Diawandou Diagne Niang (born 28 July 1994) is a Senegalese
footballer
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Thiès
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, Diagne joined ASPIRE Academy in February 2008, aged 13, after being selected as one of the three Senegalese players to join the Qatari club's youth setup. He was one of the final 24 players selected, after competing with other 430,000.
Eupen
On 6 June 2012, Diagne joined
Belgian Second Division
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side Eupen. He played his first match as a professional on 23 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against
Dessel Sport
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Current squad
''Updated 11 August, 2022''his debut season with 32 league appearances (all starts, 2790 minutes of action). On 18 May 2014 he scored his first goal, netting his side's second in a 2–2 home draw against Sint-Truidense.
Barcelona
On 7 July 2014, Diagne signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona B. He made his debut for the club on 23 August, starting in a 0–2 away loss against CA Osasuna in the
Segunda División
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championship.
On 16 December 2014 Diagne was called up to the main squad for a Copa del Rey match against SD Huesca, but remained unused in the 8–1 home routing.
Delhi Dynamos
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under-20
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s, Diagne made his main squad debut on 31 May 2014, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 draw against
Colombia
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