Mamadou Thiam

For the Senegalese footballer, born 1992, see Mamadou Touré Thiam.

Mamadou Khady Thiam (born 20 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj. Born in France, he represented Senegal at under-20 level.

Mamadou Thiam

Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Khady Thiam[1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Aubervilliers, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Cluj
Number	93
Youth career
	RCF Paris
	Red Star
0000–2013	JA Drancy
2013–2014	Dijon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Dijon B	32	(13)
2015–2017	Dijon	25	(3)
2016–2017	→ Clermont (loan)	34	(8)
2017–2020	Barnsley	83	(8)
2020–2022	Oostende	16	(0)
2021–2022	→ Nancy (loan)	34	(5)
2022–2023	Universitatea Cluj	27	(9)
2023–2024	Al-Arabi
2024	Al-Jabalain	15	(2)
2024–	Universitatea Cluj	42	(11)
International career
2015	Senegal U20	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025

Career

In August 2017, Thiam joined Barnsley F.C. from Dijon on a three-year deal.^[2] He scored his first goal for Barnsley, a penalty, in a 3–1 win at Millwall on 30 September 2017.^[3]

On 8 September 2022, Thiam joined the Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.^[4] During the 2022-23 Liga I season, Thiam was the best goalscorer for "U", with 9 goals. In all competitions, Mamadou Thiam scored 11 goals for the Șepcile roșii.

On 31 January 2024, Thiam joined Saudi club Al-Jabalain.^[5]

Mamadou Thiam rejoined Universitatea Cluj on 12 June 2024, signing with the Romanian club ahead of the 2024–25 season.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dijon B	2013–14	CFA 2	11	2	—		—		—		—		11	2
	2014–15	CFA 2	12	5	—		—		—		—		12	5
	2015–16	CFA 2	9	6	—		—		—		—		9	6
	Total		32	13	—		—		—		—		32	13
Dijon	2014–15	Ligue 2	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	17	3	0	0	3	1	—		—		20	4
	Total		25	3	1	0	3	1	—		—		29	4
Clermont (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 2	34	8	2	0	3	1	—		—		39	9
Barnsley	2017–18[8]	Championship	29	1	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	31	1
	2018–19[9]	League One	46	7	2	0	1	0	—		3[c]	0	52	7
	2019–20[10]	Championship	8	0	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	9	0
	Total		83	8	3	0	3	0	—		3	0	92	8
Oostende	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	16	0	2	0	—		—		5	0	23	0
Nancy (loan)	2021–22	Ligue 2	34	5	3	0	—		—		—		37	5
Universitatea Cluj	2022–23	Liga I	27	9	6	2	—		—		—		33	11
Al-Arabi	2023–24	Kuwait Premier League	?	?	?	?	—		4[d]	2	—		4	2
Al-Jabalain	2023–24	Saudi First Division League	15	2	—		—		—		—		15	2
Universitatea Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	38	9	0	0	—		—		—		38	9
	2025–26	Liga I	4	2	0	0	—		2[e]	0	—		6	2
	Total		42	11	0	0	—		2	0	—		44	11
Career total			308	59	17	2	9	2	6	2	8	0	348	65

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Belgian Cup, Cupa României
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

• Cupa României runner-up: 2022–23