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{{short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Football player infobox
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| playername = ''Mamadou NIANG''
{{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}
| image =
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
| fullname = Mamadou Niang
{{Infobox football biography
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1979|10|13}}
| name = Mamadou Niang
| cityofbirth = ]
| image = Mamadou Niang 2011 (1).jpg
| countryofbirth = ]
| height = 178 cm - 80 kg | upright =
| caption = Niang with Al-Sadd in 2011
| weight =
| full_name = Mamadou Hamidou Niang<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamadou Hamidou Niang|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiID=1343982|publisher=Turkish Football Federation|access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref>
| currentclub = ]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|13|df=y}}<ref name="L'Équipe"/>
| clubnumber = 11
| birth_place = ]
| position = Striker
| height = 1.78 m
| years = 1999-2003<br>2003<br>2003-2005<br>2005-
| position = ]
| clubs = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| youthyears1 = 1998–1999 | youthclubs1 = ]
| caps(goals) = 47 (8)<br>12 (5)<br>56 (21)<br>68 (24)
| years1 = 1999–2001 | clubs1 = ] | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 21
| nationalyears = 2004-
| years2 = 2001–2003 | clubs2 = ] | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 8
| nationalteam = ]
| years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = → ] (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 5
| nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (5)
| years4 = 2003–2005 | clubs4 = ] | caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 21
| pcupdate = ], ]
| years5 = 2005–2010 | clubs5 = ] | caps5 = 155 | goals5 = 71
| ntupdate = ], ]
| years6 = 2010–2011 | clubs6 = ] | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 15
}}'''Mamadou Niang''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a Senegalese ] ], who currently plays for ] in ]. He is 1.78 m tall and weighs 80 kg.
| years7 = 2011–2014 | clubs7 = ] | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 9
| years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = → ] (loan) | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = ] | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 2
| totalcaps = 387
| totalgoals = 155
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2012
| nationalteam1 = ]
| nationalcaps1 = 59
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}}


'''Mamadou Hamidou Niang''' (born 13 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional ] who played as a ]. He has represented ] at international level, participating in the ], ], and ]. He is the older brother of ], who is also a professional footballer.
==Clubs==

*] (1999-2003)
==Club career==
*] (2003)

*] (2003-2005)
===Troyes===
*] (2005-)
After beginning his career with the ] youth team, Niang turned professional at 18 years of age with ]. He had a mixed beginning to his career with his first season featuring ten ] starts, all from the bench, the following season would show little improvement with 17 starts and only 3 league goals.

===Loan to Metz===
A loan period with ] club ] allowed him to hone his skills, contributing 5 goals in 12 appearances and helping Metz return to top flight French football for the ] season.

===Strasbourg===
], the Metz manager, tried to make the loan deal into a permanent move but failed and Niang left Troyes for ]. The arrival of ], to Strasbourg at the same time allowed Niang to form an important strike partnership until Ljuboja moved to ]. Niang didn't score again for the remainder of the second half of that season.

The ] season saw ] arrive at Strasbourg, and a fruitful new partnership was formed, with the pair linking up for 27 goals in the league. This partnership helped Strasbourg make it to the ] final, where victory over ] gave Strasbourg their second Coupe de la Ligue trophy. Niang scored Strasbourg's first goal as they won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://racingstub.com/games/2572/ |title=Caen - RCS 1-2 |publisher=racingstub.com |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>

===Marseille===
]
In 2005, Niang moved to ] for a reported fee of €7 million. He was joined six months later by Mickaël Pagis. Niang finished the season as Marseille's top scorer with ten goals but Marseille lost the ] final to ].

Niang was selected Marseille player of the month by the fans for May 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.om.net/en/Season/101002/Actualites/40634/Niang_OM_player_of_the_month_for_May|title=Niang, votre Olympien du mois de mai|date=7 June 2009|work=OM.net|access-date=27 March 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Niang would go on to finish the ] season with 18 goals in Ligue 1, making him the highest scorer in the league and Marseille's highest scorer with 28 goals in all competitions.

===Fenerbahçe===
Niang signed a 3+1 year deal with ] on 14 August 2010 for a fee of reported €8 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1513009.html|title=Niang leaves OM for Fenerbahçe - UEFA Europa League - News - UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=14 August 2010|work=UEFA.com|access-date=27 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> He made a great start with Fenerbahçe when he scored seven goals in his first six league appearances. Niang scored his first hat-trick for Fenerbahçe on his 5th appearance when they won 6–2 against ]. He helped his side win the ], scoring 16 goals in 29 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/7488/mamadou-niang?cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715172344/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/7488/mamadou-niang?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|title=Mamadou Niang Player Profile - ESPN FC|website=]|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

===Al Sadd===
On 6 September 2011, Niang was sold to ] for €7.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kap.gov.tr/yay/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=168979|title=Oyuncumuz Mamadou Niang'ın Katar'ın Al Sadd Kulübüne 7,5 milyon Euro bedelle transferi konusunda anlaşmaya varılmıştır.|date=6 September 2011|work=Fenerbahçe SK|publisher=Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP)|language=tr}}</ref>

On 19 October 2011, at the ] semi-final match against ], he scored the controversial, un-sportsmanlike second goal for his team. Al Sadd should've sent the ball back to the Bluewings since the play was suspended when the home team's player was injured. However, while Suwon's defense stood still thinking their goalkeeper will get the ball back, Niang stole the ball and went past the goalkeeper to score. The goal induced an intrusion of a home fan and a huge melee of both players and bench. The controversy got bigger when Al Sadd's player Keita took a swing at a home fan. Even though his goal was against general notion of fair-play, Niang argued that there was no problem with his goal, and that it was Suwon who played without manners, inducing melee between two teams. After all, AFC did not conclude this issue justly, by giving disciplinary actions to Suwon only, Al Sadd getting absolutely nothing, not even Niang or Keita.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/36828-suwon-samsung-bluewings-v-al-sadd|title=Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–2 Al Sadd|date=19 September 2011|work=The Asia Football Confederation}}</ref> He then got himself sent-off in injury time for kicking the ball away when he was flagged offside, receiving another yellow card in addition to his previous, meaning he could not participate in the second leg in ].<ref> ''ESPN Soccernet''. 19 October 2011.</ref>

====Beşiktaş (loan)====
On 31 January 2013, Niang moved to Turkish side Beşiktaş on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/54582/mamadou_niang_istanbul_rsquo_da.html|title=Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü|website=www.bjk.com.tr|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

On 3 March 2013, he scored his first goal and contributed with an assist in a 3–2 win against his old club ] securing 3 points for his team in the final derby ever on ].

===Arles-Avignon===
On 28 August 2014, Niang returned to France to sign for ], having been overseas for the last four years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.football365.fr/arles-avignon-mamadou-niang-s-engage-pour-deux-ans-1161110.shtml|title=Arles-Avignon : Mamadou Niang s'engage pour deux ans - Mercato 365|work=Mercato 365|access-date=27 March 2018|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ArlesAvignon/status/505413376215089152 |title=AC Arles-Avignon no Twitter: "L'AC Arles-Avignon est heureux de vous annoncer la signature pour deux saisons de Mamadou Niang !!" |access-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528082152/https://twitter.com/arlesavignon/status/505413376215089152 |archive-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

==International career==
Niang represented the national team at the ], where his team took fourth place for the third time in history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html|title=African Nations Cup 2006}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="L'Équipe">{{cite news|title=Mamadou Niang|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur5000000000000000000010642.html|access-date=16 September 2011|newspaper=L'Équipe}}</ref><ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|title=Mamadou Niang|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mamadou-niang/1546/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="wf">{{cite web|title=M. Niang|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mamadou-niang/2/|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes ], ], ]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes ], ]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|10||2||3||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3
|-
|]
|17||3||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in ]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||21||3
|-
|]
|]
|20||3||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47||8||4||1||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||56||9
|-
|] (loan)
|]
|]
|12||5||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
|23||9||1||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||10
|-
|]
|33||12||0||0||5||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56||21||1||1||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||63||25
|-
|rowspan="7"|]
|]
|rowspan="6"|Ligue 1
|28||10||4||2||0||0||8{{efn|name=UC}}||1||colspan="2"|—||40||13
|-
|]
|37||12||6||3||2||0||4{{efn|name=UC}}||2||colspan="2"|—||49||17
|-
|]
|29||18||1||0||1||1||10{{efn|Six appearances and two goals in ], four appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup}}||4||colspan="2"|—||41||23
|-
|]
|27||13||0||0||1||0||13{{efn|Seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup}}||7||colspan="2"|—||41||20
|-
|]
|32||18||1||0||4||1||9{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in ]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||46||22
|-
|]
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!155||71||12||5||8||2||44||17||0||0||219||95
|-
|]
|]
|]
|29||15||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||33||15
|-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]
|rowspan="3"|]
|13||4||3||1||2||3||4{{efn|Appearances in ]}}||3||3{{efn|Appearances in ]}}||0||25||11
|-
|]
|9||4||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||4
|-
|]
|4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!26||9||3||1||2||3||4||3||3||0||38||16
|-
|] (loan)
|]
|Süper Lig
|10||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||3
|-
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|Ligue 2
|16||2||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3
|-
|2015–16
|]
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!17||2||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!352||134||24||8||22||10||52||20||3||0||453||172
|-
|}
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===International===
:''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niang goal''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mhniang-intlg.html|title=Mamadou Hamidou Niang - Goals in International Matches|website=]|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mamadou Niang
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 27 March 2002 || ], ], Senegal || {{fb|Bolivia}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || ]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 19 November 2002 || ], ], South Africa || {{fb|South Africa}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || ]
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|30 January 2004 || rowspan="2"|], ], Tunisia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Kenya}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|]
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || 17 November 2004 || ], ], France || {{fb|Algeria}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || 18 June 2005 || Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal || {{fb|Togo}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || ]
|-
| align="center"|7 || 4 February 2006 || ], ], Egypt || {{fb|Guinea}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–2 || ]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 7 February 2006 || ], ], Egypt || {{fb|Egypt}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
|-
| align="center"|9 || 16 August 2006 || ], ], France || {{fb|Côte d'Ivoire}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|10 || rowspan="3"|24 March 2007 || rowspan="3"|Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Tanzania}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="3"|]
|-
| align="center"|11 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|12 || align="center"|4–0
|-
| align="center"|13 || 14 October 2007 || ], ], France || {{fb|Guinea}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|14 || 5 September 2009 || ], ], Portugal || {{fb|Angola}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|15 || 3 March 2010 || ], ], Greece || {{fb|Greece}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || rowspan="3"|5 September 2010 || rowspan="3"|], ], DR Congo || rowspan="3"|{{fb|DR Congo}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|4–2 || rowspan="3"|]
|-
| align="center"|17 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|18 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|19 || rowspan="2"|9 October 2010 || rowspan="2"|Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mauritius}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|7–0 || rowspan="2"|2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
|-
| align="center"|20 || align="center"|5–0
|}


==Honours== ==Honours==
'''Troyes'''
*] ] (RC Strasbourg)
* ]: ]

'''Strasbourg'''
* ]: ]

'''Marseille'''
* ]: ]
* ]: ]
* ]: ]
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81581/Report=LU.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060531214209/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81581/Report=LU.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2006 |title=Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 - 3)|publisher=uefa.com |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>

'''Fenerbahçe'''
* ]: ]

'''Al Sadd'''
* ]: ]

'''Senegal'''
* ] fourth place: ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html|title=African Nations Cup 2006}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* ]: May 2005, December 2005, December 2007
* ] ]: ], ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football,239.html |title=Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Equipe-type de Ligue 1 |access-date=2 August 2017 |language=fr |archive-date=2 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802090015/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football,239.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ] ]: 2009–10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football,246.html |title=Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - " Le plus beau but de Ligue 1 " (vote du public) |access-date=2 August 2017 |language=fr |archive-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727115406/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football,246.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ]: 2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/classementButeur.asp|title=Règlement du classement des buteurs|website=LFP|accessdate=11 May 2001|language=French}}</ref>
* Marseille Player of the Season: 2009–10

==References==
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Mamadou Niang
Niang with Al-Sadd in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Hamidou Niang
Date of birth (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Matam, Senegal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–1999 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Troyes B 35 (21)
2001–2003 Troyes 47 (8)
2003 → Metz (loan) 12 (5)
2003–2005 Strasbourg 56 (21)
2005–2010 Marseille 155 (71)
2010–2011 Fenerbahçe 29 (15)
2011–2014 Al Sadd 26 (9)
2013 → Beşiktaş (loan) 10 (3)
2014–2015 Arles-Avignon 17 (2)
Total 387 (155)
International career
2002–2012 Senegal 59 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mamadou Hamidou Niang (born 13 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is the older brother of Papa Niang, who is also a professional footballer.

Club career

Troyes

After beginning his career with the Le Havre youth team, Niang turned professional at 18 years of age with Troyes. He had a mixed beginning to his career with his first season featuring ten Ligue 1 starts, all from the bench, the following season would show little improvement with 17 starts and only 3 league goals.

Loan to Metz

A loan period with Ligue 2 club FC Metz allowed him to hone his skills, contributing 5 goals in 12 appearances and helping Metz return to top flight French football for the 2003–04 season.

Strasbourg

Jean Fernandez, the Metz manager, tried to make the loan deal into a permanent move but failed and Niang left Troyes for Strasbourg. The arrival of Danijel Ljuboja, to Strasbourg at the same time allowed Niang to form an important strike partnership until Ljuboja moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Niang didn't score again for the remainder of the second half of that season.

The 2004–05 season saw Mickaël Pagis arrive at Strasbourg, and a fruitful new partnership was formed, with the pair linking up for 27 goals in the league. This partnership helped Strasbourg make it to the Coupe de la Ligue final, where victory over Caen gave Strasbourg their second Coupe de la Ligue trophy. Niang scored Strasbourg's first goal as they won 2–1.

Marseille

Niang warming up with Marseille in 2009

In 2005, Niang moved to Marseille for a reported fee of €7 million. He was joined six months later by Mickaël Pagis. Niang finished the season as Marseille's top scorer with ten goals but Marseille lost the Coupe de France final to Paris Saint-Germain.

Niang was selected Marseille player of the month by the fans for May 2008.

Niang would go on to finish the 2009–10 season with 18 goals in Ligue 1, making him the highest scorer in the league and Marseille's highest scorer with 28 goals in all competitions.

Fenerbahçe

Niang signed a 3+1 year deal with Fenerbahçe on 14 August 2010 for a fee of reported €8 million. He made a great start with Fenerbahçe when he scored seven goals in his first six league appearances. Niang scored his first hat-trick for Fenerbahçe on his 5th appearance when they won 6–2 against Kasımpaşa. He helped his side win the 2010–11 Süper Lig, scoring 16 goals in 29 appearances.

Al Sadd

On 6 September 2011, Niang was sold to Al-Sadd for €7.5 million.

On 19 October 2011, at the 2011 AFC Champions League semi-final match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings, he scored the controversial, un-sportsmanlike second goal for his team. Al Sadd should've sent the ball back to the Bluewings since the play was suspended when the home team's player was injured. However, while Suwon's defense stood still thinking their goalkeeper will get the ball back, Niang stole the ball and went past the goalkeeper to score. The goal induced an intrusion of a home fan and a huge melee of both players and bench. The controversy got bigger when Al Sadd's player Keita took a swing at a home fan. Even though his goal was against general notion of fair-play, Niang argued that there was no problem with his goal, and that it was Suwon who played without manners, inducing melee between two teams. After all, AFC did not conclude this issue justly, by giving disciplinary actions to Suwon only, Al Sadd getting absolutely nothing, not even Niang or Keita. He then got himself sent-off in injury time for kicking the ball away when he was flagged offside, receiving another yellow card in addition to his previous, meaning he could not participate in the second leg in Doha.

Beşiktaş (loan)

On 31 January 2013, Niang moved to Turkish side Beşiktaş on loan until the end of the season.

On 3 March 2013, he scored his first goal and contributed with an assist in a 3–2 win against his old club Fenerbahçe securing 3 points for his team in the final derby ever on İnönü Stadium.

Arles-Avignon

On 28 August 2014, Niang returned to France to sign for Arles-Avignon, having been overseas for the last four years.

International career

Niang represented the national team at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team took fourth place for the third time in history.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes 2000–01 Division 1 10 2 3 1 1 0 — — 14 3
2001–02 17 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 — 21 3
2002–03 Ligue 1 20 3 0 0 1 0 — — 21 3
Total 47 8 4 1 3 0 2 0 — 56 9
Metz (loan) 2002–03 Ligue 2 12 5 1 0 2 1 — — 15 6
Strasbourg 2003–04 Ligue 1 23 9 1 1 1 0 — — 25 10
2004–05 33 12 0 0 5 3 — — 38 15
Total 56 21 1 1 6 3 — — 63 25
Marseille 2005–06 Ligue 1 28 10 4 2 0 0 8 1 — 40 13
2006–07 37 12 6 3 2 0 4 2 — 49 17
2007–08 29 18 1 0 1 1 10 4 — 41 23
2008–09 27 13 0 0 1 0 13 7 — 41 20
2009–10 32 18 1 0 4 1 9 3 — 46 22
2010–11 2 0 — — — 0 0 2 0
Total 155 71 12 5 8 2 44 17 0 0 219 95
Fenerbahçe 2010–11 Süper Lig 29 15 2 0 — 2 0 — 33 15
Al Sadd 2011–12 Qatar Stars League 13 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 0 25 11
2012–13 9 4 0 0 0 0 — — 9 4
2013–14 4 1 — — — — 4 1
Total 26 9 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 0 38 16
Beşiktaş (loan) 2012–13 Süper Lig 10 3 — — — — 10 3
Arles-Avignon 2014–15 Ligue 2 16 2 1 0 1 1 — — 18 3
2015–16 CFA 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 17 2 1 0 1 1 — — 19 3
Career total 352 134 24 8 22 10 52 20 3 0 453 172
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Qatar Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup
  5. Seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup
  6. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  9. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niang goal.
List of international goals scored by Mamadou Niang
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2002 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Bolivia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 19 November 2002 First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Africa 1–1 1–1 Nelson Mandela Challenge
3 30 January 2004 Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte, Tunisia  Kenya 1–0 3–0 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
4 3–0
5 17 November 2004 Stade Bon Rencontre, Toulon, France  Algeria 1–0 2–1 Friendly
6 18 June 2005 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Togo 1–1 2–2 2006 World Cup qualifiers
7 4 February 2006 Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Guinea 2–1 3–2 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
8 7 February 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–1 1–2 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
9 16 August 2006 Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours, France  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10 24 March 2007 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Tanzania 1–0 4–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
11 3–0
12 4–0
13 14 October 2007 Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France  Guinea 2–0 3–1 Friendly
14 5 September 2009 Estádio Algarve, Portugal, Portugal  Angola 1–0 1–1 Friendly
15 3 March 2010 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece  Greece 1–0 2–0 Friendly
16 5 September 2010 Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi, DR Congo  DR Congo 2–0 4–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
17 3–0
18 4–1
19 9 October 2010 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Mauritius 2–0 7–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
20 5–0

Honours

Troyes

Strasbourg

Marseille

Fenerbahçe

Al Sadd

Senegal

Individual

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Awards
2007–08 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year
2009–10 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year
Ligue 1 top scorers
Ligue 1 Goal of the Year
Olympique de Marseille Player of the Season
Senegal squads
Senegal squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations
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Senegal squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place
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Senegal squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
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Senegal squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
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