M'Baye Niang
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | M'Baye Hamady Niang[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Meulan-en-Yvelines, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Basse-Seine Les Mureaux | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Poissy | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Caen | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Caen B | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Caen | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2018 |
AC Milan | 67 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | → Montpellier (loan) | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2015 |
→ Genoa (loan) | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → Watford (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 |
→ Torino (loan) | 26 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 |
Torino | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Rennes (loan) | 29 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Rennes | 35 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2021 |
→ Al-Ahli (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Bordeaux | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Auxerre | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Adana Demirspor | 16 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Empoli | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | France U16 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | France U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | France U21 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Senegal | 23 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:50, 10 June 2022 (UTC) |
M'Baye Hamady Niang (born 19 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Empoli. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
He made his professional debut at the age of 16, in a league match for Caen. His playing style has also drawn comparisons to Mario Balotelli.[3][4]
Internationally, he represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels,[5] before opting to represent his ancestral Senegal internationally in October 2017.
Club career
Early career
Niang was born in
Caen
Niang joined Caen's youth academy at the age of 13 after excelling at a trial, in which he scored a
On 18 February 2011, Niang signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Caen.[11] He was called up the senior team for the first time on 23 April 2011 for the team's league match against Toulouse that was played on the following day.[12] Niang was assigned the squad number 9 shirt and made his professional debut in the match appearing as a second-half substitute as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[4] At 16 years and 114 days, Niang's appearance in the match made him the youngest player ever to appear for Caen in the club's history.[13] A week later, he made his first professional start in a 4–0 away win over Nice.[14] On 7 May, Niang scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with Lens.[15] The goal made him the second youngest player to score a goal in Ligue 1 behind Laurent Roussey.[16] In the team's next match against Rennes, Niang appeared as a substitute and scored the equalizing goal four minutes after coming on.[17] In the team's final league match of the season against Marseille, he converted the team's second goal, which put Caen 2–0 up. Marseille later scored two unanswered goals to draw the match 2–2.[18] Niang finished the campaign with seven appearances, of which four were starts, and three league goals.
Prior to the start of the
Milan
Before the start of the 2012–13 season, it was reported that Niang had gone on trial with English clubs
On 13 December 2012, in the
Loans to Montpellier and Genoa
In January 2014, Niang joined Montpellier on loan.[31] He made 19 appearances, scoring 4 goals.
In January 2015, Niang was loaned to fellow Italian club
Return to Milan
Niang suffered a fractured
In January 2016, it was reported that Milan had rejected a €16 million bid from English club
Niang started the first game of the season for Milan in the 2016–2017 campaign in
Loan to Watford
After suffering a drop in his performance, in January 2017, Niang was sent on loan to
Torino
On 31 August 2017, Niang signed for
Rennes
On 31 August 2018, Niang joined Rennes in Ligue 1 on a season-long loan from Torino.[36]
2018–19 season
Niang scored his first goal for his new club in a 1–1 draw with Toulouse on 30 September.[37]
He opened the scoring for Rennes against
On 24 May 2019, the final day of the 2018–19 Ligue 1 campaign, Niang scored twice to bring his league tally to 11 goals on the season, as Rennes defeated Lille 3–1.[40] Five days later, Rennes signed Niang on a permanent deal for a reported fee of €15 million.[41]
2019–20 season
Niang scored his team's equalizer as Rennes again stunned PSG with a 2–1 win in the second matchday of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season.[42]
He scored both of his side's goals, after assists from Brazilian winger Raphinha, in a 2–1 defeat of Angers on 7 December.[43]
Loan to Al-Ahli
On 7 February 2021, Niang joined Al-Ahli Saudi FC on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy.[44]
Auxerre
On 16 August 2022, Niang signed with Auxerre for one season, with an option to extend.[45]
Adana Demirspor
On 9 August 2023, Niang joined Turkish side Adana Demirspor on a 2-year deal, with an optional third year.[46]
Empoli
On 31 January 2024, Niang signed with Serie A club Empoli until the end of the season, with a conditional option to extend.[47]
International career
Niang is a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-16, under-17, under-21 level.[5] In December 2009, he earned his first international call-up at under-16 level under coach Patrick Gonfalone for friendly matches against Belgium. Niang made his youth international debut in the first match against Belgium in a 4–1 win.[48][49] In the second match against Belgium held two days later, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win.[50] Niang returned to the under-16 team in January 2010 to participate in the 2010 edition of the Aegean Cup in Turkey.[51] In the competition, he appeared in all four matches France contested. He scored two goals; both in group stage victories over the Czech Republic and Romania.[52][53] France won the competition after defeating the hosts 3–1 in the final to become the competition's two-time defending champions.[54] Afterwards, Niang failed to earn a call-up under Gonfalone at under-16 level, which resulted in the player missing the Montaigu Tournament.
At
Due to being born in France to
On the same day after reaffirming his decision to represent France, Niang bypassed three international levels and was called up to the
Senegal
On 7 October 2017, Niang made his debut with Senegal against Cape Verde, in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match won 2–0.[67] In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[68] On 19 June 2018, he scored a goal against Poland.[69]
Controversies
At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Niang was stopped by the police in Milan for driving without a driver's license.[70] It was reported that Niang told the Carabinieri police that he was teammate Bakaye Traoré, an act which he subsequently denied.[71]
In February 2014, while playing for Montpellier on loan, Niang crashed his Ferrari into a tree and was sentenced to a suspended 18-month jail sentenced for an alleged hit-and-run accident which left 11 others injured. The player was also charged with endangering people's lives and driving without a licence.[72]
In March 2016, Niang had been involved in a car crash over the weekend, though it was made clear he was not under the influence of alcohol. Milan confirmed that Niang has suffered an injury to the capsular ligament in his left ankle, as well as bruising to his left shoulder following a car accident.[73]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 April 2024[74]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Caen | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | |
2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
Caen II | 2010–11 | CFA
|
16 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
2011–12 | CFA | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||||
AC Milan | 2012–13 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2013–14 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Serie A | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 8 | |||
2016–17 | Serie A | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 67 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | 79 | 12 | |||
Montpellier (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | |
Genoa (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
Watford (loan) | 2016–17 | Premier League | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
Torino (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
Rennes (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 44 | 14 |
Rennes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | 36 | 15 |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 64 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 92 | 30 | ||
Al-Ahli (loan)
|
2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Bordeaux | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||
Auxerre | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
Adana Demirspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
Empoli (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 4 | ||
Career total | 339 | 76 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 392 | 94 |
- King Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 13 November 2019[75]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Senegal | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 2 | |
2019 | 10 | 2 | |
Total | 23 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niang goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 June 2018 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow , Russia |
Poland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
2 | 13 October 2018 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | Sudan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3 | 23 March 2019 | Stade Lat Dior, Thiès, Senegal | Madagascar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
4 | 2–0 |
Honours
Milan
Rennes
Senegal
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019[76]
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External links
- M'Baye Niang – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- M'Baye Niang at L'Équipe Football (in French)