Andy Diouf

Andy Diouf (born 17 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Basel on loan from Rennes.[2]

Andy Diouf
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003
Place of birth Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Basel (on loan from Rennes)
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2012 Garenne-Colombes
2012–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
2015–2018 Boulogne-Billancourt
2018–2020 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rennes II 10 (0)
2021– Rennes 6 (0)
2022– → Basel (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U17 2 (0)
2021–2022 France U19 18 (0)
2022– France U20 5 (2)
2023– France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Diouf was raised in Nanterre. He started playing football at the age of 6 years, in the nearby La Garenne-Colombes.[3]

Club career

Diouf played for the youth teams of Paris Saint-Germain and AC Boulogne-Billancourt, also spending two years at the INF Clairefontaine, before joining the Stade Rennais Academy in 2015.[3]

He made his professional debut for Rennes on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 home draw against his former club of Paris SG.[4]

On 18 July 2022, Diouf joined Basel in Switzerland on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5] He joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei. Diouf played his domestic league debut for his new club on 24 July 2022 in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel played a 1–1 draw against Servette.[6] On 3 May 2023, the option to buy was activated with Diouf signing a four-year contract.[7]

International career

Born in France, Diouf is of Senegalese descent.[8] He is a youth international for France.

References
  1. "Andy Diouf". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. Andy Diouf at Soccerway
  3. Macedo, Aurélien (17 January 2021). "À la découverte d'Andy Diouf, jeune talent du Stade Rennais". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Bertolino, Thomas; Rego, Raul (9 May 2021). "Résultat et résumé Rennes - PSG, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 36e journée, Dimanche 09 Mai 2021". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. FC Basel 1893 (18 July 2022). "Andy Diouf wechselt zum FCB". Andy Diouf joins FCB (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (24 July 2022). "FC Basel - Servette FC 1:1 (1:0)" (in German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. "DER FCB VERPFLICHTET ZEKI AMDOUNI UND ANDY DIOUF DEFINITIV" [FCB DEFINITELY SIGN ZEKI AMDOUNI AND ANDY DIOUF]. www.fcb.ch (in German). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. "Stade Rennais : Andy Diouf signe son premier contrat professionnel". 10 December 2020.


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