6’1” 12st.
b.Dakar, Senegal 16 December 1987
 

Debut  14 August 2010 (22 y 241 d) Final Game 22 May 2011 (23y 157d)
First Goal 24 August 2010 Final Goal 12 December 2010
CAREER: ASC Diaraf, Molde (Norway) Jan’07;Manchester United Jul’09 (£4,000,000)[0+5-1];Molde Norway Jul’09-Dec’09 (loan);Blackburn Rovers Aug’10-Jun’11 (loan);Hanover 96 (Germany) Jan’12;Stoke City Jun’14 (free)[85+37-24].
INTERNATIONALS   Senegal 27 + 17 apps 10 gls
’10 v DRC,Ang(s),Gre (s),Den.’11 v CaV 1gl,Mas(s),Gab(s),Gui(s),Cam.’12 v Mor(s),Mas (s).’13 v Gui (s),Ang(s),Ang.’14 v Zam(s),Uga,IvC(s).’15 v Egy 1gl,Bot,Egy 1gl,Bot (s),Gha 1gl,SAf,Alg,Gha,Bur 1gl. ’16 v Mad 1gl,Mad 1gl,Ngr,Ngr,Rwa 1gl,Bur 1gl.’17 v Nam 1gl,SAf(s), Tun,Zam,Cam,Nig.'18 v Bos,Lux(s).,Cro(s),SKo(s),Pol,Jap(s).
SQUAD NUMBER   41 Aug’10
 

PL       17 + 10 apps 3 gls       - 6 wdn                                18ns
FAC      1 app
FLC       1 + 1 apps  3 gls                                                        1 ns    3gl 1
Total  19 + 11apps  6 gls       - 6 wdn   +227m -120m    19 ns  (1 gl as sub)
Strike rate 303 mins
LC   1 app  1 gl

Diouf left his homeland at the age of 19 to join Molde in Norway, where he joined two countrymen in Pape Pate Diouf and Madiou Konate. This helped him settle easily into life so far away from his birthplace and he was soon joined by his younger brother, Mame Mbar Diouf. He quickly made a reputation for himself as a goal scorer and he and Pape Diouf contributed many goals to Molde’s tally. In July 2009 he was signed by Manchester United but allowed to see out the year with Molde. Introduced gradually as a substitute by United it became obvious that his appearances, and development, would be restricted and so he was made available for loan. The friendship of Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce plus the fact that El Hadji Diouf had been acting as mentor to the young man when he arrived in Manchester, meant that a move to Blackburn was a logical step. Although he started well, with a League Cup hat trick, it became apparent that he had much to learn in terms of consistency and steadiness in front of goal. Although his pace was useful he simply was too unpredictable to hold a regular spot. He proved himself in Germany and after watching his progress Mark Hughes signed him for Stoke City, where he proved a success, scoring freely.