El Hadji Diouf

Midfielder, Football player

1981 –

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Who is El Hadji Diouf?

El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Leeds United. He can play on both wings as well as in attack.

Having started his professional football career in France with Sochaux, Rennes and Lens, his performances in the 2002 FIFA World Cup for Senegal prompted a move to Premier League side Liverpool later that summer. 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. During his nine-year international career he scored 21 goals in 69 caps; he has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.

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Born
Jan 15, 1981
Dakar
Also known as
  • El-Hadji Diouf
  • El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf
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Spouses
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Nationality
  • Senegal
Profession
Lived in
  • Dakar

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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