El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (French pronunciation: ​[ɛ.ladʒ.dʒuf]; born 15 January 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer.

El Hadji Diouf

Diouf playing for Rangers in 2011
Personal information
Full name	El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf[1]
Date of birth	(1981-01-15) 15 January 1981 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Youth career
	Rennes
0000–1998	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Sochaux	16	(0)
1999–2000	Rennes	28	(1)
2000–2002	Lens	54	(18)
2002–2005	Liverpool	55	(3)
2004–2005	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	27	(9)
2005–2008	Bolton Wanderers	87	(12)
2008–2009	Sunderland	14	(0)
2009–2011	Blackburn Rovers	60	(4)
2011	→ Rangers (loan)	15	(1)
2011–2012	Doncaster Rovers	22	(6)
2012–2014	Leeds United	40	(14)
2014–2015	Sabah FA	10	(4)
Total		428	(69)
International career
2000–2008	Senegal[4]	70	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]

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
Sochaux-Montbéliard	1998–99	Division 1	15	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		18	12
Rennes	1999–2000	Division 1	28	1	3	1	1	0	6	2	—		38	4
Lens	2000–01	Division 1	28	8	0	0	2	1	2	0	—		32	9
	2001–02	Division 1	26	10	0	0	1	0	—		—		27	10
	Total		54	18	0	0	3	1	2	0	—		59	19
Liverpool	2002–03	Premier League	29	3	3	0	5	3	9	0	1[c]	0	47	6
	2003–04	Premier League	26	0	1	0	2	0	4[d]	0	—		33	0
	Total		55	3	4	0	7	3	13	0	1	0	80	6
Bolton Wanderers	2004–05	Premier League	27	9	3	0	2	0	—		—		32	9
	2005–06	Premier League	20	3	—		1	0	6[d]	1	—		27	4
	2006–07	Premier League	33	5	1	0	1	0	—		—		35	5
	2007–08	Premier League	34	4	1	0	1	0	6[d]	2	—		42	6
	Total		114	21	5	0	5	0	12	3	—		136	24
Sunderland	2008–09	Premier League	14	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
Blackburn Rovers	2008–09	Premier League	14	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2009–10	Premier League	26	3	1	0	0	0	—		—		27	3
	2010–11	Premier League	20	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		60	4	2	0	0	0	—		—		62	4
Rangers (loan)	2010–11	Scottish Premier League	15	1	2	0	1	0	4[e]	1	—		22	2
Doncaster Rovers	2011–12	Championship	22	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		23	6
Leeds United	2012–13	Championship	36	5	4	1	5	1	0	0	—		45	7
	2013–14	Championship	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		42	5	4	1	6	1	0	0	—		52	7
Sabah	2015	Malaysia Premier League	3	3	1	0	0	0	—		—		4	3
Career total			422	62	23	2	27	5	37	6	1	0	510	75

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance in FA Community Shield
4. Appearances in UEFA Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2000	3	0
	2001	10	11
	2002	15	2
	2003	8	3
	2004	6	0
	2005	7	4
	2006	7	0
	2007	3	2
	2008	11	2
Total		70	24

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

List of international goals scored by El Hadji Diouf

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	10 March 2001	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Namibia	1-0	4-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[6]
2				2-0
3				3-0
4	24 March 2001	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Uganda	1-0	3-0	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification	[7]
5				3-0
6	21 April 2001	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Algeria	1-0	3-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[8]
7				2-0
8				3-0
9	14 July 2001	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Morocco	1-0	1-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[9]
10	21 July 2001	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	2-0	5-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[10]
11	4 October 2001	Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France	Japan	1-0	2-0	Friendly	[11]
12	4 February 2002	Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali	DR Congo	2-0	2-0	2002 African Cup of Nations	[12]
13	14 May 2002	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	2-2	2-3	Friendly	[13]
14	7 June 2003	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Gambia	3-1	3-1	2004 African Cup of Nations qualification	[14]
15	14 June 2003	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Lesotho	1-0	3-0	2004 African Cup of Nations qualification	[15]
16	15 November 2003	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Ivory Coast	1-0	1-0	Friendly	[16]
17	26 March 2005	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Liberia	2-0	6-1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[17]
18				6-0
19	3 September 2005	Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia'	Zambia	1-0	1-0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[18]
20	8 October 2005	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Mali	2-0	3-0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[19]
21	21 August 2007	The Den, London, United Kingdom	Ghana	1-1	1-1	Friendly	[20]
22	8 September 2007	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Burkina Faso	5-1	5-1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[21]
23	15 June 2008	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	1-0	2-2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[22]
24	21 June 2008	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Liberia	2-0	3-1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[23]

Honours

Liverpool

• Football League Cup: 2002–03^[24]

Rangers

• Scottish Premier League: 2010–11^[25]
• Scottish League Cup: 2010–11^[26]

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2002^[27]

Individual

• African Footballer of the Year: 2001, 2002^[28]
• BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2002
• FIFA World Cup All-star team: 2002^[29]
• FIFA 100^[30]