El Hadji Diouf

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El Hadji Diouf, the Senegalese forward, made 16 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 16 recorded appearances.

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El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf ( French pronunciation: [ɛ.ladʒi.djuf] ; born 15 January 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a winger or a forward . Having started his professional football career in France with Sochaux , Rennes and Lens , Diouf finalised a move to Premier League side Liverpool prior [ 5 ] to the 2002 FIFA World Cup for Senegal and went on to have a memorable tournament. He has also played in England's top flight for Bolton Wanderers , Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers before a stint in the Scottish Premier League with Rangers . In 2011, he joined Football League Championship side Doncaster Rovers but was released at the end of the 2011–12 season following the club's relegation. He then moved to Leeds United where he spent two seasons. During his nine-year international career, he scored 21 goals in 69 caps, and also garnered considerable notoriety for a series of controversial incidents. [ 6 ] — Wikipedia

Position: FW
Nationality: Senegal
Birthplace: Nguer Malal
Born: 15 Jan 1981
Height: 182 cm

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At Sunderland

Diouf signed for Sunderland on 28 July 2008, after Bolton agreed to a transfer fee of £2.63m. [ 16 ] He signed a four-year contract at the Stadium of Light after undergoing a medical. [ 17 ] Diouf said that he was happy to join Sunderland. [ 18 ] Then-manager Roy Keane stated he was happy that Diouf had joined Sunderland, saying: "El Hadji has always been the kind of player opposition teams and supporters hate. That's why we're delighted to now have him in our squad." [ 16 ] Diouf made a promising start for Sunderland but failed to score in any of his sixteen appearances. — Wikipedia

Career

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (1998–99)→Stade Rennais F.C. (1999–00)→Senegal men's national association football team (2000–08)→R.C. Lens (2000–02)→Liverpool F.C. (2002–04)→Bolton Wanderers F.C. (2004–05)→Bolton Wanderers F.C. (2005–08)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2008–09)→Blackburn Rovers F.C. (2009–11)→Rangers F.C. (2011–11)→Doncaster Rovers F.C. (2011–12)→Leeds United F.C. (2012–14)→Sabah F.C. (2014–15)

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