Amath Ndiaye Diedhiou (born 16 July 1996), known as Amath Ndiaye or simply Amath, is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a left winger or

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for Spanish club

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, on loan from

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Club career

Born in

Pikine Pikine is a city in the Pikine Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying to the east of Dakar city centre, at the 2013 Census it had a population of 1,170,791. The department includes the villages of Yeumbeul, Thiaroye, Mbao, and Keur ...

, Amath joined

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

's youth setup in 2014, from

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

. He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 5 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0

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home draw against CDE Lugo Fuenlabrada. On 15 November 2015, Amath scored his first senior goals, netting a double in a 3–0 home win against

CD Móstoles URJC Club Deportivo Móstoles URJC, formerly CDE El Soto and CD Juventud Móstoles, is a Spanish football team based in Móstoles, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1996, it plays in Segunda División RFEF - Group 1, holding home gam ...

. The following 6 January, he scored a

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in a 4–1 away routing at AD Parla. On 28 August 2016, Amath was loaned to

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club CD Tenerife, for one year. He made his professional debut on 3 September, replacing Álex García in a 3–1 away loss against Elche CF. Amath scored his first professional goal on 12 October 2016, netting his team's only in a 3–1

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away loss against

. Late in the month, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Rayo Vallecano. Amath finished the season with 12 goals, being a key unit as the Canarians missed out promotion in the play-offs. On 10 August 2017, he was signed a five-year contract with

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side

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

, who bought 50% of his federative rights. Amath made his debut in the top division of Spanish football on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

. He scored his first goal in the category on 30 September, netting the first in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo de La Coruña. In December 2018, Amath was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a

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injury in a match against

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

. On 5 October 2020, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to second division side

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

for the 2020–21 campaign. Amath helped the ''Bermellones'' to return to the top tier at first attempt by netting nine goals in 31 appearances, and signed a permanent four-year deal with the club on 30 June 2021. On 1 February 2024, he returned to his first club Valladolid on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.

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