Loïs Diony (born 20 December 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for Turkish club Bandırmaspor on loan from

Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

Club career

Early career

Diony made his professional debut in November 2012 for

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

, in a 0–0 draw against

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

. After spending six months in the fourth division with his hometown club

Stade Montois Stade Montois Rugby is a French rugby union team that currently is playing in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black. They are based in Mont-de-Marsan, the c ...

, he joined

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; ), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French Football in France, football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city, and co ...

in January 2014.

Dijon

With Diony securing a move to

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

side Dijon, he proved to be a vital asset as he was their top scorer as they achieved promotion into

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

. The following season, Diony was again Dijon's top scorer - with 11 goals - helping them maintain their Ligue 1 position.

Saint-Étienne

In 2017 Diony made a move to

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), abbreviated as A.S.S.E. () and commonly known as Saint-Étienne, is a French professional football club based in Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The club was founded in 1933 and competes ...

, but he made a slow start with ''Les Verts'', recording no goals and just one assist in his first 16 games for the club, causing him to be loaned out at the start of 2018.

Bristol City (loan)

On 25 January 2018, Loïs Diony joined

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 with the option to make it permanent for a reported £10m. Despite looking a promising addition, Diony's stint in England was unsuccessful, and he played just seven times, contributing to 0 goals in the process.

Angers

On 10 September 2020, Diony signed with

side

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Foot ...

. He joined on a free transfer, but the deal included a sell-on percentage fee clause. Diony agreed on a three-year contract with Angers.

Red Star Belgrade (loan)

On 5 July 2021, he went to

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

on loan.

Personal life

Diony is of Martiniquais and Malagasy descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Saint-Étienne *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

runner-up: 2019–20 Red Star Belgrade *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

: 2021–22 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

: 2021–22 Individual * UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24

References

External links

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Loïs Diony foot-national.com Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diony, Lois 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Mont-de-Marsan 21st-century French sportsmen Footballers from Landes (department) Men's association football forwards French men's footballers French people of Martiniquais descent Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players TFF 1. Lig players FC Nantes players Stade Montois (football) players Dijon FCO players AS Saint-Étienne players Bristol City F.C. players Angers SCO players Bandırmaspor footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers English Football League players Serbian SuperLiga players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia French expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey