Amara Diouf

Amara Diouf
Personal information
Full name Amara Hady Diouf
Date of birth (2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 (age 18)
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 30
Youth career
2017–2023 Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Génération Foot 1 (0)
2026– Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Senegal U17 10 (8)
2023– Senegal U20 2 (1)
2023– Senegal 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Algeria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 24 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:04, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Amara Hady Diouf (born 7 June 2008) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Pikine, in Dakar's suburbs, Amara Diouf joined the Génération Foot academy in 2017, after impressing in the Danone Nations Cup.

In 2023, he was a standout in the Mohammed VI under-19s tournament in Morocco, where Génération Foot won the competition, after eliminating the likes of Real Madrid. It was reported that Diouf will join Metz when he came of age, following the same path as his compatriot Sadio Mané.

Génération Foot

Diouf was promoted to the first team of Génération Foot at the age of fourteen on 14 November 2022 after signing a contract lasting until 2028, and he won the Ligue 1 (Senegal) in his first season at the club. The deal was initially set to end in 2026, but an "unconditional mandatory extension option" was triggered during the 2023–24 season without the knowledge of Diouf. As a result, Diouf’s legal advisors successfully argued that forcing a fourteen-year-old into a six-year long binding commitment violated international football law.

He was then permanently promoted to the first team ahead of the 2023–24 season, and he made his debut for the club on 20 August 2023 during the 0–0 draw against Guinée Championnat National club Hafia during the 2023–24 CAF Champions League first qualifying round. He also made one appearance in Ligue 1 during the 2023–24 season.

He then was unable to play during the 2024–25 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury; his contract was terminated on 4 November 2024 but he trained with the club until June 2026.

Fenerbahçe

He was expected to join Fenerbahçe ahead of the 2026–27 Süper Lig season, but the move was suspended in March 2026 after he underwent cruciate ligament surgery. Amara Diouf was registered as a free agent until he returned to Génération Foot in March 2026.

On 24 June 2026, he signed a five-year professional contract with Fenerbahçe until the end of 2030–31 season, joining his compatriot and childhood friend Abdou Aziz Fall.

International career

Youth

In 2022, Diouf had joined the Senegal National U17 team following the qualification matches for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored a brace against Cape Verde and a goal against Mali.

Diouf was called up to the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. He had scored a brace against Algeria and a goal against Somalia which ultimately helped Senegal qualify for the knockout stage. After a great performance, Diouf was elected best player of the group stage and was a part of the group stage best starting XI. Diouf went on to score a brace against South Africa in the quarter-finals, qualifying his team for the 2023 U-17 World Cup and getting his third man of the match accolade. Having scored his 5th goal in the competition, he surpassed Victor Osimhen's record of most goals scored in one edition of the under-17 cup. In the semi-final against Burkina Faso, Diouf missed a penalty while his team was leading 1–0, but eventually proved to be decisive in the penalty shoot-out, scoring his team last winning goal. Senegal went on to defeat Morocco in the finals to win tournament for their first time. With five goals in the tournament, Diouf won the Golden Boot.

Senior

In August 2023, Diouf was called up to the senior squad to face Rwanda in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and a friendly against Algeria. On 9 September, he made his debut in the 1–1 draw against Rwanda, to be his country's youngest debutant, aged 15 years and 94 days.

Personal life

His father Ady was also a footballer and he played for US Gorée, ASFA Dakar, and SODIFITEX de Tambacounda.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Génération Foot 2022–23 Senegal Ligue 1 00———00
2023–24 Senegal Ligue 1 1000201040
2024–25 Senegal Ligue 1 ————00
2025–26 Senegal Ligue 1 00———00
Fenerbahçe 2026–27 Süper Lig 000000—00
Career total 1000201040
  1. ↑ Appearance in CAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Génération Foot

Senegal U17

Individual

References

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  6. ↑ "Académie Mohammed VI de football / Tournoi international U19 : Génération Foot remporte le titre de la 5ème édition". L'Opinion (in French). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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  17. ↑ "CAF announces Best XI of the TotalEnergies U17 AFCON group phase". CAF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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  19. ↑ "Mercato: Vers Un Transfert Record Pour Amara Diouf !". Foot Africa (in French). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Le record d'Osimhen battu par un crack… de 14 ans". Afrik Foot (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Lydiane, N'Po (15 May 2023). "CAN U17 2023 - Sénégal : Amara Diouf comme Sadio Mané". Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Sawane scores winner as Senegal clinch TotalEnergies U17 AFCON title". CAF. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  23. ↑ Amara Diouf at Soccerway
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