Timothée Dieng

For the Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, see Timothy Dieng.

Timothée Dieng
Dieng in 2023
Personal information
Full name Timothée Dieng[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Grenoble, France[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 38
Youth career
Grenoble
0000–2012 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Brest B 43 (5)
2013–2014 Brest 6 (0)
2014–2016 Oldham Athletic 60 (1)
2016–2018 Bradford City 65 (5)
2018–2021 Southend United 100 (8)
2021–2023 Exeter City 59 (15)
2023– Gillingham 62 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Timothée Dieng (born 9 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Gillingham. He plays mainly as a midfielder, but can also operate as a defender.

Career

Early career

Dieng played as a goalkeeper in his youth before becoming "bored" with the position, and moving upfield, initially as a striker.[4]

Dieng signed for his home town club Grenoble at age 10, remaining there until he was 19. While there he played in the final of the 2010–11 Championnat National U19, losing to Paris Saint-Germain.[5][6]

Brest

On 23 January 2013, Dieng made his debut for Brest in the Coupe de France, coming on as a substitute at half time in the 3–1 victory over CA Bastia.[7] On 18 May 2013, Dieng made his Ligue 1 debut, starting in the 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[8]

Oldham Athletic

On 14 July 2014, Dieng joined English League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract.[9] Dieng made his debut for the club, starting and playing for 63 minutes against Leyton Orient.[10]

Bradford City

In July 2016 Dieng signed for League One club Bradford City on a two-year contract following a trial.[11] He scored his first goal for Bradford in an EFL Trophy tie against Stoke City Under-23s on 30 August 2016.[12] He was offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2017–18 season.[13] He left Bradford in June 2018.[14]

Southend United

In June 2018 Dieng signed for Southend United on a two-year contract after turning down a contract offer from Bradford City.[15] Under Sol Campbell's management, Dieng became an integral member of the first team, and was appointed captain.[16]

Exeter City

On 20 July 2021, Dieng joined League Two side Exeter City on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal.[17] On 3 December 2021 he signed a contract extension, tying him to the Devon side until 2024.[18]

On 23 April 2022 he was named as the side's Player of the Season for 2021–22, 4 days before Exeter secured promotion to League One.[19] He was also named in the League Two Team of the Season for 2021–22.[20]

Gillingham

On 11 January 2023, Dieng dropped back down to League Two, signing for Gillingham after an undisclosed release clause was triggered.[21]

Personal life

Born in France, Dieng is of Senegalese descent.[22] He is the older brother of the footballer Nathanaël Dieng.[23]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup [a] League Cup [b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brest 2011–12[24] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13[24] Ligue 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 — 5 0
2013–14[24] Ligue 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 6 0 1 0 2 0 — 9 0
Brest II 2011–12[24] CFA 2 21 2 — — — 21 2
2012–13[24] CFA 2 22 3 — — — 22 3
Total 43 5 — — — 43 5
Oldham Athletic 2014–15[25] League One 22 0 0 0 1 0 3[c] 0 26 0
2015–16[26] League One 38 1 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 42 1
Total 60 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 68 1
Bradford City 2016–17[27] League One 39 3 1 0 0 0 8[d] 1 48 4
2017–18[28] League One 26 2 2 0 1 0 1[e] 0 30 2
Total 65 5 3 0 1 0 9 1 78 6
Southend United 2018–19[29] League One 43 3 3 1 1 0 3[e] 0 50 4
2019–20[30] League One 21 2 1 0 0 0 2[e] 0 24 2
2020–21[31] League Two 36 3 1 0 1 0 1[e] 0 39 3
Total 100 8 5 1 2 0 6 0 113 9
Exeter City 2021–22[32] League Two 42 12 2 1 1 0 2[e] 1 47 14
2022–23[33] League One 17 3 2 0 1 0 1[e] 0 21 3
Total 59 15 4 1 2 0 3 1 68 17
Gillingham 2022–23[33] League Two 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2023–24 League Two 9 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 1
Total 30 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 34 2
Career total 363 35 18 3 9 0 23 2 413 40
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup and Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  5. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Timothee Dieng". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Timothée DIENG - Football : la fiche de Timothée DIENG (Oldham Athletic)".
  4. ^ "Timothee Dieng - The Interview". Priestfield Review - Season 2023/24 Official Matchday Programme: 28–33. 2 December 2023. When I was a kid I wanted to be a goalkeeper....mid-season I got bored in goal so I started to play as a striker
  5. ^ "#Interview Timothée Dieng (Bradford City) a rendez-vous à Wembley". Metro-Sports (in French). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "U19 : le GF38 s'incline en finale". Metro-Sports (in French). 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "CA Bastia vs. Brest - 23 January 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "PSG vs. Brest - 18 May 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Oldham Athletic sign Timothee Dieng on free transfer". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1–3 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  11. ^ "CITY DELIVER DIENG DEAL". Bradford City A.F.C.
  12. ^ "Bradford City 1, Stoke City 0: Charlie Adam leads spirited bow in Checkatrade Trophy". Stoke Sentinel. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Bradford City: Club announce retained list". Telegraph & Argus. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Dieng Leaves the Bantams".
  15. ^ Parker, Simon (29 June 2018). "Former Bantams midfielder Dieng joins Southend". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  16. ^ Phillips, Chris (13 November 2019). "Timothee Dieng looks set to remain as Southend United's captain". The Echo. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Timothee Dieng: Exeter City sign midfielder from Southend United". BBC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  18. ^ "✍️ Tim Dieng signs contract extension". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  19. ^ a b "🏆 21/22 Awards: The Winners". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Gillingham trigger clause to sign Exeter's Dieng". BBC Sport. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Timothée Dieng". sport.de.
  23. ^ "Dieng out to call the Toon". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
  24. ^ a b c d e "France - T. Dieng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  25. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  31. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  32. ^ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  34. ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.