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Mame Biram Diouf
Personal information
Full name Mame Biram Diouf
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 32
Youth career
2004–2006 Diaraf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Diaraf ? (?)
2007–2009 Molde 63 (29)
2009– Manchester United 2 (1)
2009 → Molde (loan) 12 (4)
International career‡
2004–2007 Senegal U20 18 (7)
2009– Senegal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:35, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Mame Biram Diouf (born 16 December 1987) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.

Career

Molde FK

Diouf began his career with Diaraf and in January 2007 joined Norwegian club Molde,[1] having trained with Molde in March 2006. He expressed his happiness at joining fellow countrymen Pape Pate Diouf (still playing for a contract with Molde at that time) and Madiou Konate in Molde. [1]. To add to this Senegalese party in Molde, Mame Biram Diouf's talented younger brother, Mame Mbar Diouf, also signed with Molde in summer 2009. [2]

In August 2008 he was linked with Brann[2], Arsenal, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Groningen, West Bromwich and Red Bull Salzburg.[3][4]. In a 5–2 thumping of Brann on 12 July 2009, Diouf scored a hat-trick in the first 9 minutes of the game, and added the fourth goal in the 27th minute.

Transfer to Manchester United

In May 2009, he received interest from several senior clubs and on 17 July 2009, Molde and Manchester United announced[5][6] that a transfer had been agreed for the player.[7] Diouf was loaned back to Molde for the remainder of the 2009 season, and is due to join his new team mates in Manchester in January 2010. "We signed a young player yesterday from Norway, who we've been looking at for two years," Sir Alex Ferguson said. "We weren't intending on signing anyone else after last week – we feel we have a full squad – but the situation accelerated to a point where other clubs started to make bids, so we had to decide whether we acted or didn't act. We decided to act and he'll be the last person we sign."[8] The former United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played for Molde before moving to Old Trafford, where he is now the reserve team manager. When Norwegian newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad spoke to Diouf about the shock move, he said "playing for Manchester has always been a dream of mine ever since I was a small boy, I hope that when I move in January, I will have a big impact, I am confident of playing very well".

Manchester United

On 23 December 2009, Diouf was granted a work permit making him available to play for Manchester United once the transfer window opens in January.[9] After becoming eligible to play for Manchester United on 7 January 2010, Diouf was registered with the number 32 shirt most recently worn by Carlos Tévez,[10] and made his debut in a league match away to Birmingham City two days later; with the scores level at 1–1, Diouf came off the bench for Paul Scholes in the 81st minute, but he was unable to help break the deadlock and the match finished as a draw. On January 16th he made his second appearance against Burnley coming off the bench for Wayne Rooney. He also scored in this match in the 90th minute and celebrated with a trademark double somersault.

International career

Diouf won his first cap for Senegal in a 2-1 friendly win over Congo DR in Blois, France. He started the match and was substituted after 70 minutes.

References

  1. ^ Spillerfakta Mame Biram Diouf
  2. ^ Diouf til Brann?
  3. ^ Eriksrud Hansen, Ole Jonny (13 August 2008). "Arsenal snuser på Molde-spiss". Nettavisen. Retrieved 15 August 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Wenger vil se Diouf". Aftenposten. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Molde FK og Manchester United enige
  6. ^ United capture Norwegian starlet
  7. ^ ManU verpflichtet Senegal-Talent
  8. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=661361&sec=transfers&cc=5901
  9. ^ Man Utd striker Mame Biram Diouf given work permit
  10. ^ Coppack, Nick (7 January 2010). "Boss impressed by Diouf". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
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