# Mame Biram Diouf
**Mame Biram Diouf** (born 1987 in Dakar) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a center-forward for the Turkish club Ankara Keçiörengücü, where he is under contract until 30 June 2027[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526) • [2](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/mame-biram-diouf/22481). He is best known for six seasons at Stoke City in England and for a prolific spell at [Hannover 96](https://www.edgepedia.org/hannover-96) in the [Bundesliga](https://www.edgepedia.org/bundesliga), and he represented Senegal at the 2018 [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup)[3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html) • [4](https://media-files.abidjan.net/document/docs/Liste-des-joueurs.pdf).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987, Dakar, Senegal; 1.85 m, right-footed forward[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526) • [2](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/mame-biram-diouf/22481) |
| Current club | Ankara Keçiörengücü (Trendyol 1.Lig), contract 26 August 2025 to 30 June 2027[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526) |
| Manchester United | Signed from Molde in 2009 for a reported 4 million euro on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's recommendation; 9 appearances, 1 goal[5](https://dilib.vn/img/pdf/10070-hoi-ky-alex-ferguson-thuviensach.vn.pdf) • [6](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-stoke-close-in-on-former-manchester-united-striker-mame-biram-diouf-as-they-look-to-add-second-free-transfer-following-phil-bardsley-addition-9424217.html) |
| Stoke City | Free transfer July 2014; 157 appearances and 25 goals over six seasons, released 20 July 2020[7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/72735/mame-biram-diouf) |
| Senegal | 47 FIFA-recognized matches and 10 goals per National Football Teams; 2018 World Cup squad number 9[3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html) • [4](https://media-files.abidjan.net/document/docs/Liste-des-joueurs.pdf) |
| Honors | English League Cup winner 2010; Norwegian runner-up 2009[8](https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Mame%2BDiouf/01/8442) |
## Early career and Molde
Diouf began in his home city with ASC Diaraf of the Senegalese capital before moving to Norway, where he played for [Molde FK](https://www.edgepedia.org/molde-fk) from 2007 to 2009[8](https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Mame%2BDiouf/01/8442). His scoring there attracted scouts from large European clubs: he scored 29 goals in 63 games for Molde, including 16 in 29 matches in the 2009 [Eliteserien](https://www.edgepedia.org/eliteserien) season[9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28312943) • [3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html).
## Manchester United and Blackburn
Sir [Alex Ferguson](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-ferguson) later wrote that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, because of his Molde connections, brought Diouf to United's attention, and that United paid 4 million euro for him while Hannover 96 and [Eintracht Frankfurt](https://www.edgepedia.org/eintracht-frankfurt) were also monitoring the player[5](https://dilib.vn/img/pdf/10070-hoi-ky-alex-ferguson-thuviensach.vn.pdf). He signed in 2009 but remained on loan at Molde until January 2010[9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28312943). At [Old Trafford](https://www.edgepedia.org/old-trafford) he made 9 appearances in all competitions and scored once, and he was a member of the squad that won the 2010 English League Cup[6](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-stoke-close-in-on-former-manchester-united-striker-mame-biram-diouf-as-they-look-to-add-second-free-transfer-following-phil-bardsley-addition-9424217.html) • [8](https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Mame%2BDiouf/01/8442).
In August 2010 he joined Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan, scoring six times, including a hat-trick in a 3-1 League Cup victory over Norwich[6](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-stoke-close-in-on-former-manchester-united-striker-mame-biram-diouf-as-they-look-to-add-second-free-transfer-following-phil-bardsley-addition-9424217.html). He could not establish himself at United, and in January 2012 he signed for Hannover 96[8](https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Mame%2BDiouf/01/8442).
## Hannover 96
At Hannover, Diouf quickly became a regular and a key performer; the club's chairman Martin Kind called him one of the best signings of that winter transfer window[8](https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Mame%2BDiouf/01/8442). His best league season was 2012/13, with 12 goals in 28 Bundesliga matches[3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html).
## Stoke City
Stoke City had tried to sign Diouf a year earlier, believing they had agreed a fee before the deal fell through, and in the summer of 2014 they signed him on a free transfer after his Hannover contract expired[6](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-stoke-close-in-on-former-manchester-united-striker-mame-biram-diouf-as-they-look-to-add-second-free-transfer-following-phil-bardsley-addition-9424217.html). Manager [Mark Hughes](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-hughes) selected him in the first team of the 2014/15 season alongside new signings [Phil Bardsley](https://www.edgepedia.org/phil-bardsley) and Bojan Krkic[10](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/stoke-city-vs-aston-villa-team-news-bojan-krkic-mame-biram-diouf-and-phil-bardsley-make-home-debuts-9673370.html).
**Playing style at Stoke.** A contemporary tactical analysis described Diouf as a poacher who played on the shoulder of the last defender, using pace and strength to chase balls played in behind, and noted that he worked hard defensively, closing down center-backs and midfielders[11](https://4231test.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/theres-something-about-mame/). Hughes also used him out wide, on the right and at times on the left, which the analysis judged to be a poor fit for his strengths[11](https://4231test.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/theres-something-about-mame/). In September 2017 Hughes said Diouf might have to continue playing as a wing-back for the immediate future[12](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/118/mame-biram-diouf).
His most productive Stoke season was 2014/15, with 12 Premier League goals in 34 matches; across six seasons at the club he made 157 appearances and scored 25 goals[3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html) • [7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/72735/mame-biram-diouf). Memorable moments included a late equalizer against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March 2016 and a goal in Stoke's brief revival against Manchester City in 2017[13](https://as.com/futbol/2016/03/05/internacional/1457171525_910903.html) • [14](https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/oct/15/kt.pdf).
## Turkey
Diouf moved to [Hatayspor](https://www.edgepedia.org/hatayspor) on 31 August 2020 and scored freely in the Turkish Süper Lig, with 19 goals in 38 matches in 2020/21 and 12 in 35 in 2021/22[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526) • [3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html). He then had single seasons at Tümosan Konyaspor (9 league goals in 2022/23) and Göztepe, before joining Ankara Keçiörengücü on 10 September 2024[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526) • [3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html). At Keçiörengücü, a Trendyol 1.Lig (second-tier) club, he scored 14 league goals in 2024/25 and 17 in 29 matches in 2025/26, and his contract was renewed on 26 August 2025 to run until 30 June 2027[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526) • [3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html).
## Senegal
Diouf made his senior debut for Senegal in 2009 and played internationally through 2018[3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html). National Football Teams records 47 FIFA-recognized matches and 10 goals for him, though other databases give lower totals, such as 25 caps and 8 goals[3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html) • [7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/72735/mame-biram-diouf). He was named in Senegal's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia with the number 9 shirt, and appeared in the group-stage matches against Poland and Japan[4](https://media-files.abidjan.net/document/docs/Liste-des-joueurs.pdf) • [3](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html).
At the 2015 [Africa Cup of Nations](https://www.edgepedia.org/africa-cup-of-nations) in [Equatorial Guinea](https://www.edgepedia.org/equatorial-guinea) he scored with an overhead kick in Senegal's 2-1 group-stage win over Ghana on 19 January 2015 at the Estadio de Mongomo[15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWVFpkyFzgg).
## References
1. [Mame Biram Diouf, Player Details, Turkish Football Federation](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2292566&pageId=526)
2. [Mame Biram Diouf, Sofascore profile](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/mame-biram-diouf/22481)
3. [Mame Biram Diouf (Player), National Football Teams](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32847/Mame_Biram_Diouf.html)
4. [2018 FIFA World Cup Russia squad lists](https://media-files.abidjan.net/document/docs/Liste-des-joueurs.pdf)
5. [Alex Ferguson memoir excerpt (Vietnamese translation), Thư Viện Sách](https://dilib.vn/img/pdf/10070-hoi-ky-alex-ferguson-thuviensach.vn.pdf)
6. [Transfer news: Stoke close in on former Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf, The Independent (23 May 2014)](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-stoke-close-in-on-former-manchester-united-striker-mame-biram-diouf-as-they-look-to-add-second-free-transfer-following-phil-bardsley-addition-9424217.html)
7. [Mame Diouf, stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/72735/mame-biram-diouf)
8. [Mame Diouf, Munzinger Biographie](https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Mame%2BDiouf/01/8442)
9. [Stoke City: Mame Biram Diouf relishing Premier League return, BBC Sport (2014)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28312943)
10. [Stoke City vs Aston Villa team news, The Independent (16 August 2014)](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/stoke-city-vs-aston-villa-team-news-bojan-krkic-mame-biram-diouf-and-phil-bardsley-make-home-debuts-9673370.html)
11. [There's Something About Mame, Wizards of Dribble (5 January 2015)](https://4231test.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/theres-something-about-mame/)
12. [Mame Biram Diouf player profile and news, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/118/mame-biram-diouf)
13. [El Chelsea empata en casa, AS (5 March 2016)](https://as.com/futbol/2016/03/05/internacional/1457171525_910903.html)
14. [Kuwait Times (15 October 2017)](https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/oct/15/kt.pdf)
15. [Mame Biram Diouf's overhead kick, Ghana - Senegal, CAN Orange 2015, CAF TV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWVFpkyFzgg)
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