Mamadou Dieng

Mamadou Dieng
Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Dieng
Date of birth	February 4, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Senegal
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hartford Athletic
Number	33
Youth career
–2024	Sahel Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Hartford Athletic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mamadou Dieng (born February 4, 2004) is a Senegalese professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic. In his debut season both as a player and for the Connecticut club, he scored 7 goals.

Career

Hartford Athletic

On February 13, 2024, it was announced that Dieng had joined Hartford on a long-term contract. Prior to joining Hartford, Dieng played for the Sahel Academy in Senegal.^[1]^[2] He made his debut in Hartford's home opener against Birmingham Legion, playing 86 minutes in the 1–0 win before getting subbed off for Emmanuel Samadia.^[3]^[4] He played all 120 minutes in the 3–2 loss to New York City FC II in the US Open Cup.^[5]^[6]

Having gone 12 games goalless, Dieng was able to score his first professional goal against the Charleston Battery in the 2–2 draw. His goal opened the scoring.^[7]^[8] He followed up with a goal against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, though Hartford would still end up losing the match 3–1. He nearly had a second goal, though it was saved by Eric Dick. Michee Ngalina scored the rebound, though it was ruled out for off-side.^[9]^[10] He came off the bench to score a goal against Birmingham, reducing the scoreline from 2–0 to 2–1. Hartford went on to draw the game.^[11] Dieng then went on a scoring streak of three, with goals against Las Vegas Lights,^[12] two against Louisville City in the upset win,^[13] and one against Detroit City.^[14] This brought his total to 7 goals in his last 9 games.^[15]