{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Idrissa Niang | image = | caption = Idrissa Niang with Al-Shorta in 2022 | fullname = Idrissa Niang<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|idrissa-niang/230175|access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|02|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Richard Toll, Senegal<ref name=GSA/> | height = 1.75 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Ahed | clubnumber = 92 | youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = ASSUR | years1 = 2010−2012 | clubs1 = ASSUR | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2013−2017 | clubs2 = Diaraf | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2017−2018 | clubs3 = ES Métlaoui | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018−2020 | clubs4 = Nejmeh | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020−2021 | clubs5 = Al-Mina'a | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021−2022 | clubs6 = Al-Talaba | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2022−2025 | clubs7 = Al-Shorta | caps7 = 51 | goals7 = 10 | years8 = 2025−2026 | clubs8 = Al-Talaba | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2026− | clubs9 = Ahed | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2013- | nationalteam1 = Senegal | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 23 January 2025 | ntupdate = }} '''Idrissa Niang''' (born 25 February 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.
==Club career== Niang started his career with the football academy of the AS Sucrière de La Réunion, he joined the junior team in 2008, before joining the first team in 2010.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Idrissa NIANG : "mon rêve, c'est de porter le maillot de la sélection nationale"|trans-title=Idrissa NIANG: "my dream is to wear the national team jersey"|url=https://m.ndarinfo.com/Idrissa-NIANG-mon-reve-c-est-de-porter-le-maillot-de-la-selection-nationale_a24688.html|website=ndarinfo.com|language=French}}</ref> Niang then moved to ASC Diaraf during the 2012–13 season, where he played for five seasons.<ref name=":0" /> On 29 July 2017 Niang moved to Tunisia to play for ES Métlaoui during the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 July 2017|script-title=ar:نجم المتلوي ينتدب الغاني إدريسا نيانغ|url=https://www.radiosabrafm.net/%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%BA/|publisher=radiosabrafm.net|language=ar|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017204323/https://www.radiosabrafm.net/%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%BA/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 27 July 2018, he moved to Lebanon to play with Beirut-based club Nejmeh,<ref>{{cite web|date=27 July 2018|script-title=ar:النجمة يعلن عن أول لاعبيه الأجانب للموسم المقبل|url=https://www.elsport.com/news/show/442118/tennis/player//tennis/player/8199/%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B2|publisher=elsport.com|language=ar}}</ref> staying there for two years.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 June 2019|script-title=ar:نيانغ يجدد لموسمين اثنين مع النجمة|url=https://www.elsport.com/news/show/493717/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%BA-%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9|publisher=elsport.com|language=ar}}</ref> On 1 October 2020, Niang joined Iraqi Premier League side Al-Mina'a.<ref>{{cite web|date=16 October 2020|script-title=ar:محترف سنغالي يصل البصرة لتدعيم السفانة|url=https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/10/16/500326/|publisher=almaalomah.com|language=ar|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101012333/https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/10/16/500326/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He moved to Al-Talaba in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-25|title=الطلبة يختتم صفقاته بالتعاقد مع زياد وحلو - وكالة انباء الرأي العام رياضة|url=http://alrray.org/archives/511621|access-date=2022-02-20|website=وكالة انباء الرأي العام|language=en-US}}</ref>
Niang joined Lebanese side Ahed in January 2026<ref>https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%A7/</ref>
== International career == Niang represented Senegal at the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification, making his senior international debut on 20 July 2013, in a 2–0 defeat to Mauritania.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Mauritania vs. Senegal (2:0)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/8470/Mauritania_Senegal.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Diaraf''' * Senegal FA Cup: 2013
'''Nejmeh''' * Lebanese Elite Cup: 2018 * Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2017–18
'''Al-Shorta''' * Iraq Stars League: 2022–23, 2023–24 * Iraqi Super Cup: 2022
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|53079}} * {{Soccerway|519350}} * {{Goalzz|132964}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niang, Idrissa}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Senegalese men's footballers Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:AS Sucrière de La Réunion players Category:ASC Jaraaf players Category:ES Métlaoui players Category:Nejmeh SC players Category:Al-Minaa SC players Category:Al-Talaba SC players Category:Al-Shorta SC players Category:Ligue 1 (Senegal) players Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Category:Lebanese Premier League players Category:Iraq Stars League players Category:Senegal men's international footballers Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
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