Mame Biram Diouf

{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mame Biram Diouf

| image = Mame Biram Diouf.jpg

| caption = Diouf lining up for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

| fullname = Mame Biram Diouf{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Senegal |publisher=FIFA |page=26 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|16|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/143759/mame-biram-diouf |title=Mame Biram Diouf: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 June 2021}}

| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal

| height = 1.85 m{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3925/Mame-Biram-Diouf/overview |title=Mame Biram Diouf: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=21 June 2021}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Ankara Keçiörengücü

| clubnumber = 55

| years1 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Diaraf

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2007–2009

| clubs2 = Molde

| caps2 = 62

| goals2 = 29

| years3 = 2009–2012

| clubs3 = Manchester United

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = → Molde (loan)

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = → Blackburn Rovers (loan)

| caps5 = 26

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2012–2014

| clubs6 = Hannover 96

| caps6 = 57

| goals6 = 26

| years7 = 2014–2020

| clubs7 = Stoke City

| caps7 = 144

| goals7 = 24

| years8 = 2020–2022

| clubs8 = Hatayspor

| caps8 = 73

| goals8 = 31

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = Konyaspor

| caps9 = 28

| goals9 = 9

| years10 = 2023–2024

| clubs10 = Göztepe

| caps10 = 13

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2024–

| clubs11 = Ankara Keçiörengücü

| caps11 = 21

| goals11 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2018

| nationalteam1 = Senegal

| nationalcaps1 = 47

| nationalgoals1 = 10

| pcupdate = 20:55, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 28 June 2018

}}

Mame Biram Diouf (born 16 December 1987) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish TFF First League club Ankara Keçiörengücü.

Diouf started his career at Diaraf before moving to Molde in 2007. In his first season with them he won the Norwegian First Division, and gained promotion to the Norwegian top division. His performances and goalscoring attracted interest from a number of big clubs, and he eventually moved to Manchester United in 2009, remaining on loan at Molde until January 2010. He scored on his home debut for United and won the League Cup as an unused substitute in the 2010 final. Diouf joined Hannover in January 2012, where he scored 35 goals in 71 appearances, before moving to Stoke City on a free transfer in 2014. Diouf spent six seasons with Stoke scoring 25 goals in 157 appearances before leaving in the summer of 2020.

Diouf made his Senegal debut in 2009 in a 2–1 friendly win over the DR Congo; he has represented the country at the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

=Molde=

Born in Dakar, Senegal,{{Hugman|22844|access-date=21 June 2021}} Diouf began his career with Diaraf. In January 2007, he joined Norwegian club Molde, having trained with them in March 2006. He expressed his happiness at joining fellow countrymen Pape Paté Diouf (still playing for a contract with Molde at that time) and Madiou Konate at the club. Molde also agreed with Diaraf all considitions concerning the transfer, if Diouf signed a professional contract with Molde.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In his second season at Molde, and the first in Tippeligaen, Diouf did well and scored a total of five goals against Brann in the two matches of the 2008 season, two goals in a 4–3 victory in the Tippeliga match in Bergen on 31 May and three goals in the 8–0 victory in the Cup on 23 July.{{cite web |title=Spillerfakta Mame Biram Diouf |url=http://www.mfkweb.org/spillerinfo.php?id=82 | website = Mfkweb.org | access-date = 23 July 2009 |language=no}} These goals lead to some rumours in the Bergen-papers, that Brann would be interested in signing Diouf.{{cite news |title=Diouf til Brann? |url=http://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/brann/article3682125.ece |newspaper=Bergensavisen |date=24 July 2008 |access-date=4 July 2011 |language=no }} He was also linked to Arsenal, Feyenoord, Groningen, West Bromwich Albion and Red Bull Salzburg.{{cite news |first=Ole Jonny |last=Eriksrud Hansen |title=Arsenal snuser på Molde-spiss |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/molde/article2132669.ece |newspaper=Nettavisen |date=13 August 2008 |access-date=15 August 2008 |language=no }}{{cite news |title=Wenger vil se Diouf |url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/england/article115629.ece |newspaper=Aftenposten |date=15 August 2008 |access-date=15 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322003101/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/england/article115629.ece |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}

In the 2009 season, he scored 16 goals in 29 matches. Even with his strong performance, Molde only finished second in the league and the cup. A highlight of the season was the 5–2 win against Brann on 12 July 2009, where Diouf scored a hat-trick in the first nine minutes of the game, and added the fourth goal in the 27th minute.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

=Manchester United=

File:Diouf + evans.jpg signing autographs for Manchester United supporters in 2011]]

In May 2009, he received interest from several senior clubs and on 17 July 2009, Molde and Manchester United announced that a transfer had been agreed for the player.{{cite news |title=Molde FK og Manchester United enige |url=http://www.moldefk.no/index.php?page_id=12774 |publisher=Molde FK |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=4 July 2011 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328120059/http://www.moldefk.no/index.php?page_id=12774 |archive-date=28 March 2012 }}{{cite news |title=United capture Norwegian starlet |first=Nick |last=Coppack |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2009/Jul/United-capture-Norwegian-starlet.aspx |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=4 July 2011 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/sport/fussball/nachrichten/manu-verpflichtet-talent-diouf/3221872.html |title=ManU verpflichtet Senegal-Talent |newspaper=Handelsblatt |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=4 July 2011 |language=de }} Diouf was loaned back to Molde for the remainder of the Norwegian 2009 season, before joining his new teammates in Manchester in January 2010. "We signed a young player yesterday from Norway, who we've been looking at for two years," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "We weren't intending on signing anyone else after last week – we feel we have a full squad – but the situation accelerated to a point where other clubs started to make bids, so we had to decide whether we acted or didn't act. We decided to act and he'll be the last person we sign."{{cite news |title=Man United sign Senegal striker Biram Diouf |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=661361&sec=transfers&cc=4716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720195859/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=661361&sec=transfers&cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2009 |website=ESPN Soccernet |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=4 July 2011 }}

On 23 December 2009, Diouf was granted a work permit making him available to play for Manchester United once the transfer window opened in January.{{cite news |title=Man Utd striker Mame Biram Diouf given work permit |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8428869.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2009 |access-date=4 July 2011 }} After becoming eligible to play for Manchester United on 7 January 2010, Diouf was registered with the number 32 shirt worn previously by Carlos Tevez,{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Coppack |title=Boss impressed by Diouf |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2010/Jan/Diouf-impresses-boss.aspx |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=7 January 2010 }} and made his debut in a league match away to Birmingham City two days later; with the scores level at 1–1, Diouf came off the bench for Paul Scholes in the 81st minute, but he was unable to help break the deadlock and the match finished as a draw.{{cite news |first=Harry |last=Reekie |title=Birmingham 1–1 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8441745.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=9 January 2010 |access-date=9 January 2010 }}

Diouf made his home debut for United in a 3–0 win over Burnley on 16 January 2010, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Wayne Rooney. In stoppage time at the end of the game, Diouf scored his first goal for United; after being played in by Antonio Valencia, he looped a header over Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen and celebrated with a flip in front of the Stretford End before pointing to the name on the back of his shirt.{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Dawkes |title=Man Utd 3–0 Burnley |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8454646.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2010 |access-date=16 January 2010 }}

==Loan to Blackburn Rovers==

On 6 August 2010, Diouf signed for Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan and was handed the number 41 shirt.{{cite news |title=Rovers deal for United starlet |url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2113330,00.html |website=rovers.co.uk |publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC |date=6 August 2010 |access-date=6 August 2010 }} Diouf made an immediate impact for Blackburn, scoring within 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute for Nick Blackman in a 1–1 pre-season friendly draw against Hearts.{{cite news |title=Report: Hearts 1–1 Rovers |url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2096483,00.html |website=rovers.co.uk |publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC |date=7 August 2010 |access-date=8 August 2010 }}

On 24 August 2010, Diouf scored his first goals for Blackburn on his full debut as he netted a hat-trick in a 3–1 home League Cup victory over Norwich City, playing the full 90 minutes at Ewood Park.{{cite news |title=Blackburn 3–1 Norwich |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8936664.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 }} He then scored his first league goal for Rovers four days later, netting their only goal in a 2–1 home loss to Arsenal on his first ever Premier League start; the assist came from his fellow Senegalese namesake El Hadji Diouf. By the end of his loan at Blackburn, he had made 29 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions.{{cite news |title=Blackburn 1–2 Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8947518.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2010 |access-date=28 August 2010 }}

==Return to Manchester United==

Diouf returned to United in the summer of 2011, and he was included in the squad for their pre season tour of America. He came on for Michael Carrick in the second half of their first game, a 4–1 win over the New England Revolution. In the second game against Seattle Sounders FC, he came on at half time for Michael Owen and scored in the 49th minute, making it 2–0. The match finished 7–0 to Manchester United. On 5 August 2011, he scored twice in Paul Scholes's testimonial match against the New York Cosmos at Old Trafford. Diouf played in two League Cup matches away to Leeds United and away to Aldershot Town. In both matches, he played on the wing.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

=Hannover 96=

File:Diouf, Mame H96 13-14.JPG in 2013]]

During the January 2012 transfer window, Diouf claimed that Wigan Athletic wanted to sign him on loan so he could get more playing time.{{cite news |title=Wigan loan appeals to Diouf |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7412039/ |website=Sky Sports |date=5 January 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012 }} Also interested in signing Diouf was Hannover 96.{{cite news|title=Hannover eye Diouf deal|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7443832/|website=Sky Sports |date=20 January 2012|access-date=20 January 2012}} Eventually, on 28 January 2012, Diouf signed for German club Hannover 96 on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |title=Man Utd's Mame Biram Diouf signs for Hannover 96 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16775684.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2012 |access-date=28 January 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Reds agree Diouf sale |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/Jan/manchester-united-agree-sale-of-mame-biram-diouf.aspx |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=28 January 2012 |access-date=28 January 2012 }} Diouf scored his first goal in the 32nd minute in the match against VfB Stuttgart which Hannover won 4–2.{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=320851&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718055318/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=320851&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |website=ESPN Soccernet |title=Hannover keep up good form |date=19 February 2012 |access-date=20 February 2012}} He scored the only goal against Club Brugge on 23 February 2012 when Hannover advanced to the round of 16 of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.{{cite web |title=Hannover's Diouf disposes of blunt Brugge |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0d7dadcf986c-5da8c2f32663-1000--hannover-s-diouf-disposes-of-blunt-brugge/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=23 February 2012 |access-date=23 March 2012}} Diouf scored six goals in six games, with a second-half brace in a 4–1 victory over 1. FC Köln on 18 March 2012.{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=320811&cc=5901 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731203706/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=320811&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2012 |title=Hannover see off Cologne |website=ESPN Soccernet |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=30 June 2012}} In total Diouf played 15 times for Hannover in 2011–12 scoring ten goals including both goals against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final of the Europa League, although Hannover lost 4–2 on aggregate.

In the 2012–13 season Diouf finished as top-scorer for Hannover with 17 goals from 36 matches as they finished in 9th position. In the summer of 2013, Stoke City tried to sign Diouf but were unable to agree a transfer fee with Hannover.{{cite news|title=Stoke City pull plug on Mame Diouf pursuit|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-pull-plug-Mame-Diouf-pursuit/story-19649848-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=19 April 2015}} In 2013–14, Diouf scored 8 goals in 20 appearances as Hannover finished in 10th position. At the end of the campaign Diouf left Hannover after his contract expired.{{cite web|title=Senegal striker Mame Diouf ends time with Hanover 96|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27523734|website=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2014 |access-date=19 April 2015}}

=Stoke City=

On 11 June 2014, Diouf signed a four-year contract with Stoke City beginning on 1 July 2014 on a free transfer.{{cite web|title=Double Swoop Makes It Four|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/double-swoop-makes-it-four-1632936.aspx |website=stokecityfc.com |publisher=Stoke City FC |access-date=11 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611235526/http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/double-swoop-makes-it-four-1632936.aspx|archive-date=11 June 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Stoke complete signings of Mame Biram Diouf and Dionatan Teixeira|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27801520|website=BBC Sport|date=11 June 2014 |access-date=11 June 2014}} Upon signing for Stoke, Diouf stated that he felt better prepared for the Premier League following his spell in Germany.{{cite web|title=Stoke City: Mame Biram Diouf relishing Premier League return|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28312943|website=BBC Sport|date=15 July 2014 |access-date=15 July 2014}} He made his Stoke City debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 defeat against Aston Villa.{{cite web|title=Stoke 0–1 Aston Villa|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28718337|website=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2014 |access-date=30 August 2014}} Diouf scored his first goal for Stoke on 30 August 2014 against Manchester City, where he ran 70 yards before slotting past Joe Hart to earn Stoke a 1–0 victory at the Etihad Stadium.{{cite web|title=Man City 0–1 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28907276|website=BBC Sport|date=29 August 2014 |access-date=30 August 2014}} On 28 December 2014, Diouf scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion.{{cite web|title=Stoke 2–0 West Brom|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30566675|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 December 2014 | date = 28 December 2014 | first = Dominic| last = Raynor}} In his first season at Stoke, Diouf has been played out of position at right wing by manager Mark Hughes.{{cite web|title=Mame Diouf: Mark Hughes says Stoke striker is better in the centre|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30623519|website=BBC Sport|date=29 December 2014 |access-date=4 June 2015}} He scored in wins against Aston Villa, Everton and Southampton.{{cite web|title=Aston Villa 1–2 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31466727|website=BBC Sport|date=20 February 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=Stoke 2–0 Everton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31616988|website=BBC Sport|date=3 March 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=Stoke 2–1 Southampton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32262295|website=BBC Sport|date=17 April 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015}} Diouf played 38 times for Stoke in 2014–15 as the Potters finished in 9th position for a second season running and they ended the campaign with a 6–1 victory against Liverpool with Diouf scoring twice to end the season as top scorer with 12.{{cite web|title=Stoke 6–1 Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32770765|website=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2015 |access-date=25 May 2015}}

Diouf began the 2015–16 season well scoring in draws against Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City in August and the winning goal against AFC Bournemouth, in September to secure Stoke's first win of the campaign.{{cite web|title=Tottenham 2–2|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33832169|website=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2015 |access-date=27 May 2016}} However, following the death of his mother in September 2015, Diouf lost his form and consequently lost his place as centre forward with Mark Hughes instead using him in a winger role.{{cite news |title=Mame Diouf admits family tragedy took its toll|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Mame-Diouf-admits-family-tragedy-took/story-28370550-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=27 May 2016}} Diouf even had to fill in a right-back against Bournemouth in February 2016, following injuries to Phil Bardsley and Glen Johnson.{{cite news |title=Mame Diouf – I take the striker things out of my head and put in right-back things|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Mame-Diouf-striker-things-head-right/story-28735329-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=27 May 2016}} He scored a late equalizer against Chelsea on 5 March 2016, earning Stoke their first Premier League point at Stamford Bridge.{{cite news |title=Chelsea 1, Stoke City 1: Mame Diouf – I expected Courtois to catch that cross|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Chelsea-1-Stoke-City-1-Mame-Diouf-8211-expected/story-28869464-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=27 May 2016}} Diouf ended the season by scoring the winning goal against West Ham United, which secured Stoke 9th position.{{cite web|title=Stoke 2–1 West Ham|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36240338|website=BBC Sport|date=13 May 2016 |access-date=27 May 2016}} Diouf dedicated his goal to his mother.{{cite news |title=Mame Diouf – It's been hardest year but I've got to be strong|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Mame-Diouf-s-hardest-year-ve-got/story-29281971-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=27 May 2016}} In 2016–17 Diouf played in 28 matches, scoring once against Bournemouth on 6 May 2017 as Stoke finished in 13th position.{{cite web|title=Stoke 2016/17 Premier League season review|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11701/10887143/stoke-201617-premier-league-season-review|website=Sky Sports|access-date=22 May 2017}}{{cite web|title=Bournemouth 2–2 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39754031|website=BBC Sport|date=5 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017}} Throughout the campaign Diouf again played out of position including as a right-wing back.{{cite news |title=Mame Diouf: I can be Stoke's main man again if I'm given central striker spot|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/mame-diouf-i-can-be-stoke-s-main-man-again-if-i-m-given-central-striker-spot/story-30352690-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=25 May 2017}}

Diouf signed a new three-year contract with Stoke on 14 September 2017.{{cite web|title=Versatile performer commits to Potters|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/exclusive-mames-new-deal |website=stokecityfc.com |publisher=Stoke City FC |date=14 September 2017 | access-date = 14 September 2017}} Diouf was a regular in 2017–18, making 37 appearances, scoring six goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the Championship.{{cite web|title=Premier League: Crystal Palace and Stoke - how one stayed up and one went down|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44017358|website=BBC Sport|date=5 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018}} He came in for heavy criticism from supporters during the campaign for his poor finishing.{{cite news |title=Mame's my man says Stoke City boss heading to Liverpool|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-lambert-diouf-liverpool-1504613|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=26 May 2018}} Diouf made 16 appearances in 2018–19 of which only seven were starts and speaking in February 2019 Diouf admitted he would probably have to leave.{{cite news |title=Stoke City star admits he will probably have to leave in the summer |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-mame-diouf-future-2569786 |newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=14 May 2019}} He was initially not allocated a squad number for the 2019–20 season by Nathan Jones but was restored by new manager Michael O'Neill in November and subsequently scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Wigan Athletic.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2019/sep/18/nathan-jones-stoke-city-championship-where-going-wrong-worst-start-century|title='We didn't expect this': where is it going wrong for Nathan Jones and Stoke?|last=Fisher|first=Ben|date=18 September 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=18 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Stoke 2–1 Wigan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50442693 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 November 2019 |access-date=20 July 2020}} Diouf remained on the fringes of the squad in 2019–20 and when the season was extended into the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Diouf signed a contract extension to cover the remaining matches.{{cite news |title=Stoke City duo sign contract extensions |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-contracts-ward-diouf-4280567 |newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=20 July 2020}} With Stoke securing their Championship safety in the penultimate game of the season, Diouf asked to be released early from his contract on 20 July 2020 after spending six years with the club.{{cite web |title=Mame Diouf: Stoke City's Senegal forward leaves Championship club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53480426 |website=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=20 July 2020}}{{cite news |title='Always be welcome' - Stoke City striker Mame Diouf bows out |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-mame-diouf-contract-4347453 |newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=20 July 2020}}

=Later career=

On 31 August 2020, Diouf signed with the newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor.{{cite web |url=http://www.hatayspor.org.tr/hos-geldin-mame-diouf/ |title=Hoş Geldin Mame Diouf |language=tr |publisher=Hatayspor |date=31 August 2020 |access-date=31 August 2020 }} Diouf spent two-seasons with Hatayspor, scoring 31 goals in 75 appearances. On 31 August 2022, Diouf joined Konyaspor on a one-year contract.{{cite web |title=Ailemize hoş geldin Mame Diouf (Welcome to our family Mame Diouf) |url=https://www.konyaspor.org.tr/Haber/ailemize-hos-geldin-mame-diouf/6848 |website=konyaspor.org.tr |access-date=8 September 2022 |language=Turkish}}

International career

On 12 August 2009, Diouf won his first cap for Senegal in a 2–1 friendly win over the DR Congo in Blois, France. He scored his first goal for Senegal in a 1–0 victory over Cape Verde on 11 August 2010.{{cite news |title=Mame scores again! |url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2120221,00.html |website=rovers.co.uk |publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC |date=12 August 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815191336/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~2120221%2C00.html |archive-date=15 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}

On 15 November 2014, Diouf scored in a 1–0 win against Egypt which saw Senegal qualify of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite news |title=African Cup of Nations: Good news for Mame Diouf might be bad news for Stoke City as Senegal qualify|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/African-Cup-Nations-Good-news-Mame-Diouf-bad-news/story-24539648-detail/story.html|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=18 November 2014}} At the tournament finals, Diouf scored Senegal's equalising goal as they defeated Ghana 2–1 in the team's opening match.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30773499|title=Ghana 1–2 Senegal|date=19 January 2015|website=BBC Sport}}

In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Stephen |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |website=Goal.com |access-date=16 July 2019 |date=4 June 2018}}

Personal life

Diouf married his girlfriend of four years, Maria Orten, in Molde on 2 July 2011. Diouf went missing for a few days before the wedding, with his fiancée blaming his disappearance on the best man, Molde FK midfielder Pape Paté Diouf. He eventually turned up on 30 June, but Orten was forbidden from revealing the reason for his absence.{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Burnton |title=Planet Sport: Mame Biram Diouf turns up after prenuptial disappearance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/02/planet-sport-mame-biram-diouf |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2 July 2011 |access-date=3 July 2011 }} His brother Mame Mbar Diouf is also a footballer who has played for Molde, Sarpsborg 08 and TSG Neustrelitz.{{cite web|title=Mame Mbar Diouf|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mame-mbar/115177/|website=Soccerway|access-date=18 November 2014}} Diouf's mother, Gnilane, died during the 2015 Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia, while his sister survived with small injuries.{{cite news |title=Mame Diouf learns mother died in Mecca crush|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Mame-Diouf-learns-mother-died-Mecca/story-27931196-detail/story.html?|newspaper=The Sentinel |location=Stoke-on-Trent |access-date=6 October 2015}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 24 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/diouf.html |title=Mame Biram Diouf |access-date=16 January 2010 |last=Endlar |first=Andrew |website=StretfordEnd.co.uk}}{{cite news |title=Squad Profiles: Mame Diouf |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/d/diouf_375944.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=19 July 2011}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Molde

|2007

|1. divisjon

|22

1000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2210
2008

|Tippeligaen

|23

754colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2811
2009

|Tippeligaen

|29

1678colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3624
colspan="2"|Total

!74

331212colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—8645
rowspan="4"|Manchester United

|2009–10{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2009|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Premier League

|5

100100061
2010–11{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2010|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Premier League

|0

000000000
2011–12{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2011|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Premier League

|0

000300030
colspan="2"|Total

!5

100400091
Blackburn Rovers (loan)

|2010–11

|Premier League

|26

31023colspan="2"|—296
rowspan="4"|Hannover 96

|2011–12

|Bundesliga

|10

600colspan="2"|—5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}41510
2012–13{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2012|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Bundesliga

|28

1222colspan="2"|—6{{efn|name=UEL}}33617
2013–14{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2013|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Bundesliga

|19

810colspan="2"|—00208
colspan="2"|Total

!57

2632colspan="2"|—||1177135
rowspan=7|Stoke City

|2014–15{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2014|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Premier League

|34

112021colspan="2"|—3812
2015–16{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2015|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Premier League

|26

52020colspan="2"|—305
2016–17{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2016|access-date=18 April 2017}}

|Premier League

|27

10010colspan="2"|—281
2017–18{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2017|access-date=12 August 2017}}

|Premier League

|35

61010colspan="2"|—376
2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2018|access-date=12 August 2018}}

|Championship

|14

01010colspan="2"|—160
2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}

|Championship

|8

10000colspan="2"|—81
colspan="2"|Total

!144

246071colspan="2"|—15725
Stoke City U23

|2016–17

|—

colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—1{{efn|Appearance in EFL Trophy}}010
rowspan=3|Hatayspor

|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2020}}

|Süper Lig

|38

1900colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3819
2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2021}}

|Süper Lig

|35

1220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3712
colspan="2"|Total

!73

3120colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—7531
Konyaspor

|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=53159|season=2022}}

|Süper Lig

|28

911colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2910
Göztepe

|2023–24

|TFF First League

|13

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—132
colspan="3"|Career total

!420

1292315154127470155

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|match played 24 June 2018}}{{NFT|32847|name=Mame Biram Diouf|accessdate=14 August 2013}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="11"|Senegal
200930
201051
201151
201210
201340
201442
201574
201662
201760
201860
colspan="2"|Total4710

:As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Diouf goal.{{soccerway|mame-biram-diouf/28948}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Mame Biram Diouf

scope=col|No.

!scope=col|Date

!scope=col|Venue

!scope=col|Cap

!scope=col|Opponent

!scope=col|Score

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Competition

align=center|111 August 2010Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegalalign=center|7{{fb|CPV}}align=center|1–0align=center|1–0rowspan="2"|Friendly
align=center|211 November 2011Stade Aimé Bergeal, Mantes-la-Ville, Francealign=center|14{{fb|GUI}}align=center|4–0align=center|4–1
align=center|35 September 2014Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegalalign=center|22{{fb|EGY}}align=center|1–0align=center|2–0rowspan="2"|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align=center|415 November 2014Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egyptalign=center|24{{fb|EGY}}align=center|1–0align=center|1–0
align=center|519 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guineaalign=center|27{{fb|GHA}}align=center|1–1align=center|2–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
align=center|613 June 2015Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegalalign=center|31{{fb|BUR}}align=center|2–1align=center|3–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align=center|713 November 2015Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascaralign=center|32{{fb|MAD}}align=center|1–2align=center|2–2rowspan="2"|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center|817 November 2015Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegalalign=center|33{{fb|MAD}}align=center|3–0align=center|3–0
align=center|928 May 2016Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwandaalign=center|36{{fb|RWA}}align=center|1–0align=center|2–0Friendly
align=center|104 June 2016Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundialign=center|37{{fb|BDI}}align=center|2–0align=center|2–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Manchester United

  • Football League Cup: 2009–10{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8531179.stm |title=Aston Villa 1–2 Man Utd |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=21 June 2021}}

References

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