Seny Dieng

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Seny Dieng
Personal information
Full name Seny Timothy Dieng[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2010 Red Star Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Red Star Zürich 1 (0)
2011–2016 Grasshoppers II 42 (0)
2012–2013 → FC Grenchen (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2016 Grasshoppers 0 (0)
2016 MSV Duisburg 0 (0)
2016 MSV Duisburg II 2 (0)
2016 AFC Fylde 2 (0)
2016– Queens Park Rangers 66 (0)
2017–2018 → Whitehawk (loan) 8 (1)
2018 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019 → Stevenage (loan) 13 (0)
2019 → Dundee (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 27 (0)
National team‡
2021– Senegal 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2022

Seny Timothy Dieng (born 23 November 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Born in Switzerland, Dieng represents the Senegal national team.

Club career[]

Dieng made his debut in adult football in November 2012, shortly before his 18th birthday, for FC Grenchen whilst on loan from Grasshoppers.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Grasshoppers on 1 August 2014.[4]

On 2 February 2016, aged 21, he signed for MSV Duisburg on a free transfer. Six months later (26 August 2016), without having made any appearances for Duisburg, he signed for Queens Park Rangers, after a brief spell as a trialist with non-league club, AFC Fylde - His move to Q.P.R. was also on a free transfer.[5]

On 2 December 2017, while playing for Whitehawk (in National League South) on loan from QPR, he scored a goal in the 91st minute of a game against Chippenham Town.[6] Going up into the Chippenham box for a late corner, he headed in from 8 yards.[7]

Dieng spent the first half of the 2018–19 season, August 2018 to January 2019, on loan at Stevenage,[8] making his debut on 14 August 2018 in an EFL Cup match against Norwich City.[9]

On 10 January 2019, Dieng joined Dundee on a loan deal for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[10]

On 26 July 2019, having still not made a senior appearance for QPR, Dieng went out on loan again, this time joining League One side Doncaster Rovers until 4 January 2020.[11] Dieng made his Doncaster Rovers debut in an EFL Cup match against Grimsby Town F.C on 13 August 2019. This loan was extended to the end of the season on 3 January 2020. [12]

Dieng made his first league start for Queens Park Rangers on 26 September 2020, in a 1–1 draw at home to Middlesbrough. [13]

International career[]

In May 2014, Dieng received his first call-up for Senegal for their friendly against Colombia, remaining on the bench for the 2–2 draw.[14]

Dieng was again called up to the Senegal team in March 2021[15] and made his debut on 30 March in a 1–1 draw with Eswatini as Senegal qualified top of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I .[16] Dieng was subsequently named in the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations[17] and following a positive test for COVID-19 from first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Dieng started in Senegal's opening match of the tournament as one of the pre-tournament favourites needed a late Sadio Mané to defeat Zimbabwe 1–0.[18]

Personal life[]

Dieng was born and raised in Zürich to a Senegalese father and a Swiss mother. Parallel to his football education at Red Star and Grasshopper Club, he completed his school education at the Sport Academy Zurich.[19]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 2 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2016–17 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[20] Championship 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 0
2021–22[21] Championship 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
Total 66 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 69 0
Whitehawk (loan) 2017–18[22] National League South 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[22] National League South 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Stevenage (loan) 2018–19[23] League Two 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 16 0
Dundee (loan) 2018–19[23] Scottish Premiership 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20[24] League One 27 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 32 0
Career total 143 1 7 0 4 0 5 0 159 1

International[]

As of match played 14 January 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2021[25] 1 0
2022[21] 2 0
Total 3 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 57. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Seny Dieng". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "QPR add keeper to EDS ranks". QPR F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Timothy Dieng". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Timothy Dieng". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Chippenham Town vs. Whitehawk 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Loan Rangers: Keeper Dieng gets on the scoresheet!". QPR. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Seny Dieng: QPR goalkeeper joins Stevenage on loan". BBC Sport. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Games played by Seny Dieng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Seny Dieng joins Dundee on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Seny Dieng: Doncaster Rovers sign QPR goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Dieng extends Rovers loan".
  13. ^ "QPR held to draw by Middlesbrough". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "COLOMBIA VS. SENEGAL 2 – 2". uk.soccerway.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  15. ^ "International R's: Super Seny earns Senegal call". www.qpr.co.uk. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Senegal fight back to hold Eswatini". africanfootball.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Sadio Mane, Ismaila Sarr and Kalidou Koulibaly named in Senegal squad for Africa Cup of Nations". Sky Sports. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Senegal 1–0 Zimbabwe Match Report". www.cafonline.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  19. ^ "ÜBER UNS" (in German). Sport Academy Zurich. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Timothy Dieng | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Timothy Dieng | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Seny Dieng in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Seny Dieng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Seny Dieng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Seny Dieng National Team Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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