Adama Niane (born 16 June 1993) is a Malian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Azerbaijan Premier League
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club
Kapaz
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.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Bamako
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, Niane started his career at Yeelen Olympique, joining the club as a youth player in 2003.
Nantes
Niane joined French club
Nantes
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in 2011. He played for the club's U19 team in the 2011–12 season, during which they finished as runners-up in the
Championnat National U19
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History
In 2009, the ''Championnat National 18 ans'' of Fra ...
and he finished as the competition's top scorer. On 1 July 2012, Niane joined the club's reserve team. He made his first team debut for Nantes on 15 December 2012 in a Ligue 2 home match against
Caen
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Veretout is a former France youth international, having represented his ...
in the 92nd minute; Nantes won the match 2–1.
Niane played a total of 91 matches (he started in 81 of them) and scored 40 goals in the Championnnat de France Amateur and the Championnnat de France Amateur 2 for the reserved team of Nantes from 2012 to 2016. He only played 6 competitive matches and did not score any goals (3 Ligue 1, 1 Ligue 2 and 2 Coupe de France matches) for its first team during that period.
Troyes
Niane joined Ligue 2 club
Troyes
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on 22 August 2016 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract that would expire in June 2018. In January 2017, he extended his contract until June 2019. Niane was the top scorer in the
2016–17 Ligue 2
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, scoring 23 goals in 33 Ligue 2 matches.
On 11 August 2017, Niane scored the first
Ligue 1
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goal of his career in an away match against
Nice
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with a lob over
Yoan Cardinale
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Cardinale is a youth product of OGC Nice, Nice. He made his Ligue 1 ...
in the 54th minute; in the 85th minute, he assisted
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
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to ensure that Troyes won the match 2–1.
Charleroi
On 29 August 2018, Niane joined
Belgian First Division A
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side
Charleroi
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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 September 2018 in a 3–1 victory in the league over
Mouscron
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. It was in this same match that Niane scored his first goal for Charleroi, which came in the 38th minute and was assisted by
Jérémy Perbet
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Career Clermont and Moulins
Perbet was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire. He finished his youth graduation with hometow ...
.
Niane was only used in four league games for Charleroi in the 2019-20 season and was therefore loaned out to fellow league club
KV Oostende
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History
In 1911, an ...
on 28 January 2020 for the rest of the season. He returned to Charleroi in the summer 2020 after five games for Oostende.
Sochaux
On 24 September 2020, Niane moved to French
Ligue 2
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club
Sochaux
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Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
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, signing a deal until June 2022.
On 12 January 2022, Niane joined
Dunkerque
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Niane also played at the
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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in Turkey.
Niane made his debut for the senior Mali national team in a 2–1
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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win over
Gabon
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