Mbaye Diagne

Mbaye Diagne (born 28 October 1991) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super Lig club Galatasaray. Diagne also plays internationally for the Senegal national team.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diagne spent his early career in Italy, beginning in 2010 with A.S.D. Brandizzo where he managed 27 goals in 30 appearances. In 2012, Diagne joined A.C. Bra, where he went on to score 23 goals in 29 Serie D matches.

Juventus

Diagne was signed by manager Antonio Conte for Serie A champions Juventus in July 2013. On 13 September 2013, he was signed on loan by French club Ajaccio to gain further first team experience. Ajaccio were then managed by Italian manager Fabrizio Ravanelli (who was also a former teammate of Conte's). However, the loan didn't go as planned and Diagne failed to make a single first team appearance.

Lierse loan

Diagne was loaned out to Belgian club Lierse in January 2014, and made his debut on 31 January against Anderlecht, scoring in the 25th minute. He scored a hat-trick against Mons on 8 February in his next game for the club, ending with 7 goals in 11 games for the club.

Al Shabab loan

On 2 August 2014, Al Shabab Saudi Arabian King Cup 2014 winner announced signing Diagne on loan until June 2015. Diagne made his debut against Al Nassr FC on 7 August 2014 at Saudi Super Cup as substitute and played the last 17 minutes of the second half and 30 minutes of extra-time. He wasted his penalty shootout chance to achieve triumph over their rivals, but eventually his team won the cup.

Westerlo loan

On 5 January 2015, he joined KVC Westerlo on loan in the Belgium Pro League. He scored 3 goals in 11 games for the club.

Ujpest loan

He joined Hungarian side Ujpest FC on loan, he scored 11 goals in his first 10 games for the club, scoring in every single one of th

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