El Hadji Malick Diouf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | El Hadji Malick Diouf | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galaxy Football Academy | |||
| Académie Mawade Wade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Tromsø | 15 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Slavia Prague | 34 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Slavia Prague B | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | West Ham United | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Senegal | 12 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:59, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:04, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 28 December 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club West Ham United and the Senegal national team.[2]
Club career
Tromsø
Born in Dakar, Diouf began his footballing journey at just 13 years old with the Galaxy Football Academy.[3] After a successful stint of four years, he joined the Academie Mawade Wade.[4] On 21 February 2023, after a successful trial, Diouf signed with Norwegian side Tromsø.[5] After a slow start to the season, with little game time, the latter half of the season saw Diouf getting regular game time, ending the season with twenty-one appearances, and three goals for the club.[6]
Slavia Prague
In January 2024, Diouf signed for Czech top flight club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[2] His first goal for the club came in his debut game, against Karviná.[7] In the 2024–25 season for Slavia Prague, Diouf played as a left wing-back as they won the Czech First League title. He scored five goals in the first eight games and in 24 league appearances for the season, scored seven goals and made three assists.[4]
West Ham United
On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of £19m.[8][9] On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3–0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.[10]
International career
Diouf made his debut for the Senegal national team on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2023 | Eliteserien | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[c] | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Total | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 0 | 50 | 9 | |||
| West Ham United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 65 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Diouf goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2025 | Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey | 12 | Kenya | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
References
- ^ a b "El Hadji Malick Diouf". SK Slavia Prague. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b "El Hadji Malick Diouf joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "El Hadji Malick Diouf Player Profile: Career, Playing Style and Potential". Football Park. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Eight things you didn't know about El Hadji Malick Diouf". West Ham United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Diouf har signert" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b El Hadji Malick Diouf at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b El Hadji Malick Diouf at Soccerway
- ^ "West Ham United sign Senegal international El Hadji Malick Diouf". West Ham United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "El Hadji Malick Diouf joins West Ham from Slavia Prague for £19m". BBC Sport. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (16 August 2025). "Mayenda sparks stunning Sunderland start to increase Potter's West Ham pain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Burundi v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "El Hadji Malick Diouf: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2025.