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Mamadou Niang

Niang after signing for Al Sadd, 2011
Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Hamidou Niang[1]
Date of birth	(1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Matam, Senegal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al Sadd
Number	9
Youth career
1998–1999	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2001	Troyes B	35	(19)
2001–2003	Troyes	47	(8)
2003	→ Metz (loan)	12	(5)
2003–2005	Strasbourg	56	(21)
2005–2010	Marseille	155	(71)
2010–2011	Fenerbahçe	29	(15)
2011–	Al Sadd	13	(5)
National team‡
2004–	Senegal	50	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:50, 19 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Mamadou Niang (born 13 October 1979 in Matam) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar club Al Sadd in the Qatar National First Division. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He wears the number 7 jersey.^[4] He is the older brother of Papa Niang, who currently plays at FF Jaro in Finnish Veikkausliiga.

Career[link]

Troyes[link]

After beginning his career with the Le Havre youth team, Niang turned professional at 18 years of age with Troyes. He had a mixed beginning to his career with his first season featuring ten Ligue 1 starts, all from the bench, the following season would show little improvement with 17 starts and only 3 league goals.

Loan to Metz[link]

A loan period with second division Metz allowed him to hone his skills, contributing 5 goals in 12 appearances and helping Metz return to top flight French football for the 2003–04 season.

Strasbourg[link]

Jean Fernandez, the Metz manager, tried to make the loan deal into a permanent move but failed and Niang left Troyes for Strasbourg. The arrival of Danijel Ljuboja, to Strasbourg at the same time allowed Niang to form an important strike partnership until Ljuboja moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Niang didn't score again for the remainder of the second half of that season.

The 2004–05 season saw Mickaël Pagis arrive at Strasbourg, and a fruitful new partnership was formed, with the pair linking up for 27 goals in the league. This partnership helped Strasbourg make it to the Coupe de la Ligue final, where victory over Caen gave Strasbourg their second Coupe de la Ligue trophy.

Mamadou niang training with Marseille

Olympique Marseille[link]

In 2005, Niang moved to Marseille for a reported fee of €7 million. He was joined six months later by Mickaël Pagis. Niang finished the season as Marseille's top scorer with ten goals but Marseille lost the Coupe de France final to Paris Saint-Germain.

Niang would go on to finish the 2009–10 season with 18 goals in Ligue 1, making him the highest scorer in the league and Marseille's highest scorer with 28 goals in all competitions.

Niang was selected OM player of the month for May 2008.^[5]

Fenerbahçe[link]

He signed a 3+1 year deal with Fenerbahçe on 14 August 2010 for a fee of reported €8 million.^[6] Mamadou Niang had made a great start with Fenerbahçe SK when he scored 7 goals in his first 6 league appearances. Niang scored his first hat-trick for Fenerbahçe on his 5th appearance when they won 6-2 against Kasımpaşa. Niang helped his side win the 2010–11 Süper Lig, scoring 16 goals in 29 appearances.^[7]

Niang playing for Al Sadd

Al Sadd[link]

On 6 September 2011 he was sold to Al-Sadd for €7.5 million.^[8]

On 19 October 2011, at the 2011 AFC Champions League Semi-final match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings, he scored the second goal for his team. The goal induced an intrusion of a home fan and a huge melee of both players and bench.^[9] He then got himself sent-off in injury time for kicking the ball away when he was flagged offside, receiving another yellow card in addition to his previous, meaning he could not participate in the second leg in Doha.^[10]

Career statistics[link]

As of 16 September 2011.^[2][3]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

ES Troyes AC

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001

RC Strasbourg

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2005

Olympique de Marseille

• Ligue 1: 2009–10
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2010
• Trophée des Champions: 2010
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005

Fenerbahçe

• Spor Toto Süper Lig: 2010–11

Al Sadd

• Asian Champions League: 2011

Individual[link]

• UNFP Player of the Month (3) : May 2005, December 2005, December 2007
• Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2) : 2007–08, 2009–10
• Ligue 1 Goal of the Year (1) : 2009–10
• Ligue 1 top goalscorer (1) : 2009–10

References[link]

External links[link]

• Mamadou Niang Turkish league stats at tff.org
• Mamadou Niang French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Mamadou Niang Fenerbahçe Profile (Turkish)
• Mamadou Niang at National-Football-Teams.com

Senegal squads v t e Senegal squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations 1 Sylva 2 Daf 3 Faye 4 Malick Diop 5 Diawara 6 Cissé 7 Camara 8 N'Diaye 9 Kamara 10 Sakho 11 Diouf 12 Mendy 13 Diatta 14 N'Doye 15 Diao 16 Diallo 17 Coly 18 Niang 19 Bouba Diop 20 Diagne-Faye 21 Beye 22 Cissokho Coach: Stéphan v t e Senegal squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Sylva 2 Daf 3 N'Daw 4 Diakhaté 5 Diawara 6 Barry 7 H. Camara 8 Niang 9 S. Camara 10 Ba 11 E. Diouf 12 A. Faye 13 Diatta 14 Mendy 15 Kamara 16 M. Diouf 17 Coly 18 Dramé 19 Bouba Diop 20 Diagne-Faye 21 Beye 22 N'Diaye 23 Djiba Coach: Sarr v t e Senegal squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Sylva 2 Sonko 3 N'Daw 4 Sarr 5 Diawara 6 I. Faye 7 Camara 8 Niang 9 Gueye 10 N'Doye 11 Diouf 12 Bayal Sall 13 Diatta 14 Papa Waigo 15 Kamara 16 C. N'Diaye 17 Sougou 18 Mendy 19 Bouba Diop 20 Diagne-Faye 21 Beye 22 Ba 23 Coundoul Coach: Kasperczak (L. N'Diaye) v t e Senegal squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Coundoul 2 Gomis 3 Sané 4 Diakhaté 5 Diawara 6 Mangane 7 Sow 8 Niang 9 Camara 10 Dia 11 N'Doye 12 Bayal Sall 13 Faty 14 D. N'Diaye 15 Cissé 16 K. N'Diaye 17 Daf 18 N'Daw 19 Ba 20 Armand Traoré 21 Diamé 22 M'Bengue 23 P. L. N'Diaye Coach: Amara Traoré

Necip Uysal

Personal information
Full name	Necip Uysal
Date of birth	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 21)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş
Number	18
Youth career
2001–2004	Yıldırım Bosnaspor
2004–2009	Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Beşiktaş	73	(2)
National team‡
2008–2009	Turkey U-18	16	(0)
2009–2010	Turkey U-19	15	(1)
2009–	Turkey U-21	16	(0)
2010–	Turkey	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 April 2011

Necip Uysal (born 24 January 1991) is a Turkish international footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig.^[1]

Uysal started his footballing career with amateur side Yıldırım Bosnaspor in 2001. He spent three years with the club before being transferred to Beşiktaş. Uysal made his professional debut during the 2009–10 Süper Lig season.^[1]

In 2011 he was placed 7th in the FIFA ranking of Europe's Most Promising Young Players.^[2]

Career statistics[link]

As of 25 April 2011.^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Necip Uysal on Playerhistory.com
• Necip Uysal at National-Football-Teams.com
• Necip Uysal Profile on TFF
• Necip Uysal Profile on Besiktas Official Website

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Oğuzhan Özyakup (born 23 September 1992 in Zaandam) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays for Arsenal. A product of the Arsenal Academy and AZ Alkmaar Academy, he can play as a central midfielder or as an offensive midfielder. He made his competitive first-team debut for Arsenal in a League Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town.

Club career[link]

Özyakup signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms on 1 September 2008^[1] and made numerous appearances for the Arsenal Academy and Arsenal Reserves before he made his competitive first team debut for Arsenal in a League Cup against Shrewsbury Town, supplying the assist for Yossi Benayoun to round off the game 3–1.^[2] On 28 August 2011, Özyakup was named a substitute for the Premier League match against Manchester United in which the London based club suffered a heavy 8–2 defeat.^[3] He was an usused substitute in Arsenal's Champions League Round of 16 second-leg tie against Milan, which Arsenal won 3–0 though Arsenal lost the tie 4–3 on aggregate.^[4]

International career[link]

Özyakup was part of Netherlands U17 that reached UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship final in 2009.^[5] At age 19, he chose Turkey instead of the Netherlands.^[6]

Career statistics[link]

As of 26 October 2011.^[7]

Honours[link]

Arsenal

• Premier Academy League: 2009, 2010
• FA Youth Cup: 2009

References[link]

External links[link]

• Arsenal player profile

Issiar Dia

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth	[[]], Senegal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe
Number	92
Youth career
2003–2004	Amiens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	Amiens	49	(8)
2006–2010	Nancy	137	(18)
2010–	Fenerbahçe	41	(5)
National team‡
2004–2005	France U-18	1	(0)
2005–2006	France U-19	11	(2)
2006–2008	France U-21	3	(0)
2008–	Senegal	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 30 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2008

Issiar Dia (born 8 June 1987 in Sèvres) is a French-born Senegalese footballer. He currently plays for the Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.^[1]

Career[link]