Assane Dioussé

El Hadji Assane Dioussé (born 20 September 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.^[2]

Assane Dioussé

Personal information
Full name	El Hadji Assane Dioussé[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Auxerre
Number	18
Youth career
2010–2015	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Empoli	48	(0)
2017–2022	Saint-Étienne	41	(1)
2019	→ Chievo (loan)	14	(0)
2020–2021	→ Ankaragücü (loan)	20	(0)
2018–2019	Saint-Étienne B	3	(0)
2022–2023	OFI	33	(3)
2023–	Auxerre	51	(0)
International career
2017	Senegal U20	1	(0)
2017–2018	Senegal	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

Club career

Empoli

Dioussé is a youth product from Empoli. He made his Serie A debut on 23 August 2015 against Chievo Verona.^[3]

Saint-Étienne

On 31 July 2017, Assane Dioussé signed a five-year contract with Saint-Étienne.^[4]

Loan to Chievo

On 29 January 2019, Dioussé joined on loan to Serie A side Chievo Verona until 30 June 2019.^[5]

OFI

On 13 July 2022, Dioussé signed a two-year contract with OFI in Greece.^[6]

International career

Dioussé debuted for the Senegal U20s in an Under-20 Four Nations Tournament 3–0 loss to France U20s on 23 March 2017.^[7]

Dioussé received his first call up for the Senegal senior national team on 28 August 2017, ahead of the following month's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Burkina Faso.^[8] On 14 November he made his Senegal debut, when he came on in the 88th minute as a substitute for Alfred N'Diaye in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against South Africa at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor. Senegal won the match 2–1.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Empoli	2015–16	Serie A	15	0	1	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2016–17	Serie A	33	0	2	0	—		—		—		35	0
	Total		48	0	3	0	—		—		—		51	0
Saint-Étienne	2017–18	Ligue 1	25	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		26	1
	2018–19	Ligue 1	7	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	4	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	4	0	2	0	—		—		1[a]	0	7	0
	Total		41	1	10	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	55	1
Saint-Étienne B	2018–19	National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20	National 2	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Chievo (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
Ankaragücü (loan)	2020–21	Süper Lig	20	0	1	0	—		—		—		21	0
OFI	2022–23	Super League Greece	33	3	1	0	—		—		—		34	3
Auxerre	2023–24	Ligue 2	34	0	3	0	—		—		—		37	0
Career total			193	4	18	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	215	4

1. Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20^[9]

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[10]