Timothée Dieng
Dieng in 2023
Personal information
Full name Timothée Dieng[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992[2]
Place of birth Grenoble, France[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2012 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Brest B 43 (5)
2013–2014 Brest 6 (0)
2014–2016 Oldham Athletic 60 (1)
2016–2018 Bradford City 65 (5)
2018–2021 Southend United 100 (8)
2021–2023 Exeter City 59 (15)
2023– Gillingham 30 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Timothée Dieng (born 9 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Gillingham. He plays mainly as a midfielder, but can also operate as a defender.

Career

Brest

On 23 January 2013, Dieng made his debut for Brest in the Coupe de France, coming on as a substitute at half time in the 3–1 victory over CA Bastia.[4] On 18 May, Dieng made his Ligue 1 debut, starting in the 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[5]

Oldham Athletic

On 14 July 2014, Dieng joined English League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract.[6] Dieng made his debut for the club, starting and playing for 63 minutes against Leyton Orient.[7]

Bradford City

In July 2016 Dieng signed for League One club Bradford City on a two-year contract following a trial.[8] He scored his first goal for Bradford in an EFL Trophy tie against Stoke City Under-23s on 30 August 2016.[9] He was offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2017–18 season.[10] He left Bradford in June 2018.[11]

Southend United

In June 2018 Dieng signed for Southend United on a two-year contract after turning down a contract offer from Bradford City.[12] Under Sol Campbell's management, Dieng became an integral member of the first team, and was appointed captain.[13]

Exeter City

On 20 July 2021, Dieng joined League Two side Exeter City on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal.[14] On 3 December 2021 he signed a contract extension, tying him to the Devon side until 2024.[15]

On 23 April 2022 he was named as the side's Player of the Season for 2021–22, 4 days before Exeter secured promotion to League One.[16] He was also named in the League Two Team of the Season for 2021–22.[17]

Gillingham

On 11 January 2023, Dieng dropped back down to League Two, signing for Gillingham after an undisclosed release clause was triggered.[18]

Personal life

Born in France, Dieng is of Senegalese descent.[19] He is the older brother of the footballer Nathanaël Dieng.[20]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brest 2011–12[21] Ligue 1 000000—00
2012–13[21] Ligue 1 201020—50
2013–14[21] Ligue 2 400000—40
Total 601020—90
Brest II 2011–12[21] CFA 2 212———212
2012–13[21] CFA 2 223———223
Total 435———435
Oldham Athletic 2014–15[22] League One 22000103[lower-alpha 3]0260
2015–16[23] League One 38130001[lower-alpha 3]0421
Total 601301040681
Bradford City 2016–17[24] League One 39310008[lower-alpha 4]1484
2017–18[25] League One 26220101[lower-alpha 5]0302
Total 655301091786
Southend United 2018–19[26] League One 43331103[lower-alpha 5]0504
2019–20[27] League One 21210002[lower-alpha 5]0242
2020–21[28] League Two 36310101[lower-alpha 5]0393
Total 10085120601139
Exeter City 2021–22[29] League Two 421221102[lower-alpha 5]14714
2022–23[30] League One 17320101[lower-alpha 5]0213
Total 59154120316817
Gillingham 2022–23[30] League Two 211000000211
2023–24 League Two 90211010131
Total 301211010342
Career total 363351839023241340
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and Coupe de la Ligue
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Timothee Dieng". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Timothée DIENG - Football : la fiche de Timothée DIENG (Oldham Athletic)".
  4. ↑ "CA Bastia vs. Brest - 23 January 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "PSG vs. Brest - 18 May 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Oldham Athletic sign Timothee Dieng on free transfer". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 1–3 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "CITY DELIVER DIENG DEAL". Bradford City A.F.C.
  9. ↑ "Bradford City 1, Stoke City 0: Charlie Adam leads spirited bow in Checkatrade Trophy". Stoke Sentinel. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bradford City: Club announce retained list". Telegraph & Argus. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dieng Leaves the Bantams".
  12. ↑ Parker, Simon (29 June 2018). "Former Bantams midfielder Dieng joins Southend". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Phillips, Chris (13 November 2019). "Timothee Dieng looks set to remain as Southend United's captain". The Echo. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Timothee Dieng: Exeter City sign midfielder from Southend United". BBC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "✍️ Tim Dieng signs contract extension". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  16. 1 2 "🏆 21/22 Awards: The Winners". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Gillingham trigger clause to sign Exeter's Dieng". BBC Sport. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Timothée Dieng". sport.de.
  20. ↑ "Dieng out to call the Toon". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 "France - T. Dieng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Timothée Dieng in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  31. ↑ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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