Seny Timothy Dieng was born on 23 November 1994 and is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
19 Facts About Seny Dieng
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In July 2011, Dieng signed for Grasshoppers from Red Star Zurich.
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In November 2012, Seny Dieng made his debut in adult football at the age of 17, for FC Grenchen whilst on loan from Grasshoppers.
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Seny Dieng signed his first professional contract with Grasshoppers on 1 August 2014.
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In 5 August 2014, Seny Dieng was named on the bench in a 3rd qualifying round Champions League match against Lille.
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On 2 February 2016, aged 21, Seny Dieng signed for MSV Duisburg on a free transfer but relegation to 3.
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Seny Dieng left for a career in England where he went on trial with AFC Fylde, Rochdale and Barnsley.
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On 26 August 2016, Seny Dieng signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer until 2018.
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On 3 July 2019, Seny Dieng signed a new two-year deal with QPR, keeping him at the club until 2021.
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On 2 December 2017, while playing for Whitehawk on loan, Seny Dieng scored a goal in the 91st minute of a game against Chippenham Town.
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On 26 July 2019, having still not made a senior appearance for QPR, Seny Dieng went out on loan again, this time joining League One side Doncaster Rovers until 4 January 2020.
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Seny Dieng made his Rovers debut in an EFL Cup match against Grimsby Town on 13 August 2019.
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On 20 September 2020, Seny Dieng signed a new four-year deal with QPR, keeping him at the club until 2024.
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Seny Dieng finished the season having made the most saves of any goalkeeper in the Championship.
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Seny Dieng was named in the Senegal squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and following a positive test for COVID-19 from first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Seny Dieng started in Senegal's two opening matches.
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Seny Dieng kept a clean sheet in each of those appearances, actions proving to be vital given Senegal only managed 1 goal throughout the entirety of the group stages before going on to win the tournament, beating Egypt on penalties.
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Seny Dieng was non-playing member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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Seny Dieng was born and raised in Zurich to a Senegalese father and a Swiss mother.
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Seny Dieng was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.