Mamadou Niang
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Niang with Al-Sadd
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mamadou Hamidou Niang | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Matam, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arles-Avignon | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Troyes B | 35 | (21) |
| 2001–2003 | Troyes | 47 | (8) |
| 2003 | → Metz (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Strasbourg | 56 | (21) |
| 2005–2010 | Marseille | 227 | (100) |
| 2010–2011 | Fenerbahçe | 29 | (15) |
| 2011–2014 | Al Sadd | 22 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Arles-Avignon | 18 | (3) |
| Total | 456 | (183) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2012 | Senegal | 59 | (19) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2012 |
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Mamadou Niang (born 13 October 1979) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Arles-Avignon. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is the older brother of Papa Niang, who currently plays at FF Jaro in the Finnish Ykkönen.
After beginning his career with the Le Havre youth team, Niang turned professional at 18 years of age with Troyes. He had a mixed beginning to his career with his first season featuring ten Ligue 1 starts, all from the bench, the following season would show little improvement with 17 starts and only 3 league goals.
A loan period with second division Metz allowed him to hone his skills, contributing 5 goals in 12 appearances and helping Metz return to top flight French football for the 2003–04 season.
Jean Fernandez, the Metz manager, tried to make the loan deal into a permanent move but failed and Niang left Troyes for Strasbourg. The arrival of Danijel Ljuboja, to Strasbourg at the same time allowed Niang to form an important strike partnership until Ljuboja moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Niang didn't score again for the remainder of the second half of that season.
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