Amara Diouf

Amara Diouf
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Génération Foot
Youth career
2017–2023 Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Génération Foot 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Senegal U17 10 (8)
2023– Senegal 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Algeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023

Amara Diouf (born 7 June 2008) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Génération Foot and the Senegal national team.[1]

Club career

Born in Pikine, in Dakar's suburbs, Amara Diouf joined the Génération Foot academy in 2017, after impressing in the Danone Nations Cup.[2][3]

In 2023, he was a standout in the Mohammed VI under-19s tournament in Morocco, where Génération Foot won the competition, after eliminating the likes of Real Madrid.[2][3][4][5] It was reported that Diouf will join FC Metz when he comes of age, following the same path as his compatriot Sadio Mané.[6]

International career

Youth

In 2022, Diouf had joined the Senegal National U17 team following the qualification matches for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored a brace against Cape Verde and a goal against Mali.

Diouf was called up to the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[2] He had scored a brace against Algeria and a goal against Somalia which ultimately helped Senegal qualify for the knockout stage. After a great performance, Diouf was elected best player of the group stage and was a part of the group stage best starting XI.[7][8][9] Diouf went on to score a brace against South Africa in the quarter finals, qualifying his team for the 2023 U-17 World Cup and getting his third man of the match accolade.[3][10][11] Having scored his 5th goal in the competition, he surpassed Victor Osimhen's record of most goals scored in one edition of the under-17 cup.[7][12] In the semi-final against Burkina Faso, Diouf missed a penalty while his team was leading 1–0, but eventually proved to be decisive in the penalty shoot-out, scoring his team last winning goal.[13] Senegal went on to defeat Morocco in the finals to win tournament for their first time.[14] with 5 goals in the tournament, Diouf had won the golden boot.

Senior

In August 2023, Diouf was called up to the senior squad to face Rwanda in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and a friendly against Algeria. On 9 September, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Rwanda, to be his country's youngest debutant, aged 15 years and 94 days.[6]

Honours

Senegal U17

Individual

  • U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2023

References

  1. ^ Amara Diouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Berkane, Hanif Ben (10 May 2023). "Sénégal : Amara Diouf, la pépite de 14 ans qui enflamme la CAN U17". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Amara Diouf, la pepite senegalaise qui illumine la CAN U17". SenePlus (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Tournoi International : Génération Foot élimine le Real Madrid et se qualifie en demi-finale". wiw sport (in French). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Académie Mohammed VI de football / Tournoi international U19 : Génération Foot remporte le titre de la 5ème édition". L'Opinion (in French). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Senegal's youngest debutant Amara Diouf set to join French club FC Metz". Khel Nowv. 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "CAN U17 : Amara Diouf et Serigne Saliou Dia élus "meilleur joueur" et "sélectionneur" de la phase de poules". wiw sport (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ^ Lydiane, N'Po (13 May 2023). "CAN U17 2023 : Amara Diouf (Sénégal) désigné meilleur joueur de la phase de groupes". Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ "CAF announces Best XI of the TotalEnergies U17 AFCON group phase". CAF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ Sane, Maïmouna (11 May 2023). "CAN U17 – Amara Diouf : "La qualification au Mondial était notre deuxième objectif en dehors…"". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Mercato: Vers Un Transfert Record Pour Amara Diouf !". Foot Africa (in French). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Le record d'Osimhen battu par un crack… de 14 ans". Afrik Foot (in French). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. ^ Lydiane, N'Po (15 May 2023). "CAN U17 2023 - Sénégal : Amara Diouf comme Sadio Mané". Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Sawane scores winner as Senegal clinch TotalEnergies U17 AFCON title". CAF. Retrieved 19 May 2023.