Bamba Dieng
.jpg) Dieng with Senegal in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | ASC SUNEOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Diambars | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Diambars | 14 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Marseille B (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Marseille (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Marseille | 35 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Lorient | 55 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Angers (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Lorient B (Loan) | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Red Star Belgrade | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Senegal U17 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Senegal | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:56, 16 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke Dieng (born 23 March 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and for the Senegal national team.
Club career
Diambars FC
Dieng began his career with Diambars in the Senegal Premier League, 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.[citation needed]
Marseille
Dieng signed for Marseille on a loan deal with an option to buy on 5 October 2020. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 Coupe de France win over Auxerre on 10 February 2021, scoring a goal in the 92nd minute of the game.
Lorient
On 27 January 2023, Dieng signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lorient.He scored the opening goal in the 6th minute from a penalty kick, helping Lorient secure a 3-0 victory against AC Ajaccio.
Angers
On 30 August 2024, Dieng signed for Angers SCO on loan. Two weeks later, he scored his first goal for the club as an equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg.
Return to Lorient
He returned to Lorient in the summer of 2025 and finished tied as top scorer for Lorient alongside Pablo Pagis as he scored 10 goals for his club. He left Lorient on 30 June 2026, at the end of his contract.
Red Star Belgrade
On 21 August 2026, Dieng signed for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade on a two-year contract, with an option to extend the deal for a further year.
International career
Dieng debuted with the Senegal national team in a 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Namibia on 9 October 2021.
He was called up to the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022, scoring his first goal for the side in a 2–0 round of 16 victory over Cape Verde. In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Dieng scored in the penalty shootout to help Senegal become the champions of the tournament.
He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 21 May 2026, Dieng was selected by Senegal's coach Pape Thiaw in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 October 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille B (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Marseille | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Marseille total | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 11 | ||
| Lorient | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | 25 | 15 | ||
| Total | 55 | 18 | 5 | 5 | — | 60 | 23 | |||
| Angers (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 5 | |
| Lorient B | 2025–26 | Championnat National 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2026–27 | Serbian SuperLiga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Career total | 124 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 146 | 42 | ||
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 16 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Senegal | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | |
- As of match played 25 November 2022.
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 25 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | 6 |  Cape Verde | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 25 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 15 |  Qatar | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Lorient
Senegal
Individual
Orders
References
- ↑ "Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Dieng". Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "La fiche de Bamba Dieng". ligue1.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bamba Dieng". crvenazvezdafk.com. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ "Targhalline et Dieng rejoignent le centre de formation". OM.
- ↑ "À l'OM, Bamba Dieng change de dimension". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Résultat et résumé Auxerre - Marseille, Coupe de France, 32es de finale, Mercredi 10 Février 2021". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "Transferts : accord OM-Lorient pour Bamba Dieng". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ↑ "Mane and Dieng lead Senegal into quarterfinals after beating Cape Verde". beIN Sports. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ "Senegal vs. Egypt Match Commentary". Confederation of African Football.
- 1 2 "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "Senegal drop defenders Mbow, Camara to finalise World Cup squad". 2 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "B. Dieng". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- 1 2 "Dieng, Bamba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ↑ "Le but de Bamba Dieng (OM) contre Strasbourg élu plus beau but de la saison de Ligue 1 aux trophées UNFP" (in French). L'Équipe. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
External links
- Bamba Dieng at Angers SCO (in French)
- Marseille profile (in French)
- Bamba Dieng – French league stats at Ligue 1
- Bamba Dieng at Soccerway
- Bamba Dieng on Instagram
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