1. M'Baye Hamady Niang was born on 19 December 1994 and is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Sampdoria.
35 Facts About M'Baye Niang
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M'Baye Niang made his professional debut at the age of 16, in a league match for Caen.
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M'Baye Niang's playing style has drawn comparisons to Mario Balotelli.
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M'Baye Niang began his football career at the age of seven playing for local club Basse-Seine Les Mureaux.
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M'Baye Niang spent two years at the club before being spotted by amateur club Poissy.
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Glaize later stated that before scouting the player, he was informed that M'Baye Niang was possibly a presu, a player claiming to be younger than his actual date of birth.
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M'Baye Niang joined Caen's youth academy at the age of 13 after excelling at a trial, in which he scored a hat-trick.
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M'Baye Niang quickly ascended up the club's youth hierarchy and, by the age of 15, was already featuring with the club's under-19 team.
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M'Baye Niang was described by the team's coach Philippe Tranchant as a player with "huge potential" while stating "we've never seen a player like him at the club before".
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On 18 February 2011, M'Baye Niang signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Caen.
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M'Baye Niang was called up the senior team for the first time on 23 April 2011 for the team's league match against Toulouse that was played on the following day.
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M'Baye Niang finished the campaign with seven appearances, of which four were starts, and three league goals.
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On 27 August 2012, it was confirmed that M'Baye Niang was in negotiations with Italian club Milan after arriving in the city and having dinner with club vice-president Adriano Galliani.
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M'Baye Niang signed a three-year contract, while the transfer fee was undisclosed.
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On his 18th birthday, M'Baye Niang signed a contract extension with Milan, keeping him at the club until 2017.
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In January 2015, M'Baye Niang was loaned to fellow Italian club Genoa in the transfer window for the remainder of the season.
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M'Baye Niang went on to score 5 goals in his 14 appearances with Genoa before being sent back to Milan following the injury he sustained.
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M'Baye Niang managed to get on the scoresheet, but was sent off in the 87th minute for trying to grab Pepe Reina while he was trying to offload the ball.
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On 31 August 2017, M'Baye Niang signed for Torino on a season-long loan deal with obligation to buy.
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On 31 August 2018, M'Baye Niang joined Rennes in Ligue 1 on a season-long loan from Torino.
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On 7 February 2021, M'Baye Niang joined Al-Ahli Saudi FC on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy.
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On 16 August 2022, M'Baye Niang signed with Auxerre for one season, with an option to extend.
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On 9 August 2023, M'Baye Niang joined Turkish side Adana Demirspor on a 2-year deal, with an optional third year.
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On 31 January 2024, M'Baye Niang signed with Serie A club Empoli until the end of the season, with a conditional option to extend.
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On 15 January 2025, M'Baye Niang signed with Serie B side Sampdoria a 6 month contract.
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M'Baye Niang is a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-16, under-17, under-21 level.
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M'Baye Niang returned to the under-16 team in January 2010 to participate in the 2010 edition of the Aegean Cup in Turkey.
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M'Baye Niang scored two goals; both in group stage victories over the Czech Republic and Romania.
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At under-17 level, M'Baye Niang was among Gonfalone's first call-ups and made his debut at a European tournament in Serbia in the team's opening group stage match against the hosts.
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In May 2011, Senegalese media reported that M'Baye Niang was named to the Senegal under-23 team to participate in 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification matches in June 2011.
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M'Baye Niang made his under-21 debut in the qualifier against Latvia appearing as a substitute in the 72nd minute.
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In November 2012, M'Baye Niang was banned from representing the France national team until 31 December 2013 for visiting a nightclub while breaking a night time curfew.
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In February 2014, while playing for Montpellier on loan, M'Baye Niang crashed his Ferrari into a tree and was sentenced to a suspended 18-month jail sentenced for an alleged hit-and-run accident which left 11 others injured.
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In March 2016, M'Baye Niang had been involved in a car crash over the weekend, though it was made clear he was not under the influence of alcohol.
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Milan confirmed that M'Baye Niang has suffered an injury to the capsular ligament in his left ankle, as well as bruising to his left shoulder following a car accident.