Issiar Dia

Issiar Dia (born 8 June 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level.

Issiar Dia

Dia in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Issiar Dia[1]
Date of birth	(1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	Sèvres, France[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1995–2001	Boulogne-Billancourt
2000–2002	→ INF Clairefontaine
2001–2002	Montrouge
2002–2003	Boulogne-Billancourt
2003–2004	Amiens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Amiens	45	(8)
2006–2010	Nancy	115	(13)
2010–2012	Fenerbahçe	41	(5)
2012–2015	Lekhwiya	28	(3)
2014–2015	→ Al Kharaitiyat SC (loan)	19	(2)
2015	Gazélec Ajaccio	11	(0)
2016	Al Kharaitiyat SC	0	(0)
2016–2017	Nancy	31	(8)
2017–2019	Yeni Malatyaspor	14	(0)
International career‡
2004–2005	France U18	1	(0)
2005–2006	France U19	11	(2)
2006–2008	France U21	3	(0)
2008–2013	Senegal	21	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:16, 15 April 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2008

Club career

Nancy

In summer 2006, Dia joined AS Nancy from SC Amiens for a €2 million transfer fee. On 10 September 2006, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a match against Toulouse FC replacing Monsef Zerka in the 68th minute. 18 days later, he scored on his international debut in a 3–1 return leg win against tournament favourites FC Schalke 04 in the first round of the UEFA Cup; he was involved in all three goals.

In his first spell at AS Nancy, he made a total of 115 league appearances scoring 13 goals with 8 of those coming in his last season at the club.

Fenerbahçe

On 21 July 2010, Fenerbahçe announced that Dia had joined the team on a four-year contract for a sum of €8 million.^[2] He ended a long scoring drought on 5 February 2011 with a goal against Manisaspor, as Fenerbahçe won 3–1 in the dying minutes of the game. After a two-year spell with the Turkish club, he joined Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC.^[3]

Lekhwiya

Al Kharaitiyat (loan)

Gazélec Ajaccio

Al Kharaitiyat

Nancy

On 31 August 2016, Dia returned to Nancy on a one-year deal.^[4] He left the club at the end of the season.^[5]

Yeni Malatyaspor

On 1 July 2017, Dia returned to Turkey and sign three years deal with Yeni Malatyaspor.

International career

Dia earned a call up to the France U-21 squad, the country of his birth.

After his 21st birthday, he chose to pledge his future to the Senegalese. He was selected for the squad the first time possible, against Gambia, and came on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Frederic Mendy.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2017^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Total
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Amiens	2004–05	Ligue 2	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2005–06		29	8	3	0	0	0	32	8
	2006–07		2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		45	8	4	0	0	0	49	8
Nancy	2006–07	Ligue 1	15	1	3	1	6	1	24	3
	2007–08		31	1	3	1	0	0	34	2
	2008–09		24	3	3	0	5	0	32	3
	2009–10		33	8	2	1	0	0	35	9
	Total		103	13	11	3	11	1	125	17
Fenerbahçe	2010–11	Süper Lig	25	2	3	0	1	0	29	2
	2011–12		16	3	3	1	0	0	19	4
	Total		41	5	6	1	1	0	48	6
Lekhwiya	2012–13	Qatar Stars League	16	3	0	0	7	2	23	5
	2013–14		12	0	3	2	1	0	16	2
	Total		28	3	3	2	8	2	39	7
Al Kharaitiyat SC	2014–15	Qatar Stars League	19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
	2015–16		11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		30	3	0	0	0	0	30	3
Gazélec Ajaccio	2015–16	Ligue 1	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
Nancy	2016–17	Ligue 1	31	8	3	0	0	0	34	8
Yeni Malatyaspor	2017-18	Süper Lig	12	0	3	0	0	0	15	0
	2018-19	Süper Lig	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		14	0	5	0	0	0	19	0
Career total			303	40	33	6	20	3	356	49

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Turkish Cup, Qatari Stars Cup
2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dia goal.

List of international goals scored by Issiar Dia

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	17 November 2010	Saint Gratien	Gabon		2–1	Friendly

Honours

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 2010–11^{[citation needed]}
• Turkish Cup: 2011–12^{[citation needed]}