Issiar Dia

Issiar Dia
Personal information
Full name Issiar Dia
Date of birth (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987
Place of birth Sèvres, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Nancy
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2003 INF Clairefontaine
2003–2004 Amiens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Amiens 45 (8)
2006–2010 Nancy 115 (13)
2010–2012 Fenerbahçe 41 (5)
2012–2015 Lekhwiya 28 (3)
2014–2015Al Kharaitiyat SC (loan) 19 (2)
2015 Gazélec Ajaccio 11 (0)
2016 Al Kharaitiyat SC 0 (0)
2016– Nancy 9 (1)
National team
2004–2005 France U18 1 (0)
2005–2006 France U19 11 (2)
2006–2008 France U21 3 (0)
2008– Senegal 15 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:24, 1 December 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2008

Issiar Dia (born 8 June 1987) is a French-born Senegalese footballer who currently plays for French club Nancy.

Career

AS Nancy

In summer 2006, Dia joined AS Nancy from SC Amiens for a €2 million transfer fee. On 10 September 2006, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a match against Toulouse FC replacing Monsef Zerka in the 68th minute. 18 days later, he scored on his international debut in a 3–1 return leg win against tournament favourites FC Schalke 04 in the first round of the UEFA Cup; he was involved in all three goals.

In his first spell at AS Nancy, he made a total of 115 league appearances scoring 13 goals with 8 of those coming in his last season at the club.

Fenerbahçe

On 21 July 2010, Fenerbahçe announced that Dia had joined the team on a four-year contract for a sum of €6.5 million.[1] He ended a long scoring drought on 5 February 2011 with a goal against Manisaspor, as Fenerbahçe won 3–1 in the dying minutes of the game. After a two-year spell with the Turkish club, he joined Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC.[2]

Nancy

On 31 August 2016, Dia returned to Nancy on a one-year deal.[3]

International career

He is often deployed on the right side of the attack and quickly earned a call up to the France U-21 squad, the country of his birth. Despite this, after his 21st birthday, Dia chose to pledge his future to the Senegalese. He was selected for the squad the first time possible, against Gambia, and came on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Frederic Mendy.

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 November 2010 Saint Gratien  Gabon 2–1 Win Friendly

Career statistics

As of 2 September 2016[4][5]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Amiens 2004–05 Ligue 2 1400000140
2005–06 2983000328
2006–07 20100030
Total 4584000498
Nancy 2006–07 Ligue 1 1513161243
2007–08 3113100342
2008–09 2433050323
2009–10 3382100359
Total 1031311311112517
Fenerbahçe 2010–11 Süper Lig 2523010292
2011–12 1633100194
Total 4156110486
Lekhwiya 2012–13 Qatar Stars League 1630072235
2013–14 1203210162
Total 2833282397
Al Kharaitiyat SC 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 1920000192
2015–16 1110000111
Total 3030000303
Gazélec Ajaccio 2015–16 Ligue 1 1101000120
Nancy 2016–17 Ligue 1 00000000
Career total 2583225620330341
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Turkish Cup, Qatari Stars Cup
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, AFC Champions League

Honours

Fenerbahçe

References

  1. Official: Fenerbahçe Sign Issiar Dia From Nancy
  2. "Senegal's Issiar Dia signs for Lekhwiya in Qatar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. "Le retour de Dia" [Dia returns] (in French). AS Nancy. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. "Issiar DIA - Football : la fiche de Issiar DIA (Nancy)". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "I. Dia". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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