Amara Diané

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Amara Diané
Diané with Paris Saint-Germain in February 2008
Personal information
Full name Amara Salim Diané
Date of birth (1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
ASEC Abidjan
FC Mantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003
US Roye
 34 (26)
2003–2005 Reims 69 (27)
2005–2006
Strasbourg
 34 (9)
2006–2008 Paris Saint-Germain 71 (20)
2008–2010
Al-Rayyan
 53 (29)
2010–2011
Al-Gharafa
 11 (5)
2011–2012
Al-Nasr
 18 (7)
2012–2013
Al-Dhafra
 21 (4)
2014
Tubize
 14 (3)
Total 325 (130)
International career
2006–2007 Ivory Coast 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amara Salim Diané (born 19 August 1982) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in

RC Strasbourg. Another impressive season for the young striker followed, and after the eventual relegation of Strasbourg at the end of the season, he was linked with a number of clubs throughout Europe.[1] Eventually, Paris Saint-Germain paid £2,300,000 for his services, signing him on a four-year deal.[2] At the end of the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season PSG came close to being relegated, but on the final day of the season Diané scored twice in a 2–1 win over Sochaux to help secure their Ligue 1 status.[3]

In May 2008, it was reported that English Premiership sides Newcastle United[4] and Portsmouth[5] were interested in signing the Ivorian, who was the season's top scorer at his club in the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season.

In July 2008, Diané was transferred from PSG to Qatari club

Al-Rayyan Sports Club for a fee believed to be in the region of €8 million.[6] He signed a contract worth €10 million over four years. Then, he signed a contract with Al Gharafa Sports Club. Diané cited mainly financial reasons for his decision to move to Qatar stating "From now I want to ensure my family's financial future. And only a Qatari club can permit me to do it."[7]

On 26 October 2011, Diané switched team from Gharafa to

Al-Nasr SC for Ecuadorian striker Carlos Tenorio.[8]

After a short spell in Belgium's second division

Tubize
, he retired.

International career

Diané was called up to the

African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon, where the Elephants won 5–0, with Arouna Koné scoring a hat-trick. He was again called up to the national squad for the friendly against Sweden on 15 November 2006, along with fellow PSG player and former Ivory Coast captain Bonaventure Kalou
. However, he was an unused substitute in the game.

In March 2007, he was one of four players to receive a late call-up for the Ivorians to participate in the African Cup of Nations qualifier against

2008 African Cup of Nations
in Ghana, but was left out of the final squad, with the Ivorian's wealth of attacking options limiting his chances.

International goals

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.[10]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2007
Stade Municipal de Mahamasima, Antananarivo, Madagascar
  Madagascar 3–0 3–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 21 November 2007 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 1–1 6–1 Friendly
3. 3–1

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

  • 2007–08

Al-Rayyan Sports Club

Al-Gharafa Sports Club

  • Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2011

References

  1. ^ Big Guns eye New Drogba
  2. ^ PSG Make Second Capture
  3. ^ "PSG may never have become giants without Amara Diane's relegation-saving goals". ESPN. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ Newcastle chase Amara
  5. ^ "Diane potential for Portsmouth". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  6. ^ Toon Target Diané Leaves PSG For Qatar
  7. ^ Prem: Diane on future – Setanta Sports
  8. gulfnews.com
  9. ^ Late Call-up for Diané
  10. ^ "Diané, Amara". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

External links

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