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

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who plays as a striker for club

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

Club career

Early career

Diony made his professional debut in November 2012 for

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, a ...

, in a 0–0 draw against

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

Stade Montois Stade Montois 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 capita ...

, he joined

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

in January 2014.

Dijon

With Diony securing a move to

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

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

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. 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 (), commonly known as A.S.S.E. () or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in ...

, 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

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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 or simply Angers (), 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 fir ...

. 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 known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

on loan.

Personal life

Diony is of Martiniquais and Malagasy descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Saint-Étienne *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

runner-up: 2019–20 Red Star Belgrade *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 2021–22 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

: 2021–22

References

External links

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Loïs Diony foot-national.com Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diony, Lois 1992 births Living people People from Mont-de-Marsan Sportspeople from Landes (department) Association football forwards French footballers French people of Martiniquais descent Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players FC Nantes players Stade Montois (football) players Dijon FCO players AS Saint-Étienne players Bristol City F.C. players Angers SCO players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England English Football League players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate footballers in Serbia Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine