El Hadji Assane Dioussé (born 20 September 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.[2]

Assane Dioussé
Personal information
Full name El Hadji Assane Dioussé[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Auxerre
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2015 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Empoli 48 (0)
2017–2022 Saint-Étienne 41 (1)
2019Chievo (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021Ankaragücü (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 Saint-Étienne B 3 (0)
2022–2023 OFI 33 (3)
2023– Auxerre 34 (0)
International career
2017 Senegal U20 1 (0)
2017–2018 Senegal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Club career

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Empoli

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Dioussé is a youth product from Empoli. He made his Serie A debut on 23 August 2015 against Chievo Verona.[3]

Saint-Étienne

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On 31 July 2017, Assane Dioussé signed a five-year contract with Saint-Étienne.[4]

Loan to Chievo

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On 29 January 2019, Dioussé joined on loan to Serie A side Chievo Verona until 30 June 2019.[5]

On 13 July 2022, Dioussé signed a two-year contract with OFI in Greece.[6]

International career

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Dioussé debuted for the Senegal U20s in an Under-20 Four Nations Tournament 3–0 loss to France U20s on 23 March 2017.[7]

Dioussé received his first call up for the Senegal senior national team on 28 August 2017, ahead of the following month's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Burkina Faso.[8] On 14 November he made his Senegal debut, when he came on in the 88th minute as a substitute for Alfred N'Diaye in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against South Africa at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor. Senegal won the match 2–1.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 January 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Empoli 2015–16 Serie A 15 0 1 0 16 0
2016–17 Serie A 33 0 2 0 35 0
Total 48 0 3 0 51 0
Saint-Étienne 2017–18 Ligue 1 25 1 1 0 0 0 26 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 7 0 2 0 1[a] 0 10 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 4 0 5 0 2[b] 0 11 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 4 0 2 0 1[c] 0 7 0
Total 41 1 10 0 4 0 55 1
Saint-Étienne B 2018–19 National 2 1 0 1 0
2019–20 National 2 2 0 2 0
Total 3 0 3 0
Chievo (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 14 0 0 0 14 0
Ankaragücü (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 20 0 1 0 21 0
OFI 2022–23 Super League Greece 20 1 1 0 21 2
Career total 146 2 15 0 4 0 165 3
  1. ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ One appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

Auxerre

References

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  1. ^ "El Hadji Assane Diousse". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Assane Dioussé at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Empoli vs. Chievo - 23 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Assane Dioussé for the AS Saint-Étienne - 31 July 2017 - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: il Chievo riporta in Italia Diousse" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Assane Dioussé" (in Greek). OFI. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ Mouhamed (23 March 2017). "Tournoi 4 nations : le 11 des lionceaux contre la France. - PointDakar". PointDakar (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Cisse names squad for World Cup qualifier double header". www.enca.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.