Papa Niang

Papa Niang
Personal information
Full name	Papa Amadou Niang
Date of birth	5 December 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	forward, winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	ASC Thiès
2007	FC OPA
2008	AC Oulu
2009–2012	FF Jaro
2013	FC Vostok
2013–2014	Al-Shabab SC
2014–2015	CF Mounana
2016–2018	FF Jaro
2018	Minerva Punjab
2019–2020	FF Jaro
International career
	Senegal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Papa Amadou Niang (born 5 December 1988) is a Senegalese former professional football player who played as a forward or winger. He represented Senegal in African Cup of Nations. He is the younger brother of Senegalese international Mamadou Niang.

Club career

Niang began his professional career in Senegalese club ASC Thiès. Papa is well known for his stint with Finnish side FF Jaro, where he played from 2009 to 2012, 2016-2018 and most recently from 2018 to 2020. He scored 37 goals for the club in the Ykkönen.

He also played for Finnish side FC OPA, AC Oulu, Bolivian side Club Real América, Gabonese side CF Mounana, Kazakh club FC Vostok, Kuwaiti outfit Al-Shabab SC (Al Ahmadi). In 2018, he signed with I-League side Minerva Punjab FC.^[1]^[2]

International career

Niang debuted for Senegal against Botswana in 2010. He earned eight international caps and scored three goals for his home nation.

References

^ "Papa Niang". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "RoundGlass Punjab FC » Players from A–Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

External links

Papa Niang at Soccerway

[1] "Papa Niang". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[2] "RoundGlass Punjab FC » Players from A–Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

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