Nouha Dicko
{{Short description|Malian-French footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Nouha Dicko
|image = Nouha Dicko.jpg
|upright = 0.9
|caption = Dicko playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014
|full_name = Nouha Dicko{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2292846 |title=Nouha Dicko |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=20 April 2025}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|14|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4446/Nouha-Dicko/overview |title=Nouha Dicko: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=5 September 2019}}
|birth_place = Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France
|currentclub = Paris FC
|clubnumber = 12
|youthyears1 = 2004–2007
|youthclubs1 = Créteil-Lusitanos
|youthyears2 = 2007–2009
|youthclubs2 = Strasbourg
|years1 = 2009–2011
|clubs1 = Strasbourg B
|caps1 = 42
|goals1 = 12
|years2 = 2010–2011
|clubs2 = Strasbourg
|caps2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2011–2014
|clubs3 = Wigan Athletic
|caps3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2012
|clubs4 = → Blackpool (loan)
|caps4 = 10
|goals4 = 4
|years5 = 2012–2013
|clubs5 = → Blackpool (loan)
|caps5 = 22
|goals5 = 5
|years6 = 2013
|clubs6 = → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
|caps6 = 4
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2013
|clubs7 = → Rotherham United (loan)
|caps7 = 5
|goals7 = 5
|years8 = 2014–2017
|clubs8 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
|caps8 = 94
|goals8 = 31
|years9 = 2017–2020
|clubs9 = Hull City
|caps9 = 47
|goals9 = 6
|years10 = 2019–2020
|clubs10 = → Vitesse (loan)
|caps10 = 19
|goals10 = 4
|years11 = 2020–2022
|clubs11 = Gaziantep
|caps11 = 46
|goals11 = 5
|years12 = 2022
|clubs12 = Yeni Malatyaspor
|caps12 = 15
|goals12 = 4
|years13 = 2022–2024
|clubs13 = OFI
|caps13 = 47
|goals13 = 9
|years14 = 2024–
|clubs14 = Paris FC
|caps14 = 16
|goals14 = 5
|nationalyears1 = 2014–2018
|nationalteam1 = Mali
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 16:13, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 00:25, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
}}
Nouha Dicko (born 14 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Paris FC}} club Paris FC. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team.
Early life
Dicko was born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, a commune in the suburbs of Paris.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur35023.html |title=Nouha Dicko |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=fr}} He grew up in the city with his family, who originate from Mali.{{cite web|url=http://www.dna.fr/fr/football/info/4008562-Football-Avant-Racing-Alfortville-samedi-(17h)-Une-nouvelle-page-de-Dicko|title=Une nouvelle page de Dicko|publisher=Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace|language=fr|first=Barbara|last=Schuster|date=21 October 2010|access-date=10 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810071833/http://www.dna.fr/fr/football/info/4008562-Football-Avant-Racing-Alfortville-samedi-(17h)-Une-nouvelle-page-de-Dicko|archive-date=10 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
Club career
=Early career=
Dicko began playing football at the age of six with local club Jeanne d'Arc de Maisons-Alfort. At the age of 13, he was signed by Créteil-Lusitanos, staying at the club for three seasons, before moving to Strasbourg in the spring of 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.uscl.fr/amateurs/made-in-creteil/article/made-in-creteil-rencontre-avec-1382?id_document=2306|title=Made in Créteil : Rencontre avec Nouha DICKO (RC Strasbourg)|publisher=US Créteil-Lusitanos|language=fr|date=9 February 2010|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830010539/http://www.uscl.fr/amateurs/made-in-creteil/article/made-in-creteil-rencontre-avec-1382?id_document=2306|url-status=dead}}
Following his arrival, Dicko's progress was hindered by a number of injuries during his first season at the club, including an ankle injury that kept him out of action for four months. He made his debut for Strasbourg's reserve team in the 2009–10, impressing on a number of occasions, despite the team's relegation to CFA 2. His first-team debut came during the following season against Stade Plabennecois in a Championnat National match in September 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.racingstub.com/fiche/pe/9041-nouha-dicko|title=Nouha Dicko – Racing Club de Strasbourg|date=14 May 1992 |publisher=racingstub.com|access-date=29 August 2017}}
=Wigan Athletic=
In 2011, Strasbourg released Dicko due to financial difficulties, and he was offered a trial with Premier League side Wigan Athletic,[https://www.sofoot.com/dicko-en-france-on-nous-fait-croire-qu-on-aime-le-football-182695.html Interview with Nouha Dicko] sofoot.com{{cite web|url=http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-athletic/tricky_dicko_to_get_chance_1_3664051|title=Tricky Dicko to get chance|work=Wigan Today|publisher=Johnston Publishing|date=10 August 2011|access-date=29 August 2017}} signing with the club a few weeks later.{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7093721/martinez-confirms-dicko-deal|title=Martinez confirms Dicko deal|work=Sky Sports|date=11 August 2011|access-date=29 August 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14482409.stm|title=Wigan Athletic sign ex-Strasbourg striker Nouha Dicko|date=12 August 2011|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 August 2017}} He made his senior debut for Wigan on 13 September 2011, in a League Cup match against Crystal Palace.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/14799530.stm|title=Crystal Palace 2–1 Wigan|date=13 September 2011|first=Arindam|last=Rej|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 August 2017}}
On 27 January 2012, he joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~2590542,00.html|title=Dicko joins Blackpool|publisher=Wigan Athletic F.C.|date=27 January 2012|access-date=27 January 2012}} He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Doncaster Rovers,{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} and went on to score four goals in 11 league appearances for the club. He came on as a substitute in Blackpool's 2–1 defeat in the 2012 Championship play-off final against West Ham United. He re-signed for Blackpool on a season-long loan on 17 August 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/dicko-back-at-blackpool-317842.aspx|title=Dicko Back At Blackpool|publisher=Blackpool F.C.|date=17 August 2012|access-date=29 August 2017}} He was recalled from his loan on 3 January 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20900802|title=Wigan recall Nouha Dicko from Blackpool loan spell|date=3 January 2013|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 August 2017}}
On 28 March 2013, Dicko moved on loan again, entering his first spell with English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11699/8603525/Nouha-Dicko-joins-Wolves-scrap-for-survival-after-joining-on-loan-from-Wigan|title=Nouha Dicko joins Wolves' scrap for survival after joining on loan from Wigan|date=28 March 2013|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=29 August 2017}} He made only four substitute appearances, scoring once, as the club unsuccessfully fought to avoid relegation under Dean Saunders.{{soccerbase|62277}}
Dicko began the 2013–14 season by appearing as a substitute in Wigan's Community Shield defeat to league champions Manchester United.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23565298|title=Community Shield: Man Utd 2–0 Wigan|date=11 August 2013|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 August 2017}} However, new Wigan manager Owen Coyle did not select him for any league games and Dicko's only playing time for the club came in the Europa League and League Cup.
In November 2013, he was loaned out to League One club Rotherham United until January 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25001129|title=Rotherham United: Nouha Dicko signs on loan from Wigan|date=20 November 2013|access-date=20 November 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}} He was recalled by new Wigan manager Uwe Rösler in late December.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-latics-bring-back-dicko-133854521--sow.html|title=Latics bring back Dicko|date=23 December 2013|publisher=Eurosport}}
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
On 13 January 2014, Dicko moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, then in the third tier, for a reported fee of £300,000,{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/09/03/kenny-jackett-only-wants-value-for-wolves/|title=Kenny Jackett only wants value for Wolves|date=3 September 2014|access-date=3 September 2014|publisher=Express and Star}} signing a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/nouha-is-back-130114-1291843.aspx|title=Wolves pleased to land Wigan striker|date=13 January 2014|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|access-date=13 January 2014|archive-date=13 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113164258/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/nouha-is-back-130114-1291843.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9114491/league-one-wolves-sign-wigan-striker-nouha-dicko|title=Wolves sign Wigan striker Nouha Dicko|date=13 January 2014|publisher=Sky Sports News|access-date=29 August 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25716178|title=Wolves sign Nouha Dicko from Wigan Athletic|date=13 January 2014|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC News|access-date=29 August 2017}} Dicko scored two goals on his second debut for the club, on 25 January 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25789720|title=Wolves 3 – 1 Bristol City|date=25 January 2014|access-date=29 August 2017|department=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC News}} On 18 April, he scored a hat-trick against Rotherham United in a 6–4 victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26983300 |title=Wolves 6–4 Rotherham|date=18 April 2014|access-date=29 August 2017|publisher=BBC}} He ended the 2013–14 season as the club's top scorer, as they won promotion as champions.{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolverhampton-wanderers-know-can-score-7522488|title=Nouha Dicko: I know I can score in the Championship|date=29 July 2014|access-date=4 September 2014|author=Brian Dick|publisher=Birmingham Mail}}
Back at Championship level, Dicko was the club's joint top goalscorer in the following season, as the club missed out on the play-offs due to goal difference. He signed a new three-year contract with the club during the close season, and was given the squad number 9.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33294720|title=Nouha Dicko: Wolves striker signs new three-year deal|date=26 June 2015 |publisher=BBC}} However, in September 2015, Dicko suffered a knee ligament damage during a match against Charlton, which ultimately forced him to miss the remainder of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34117976|title=Nouha Dicko: Wolves striker out for nine months with knee injury|date=1 September 2015 |publisher=BBC}}
After further delays to his comeback,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36713507|title=Nouha Dicko: Wolves striker delays return following anterior cruciate ligament injury|date=5 July 2016 |publisher=BBC}} Dicko returned to first-team football in October 2016, over 13 months since his last appearance and signed a new contract, which was due to keep him at Wolves until the summer of 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38729901|title=Nouha Dicko: Wolves striker signs new contract until 2020|date=24 January 2017|publisher=BBC}} He made 32 appearances during the campaign, but scored just three times. At the start of the following season, Dicko was largely only used as a substitute by new coach Nuno Espírito Santo, but still scored twice in seven appearances; his final goal for the club came against the team he was about to join.
=Hull City=
File:Chelsea 4 Hull 0 (Nouha Dicko).jpg in 2018]]
On 29 August 2017, Dicko joined fellow Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41082360|title=Nouha Dicko: Hull City sign Wolves striker for undisclosed fee|date=29 August 2017|publisher=BBC}} On 8 September 2017, he made his debut in a 5–0 loss away to Derby County.{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41119533|title = Derby County 5–0 Hull City|date = 8 September 2017|work = BBC Sport|publisher = BBC|access-date = 8 September 2017}} He scored his first goal for the club on 14 October 2017, when he opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw away to Norwich City.{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41534038|title = Norwich City 1–1 Hull City|date = 14 October 2017|work = BBC Sport|publisher = BBC| access-date = 14 October 2017}}
On 2 September 2019, Dicko joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the rest of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/nouha-dicko-leaves-hull-city-3277735|title=Nouha Dicko leaves Hull City on a season-long to join Dutch club Vitesse|first=Philip|last=Buckingham|date=2 September 2019|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=2 September 2019}}
On 30 June 2020, Hull indicated that Dicko would leave the club following the expiry of his contract.{{cite news| url = https://www.hullcitytigers.com/dicko-henriksen-depart/| title = Dicko & Henriksen Depart| date = 30 June 2020| publisher = Hull City A.F.C.| access-date = 30 June 2020| archive-date = 2 July 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200702034352/https://www.hullcitytigers.com/dicko-henriksen-depart/| url-status = dead}}
=Gaziantep=
On 1 October 2020, Dicko joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.gaziantepfk.org/tr/haberler/transfer-nouha-dicko-gaziantepte-1917|title=NOUHA DICKO GAZİANTEP'TE!|date=1 October 2020|website=www.gaziantepfk.org|access-date=1 October 2020}}
=Yeni Malatyaspor=
In January 2022, Dicko joined Yeni Malatyaspor on a 1.5 year contract with an additional 1 year option. Dicko would wear jersey 94.{{cite web|url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/nouha-dickodan-ok-yeni-malatyaspora-15-yillik-imza-2260905|title=Nouha Dicko'dan ÖK Yeni Malatyaspor'a 1.5 yıllık imza
|language=TR|website=www.fanatik.com.tr|date=14 January 2022
|access-date=30 June 2022}}
=OFI=
=Paris FC=
On 31 January 2024, Dicko joined Paris FC on a one-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Paris FC|url=https://parisfc.fr/equipe-pro/nouha-dicko-signe-au-paris-fc/|title=NOUHA DICKO SIGNE AU PARIS FC|trans-title=NOUHA DICKO SIGNS FOR PARIS FC|date=31 January 2024|access-date=31 January 2024|language=fr}}
International career
Although born and raised in France, Dicko is eligible to play for the Mali national football team through his parents, who both come from the Yélimané Cercle area.{{cite news|title=Nouha Dicko, attaquant franco-malien de Blackpool: " Les Aigles du Mali? (French)|url=http://malifootball.com/nouha-dicko-attaquant-franco-malien-de-blackpool-q-les-aigles-du-mali-jai-toujours-garde-cette-eventualite-dans-lesprit-q/|access-date=3 September 2014|publisher=Malian Football Federation|date=17 September 2012}} He was called up by Mali to their international squad in May 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/05/14/wolves-duo-nouha-dicko-and-bakary-sako-earn-mali-call-up/|title=Wolves duo Nouha Dicko and Bakary Sako earn Mali call-up|date=14 May 2014|access-date=4 September 2014|publisher=Express and Star}} He made his debut on 25 May 2014 in a friendly against Guinea, played in Colombes, France.{{NFT player|pid=55539|accessdate=5 September 2014}} In November 2014, he picked up an injury while on international duty.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30097794|title=Nouha Dicko: Wolves forward back early from Mali international duty|date=18 November 2014|access-date=23 November 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 May 2024}}{{Cite web|url=http://stats.sv-vitesse.nl/spelers/1422.html|title=Vitesse Statistieken Nouha Dicko|website=Vitesse Statistieken}}
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Strasbourg B
|Championnat de France Amateur |18 | 4 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2010–11
|Championnat de France Amateur 2 |24 | 8 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 24 | 8 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 12 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 42 | 12 | ||||
| Strasbourg
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Wigan Athletic
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|One appearance in FA Community Shield and two in the Europa League}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Blackpool (loan)
|EFL Championship |10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2012–13
|EFL Championship |22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
|EFL Championship |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Rotherham United (loan)
|5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Football League Trophy}} | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| rowspan="6"|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|EFL League One |19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | |
| 2014–15
|EFL Championship |37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | |
| 2015–16
|EFL Championship |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|EFL Championship |30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|EFL Championship |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!96 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34 | |
| rowspan="4"|Hull City
|EFL Championship |29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19
|EFL Championship |16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|EFL Championship |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 54 | 7 | ||
| Vitesse (loan)
|19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Gaziantep
|28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22
|Süper Lig |18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 5 | |||
| Yeni Malatyaspor
|Süper Lig |15 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 4 | ||||
| OFI
|30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 6 | |||
| Paris FC
|16 |5 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1Appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs |1 |17 |6 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!355 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 392 | 94 |
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