Nathanaël Dieng (born 13 April 1997) is a French professional

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who plays as defender for Thonon Evian.

Career

A youth product of

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; Franco-Provençal: ''Sant-Etiève''), also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regi ...

, Dieng joined his hometown club

Grenoble Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...

in 2014, and went on loan with Rodez AF in 2018. He made his professional debut with Rodez in a 2–0

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win over

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on 26 July 2019. Having been released by Rodez at the end of the 2020–21 season, Dieng moved to

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. On 24 July 2023, Dieng signed with Thonon Evian.

Personal life

Dieng is the younger brother of the footballer

Timothée Dieng Timothée Dieng (born 9 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who last played for Cheltenham Town on loan from club Gillingham. He plays mainly as a midfielder, but can also operate as a defender. Career Early career Dieng playe ...

. Born in France, they are of Senegalese descent.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dieng, Nathanaël 1997 births Living people Footballers from Grenoble French sportspeople of Senegalese descent French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Grenoble Foot 38 players Rodez AF players Red Star FC players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players 21st-century French sportsmen