to the

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. In a difficult season for the Sons, as they went into administration, Niang was named the club's Player of the Year.

Clyde FC

Niang left the Sons when his contract expired and joined

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side Clyde.

Style of play

Sena is predominately a defensive midfielder but he is also capable of playing in central midfield, as well as in the centre of defence where he played numerous times for Partick. He is a tough tackler and in October 2021, he picked up one of the fastest red cards in Scottish football history when he was sent off for a lunge after 25 seconds for Alloa against Cove Rangers. In January 2022, Sena picked up a two match ban due to crunching tackle on

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midfielder

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. He was described by Paul Hartley, who has managed Niang at Hartlepool and Cove Rangers, as "competitive, he can operate in a couple of different positions. He's an aggressive player, which I like, and he also keeps it simple. He knows how to play the position."

Personal life

Nicknamed "Sena", Niang was born in

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but his family moved to

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in 2004. In 2008, his family moved back to Senegal for two years before moving to

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. He is a fan of

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but described Senegal-born

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as his footballing hero. Niang attended

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and played for their school team.

Career statistics

Honours

Partick Thistle *

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References

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at Pollok {{DEFAULTSORT:Niang, Mouhamed 1999 births Living people People educated at All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School Senegalese men's footballers Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England Men's association football midfielders Pollok F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Cumnock Juniors F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players West of Scotland Football League players English Football League players Dumbarton F.C. players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association players 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen