El Hadji Malick Diouf

El Hadji Malick Diouf
Diouf with Senegal in 2026
Personal information
Full name El Hadji Malick Diouf[1]
Date of birth (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004[1]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 25
Youth career
Galaxy Football Academy
Académie Mawade Wade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Tromsø 15 (2)
2024–2025 Slavia Prague 34 (8)
2025–2026 West Ham United 33 (0)
2026– Brentford 0 (0)
International career‡
Senegal U17
Senegal U20
2024– Senegal 23 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2025
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:23, 26 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:45, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 28 December 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier Lеague club Brentford and the Senegal national team.[3]

Club career

Tromsø

Born in Dakar, Diouf began his footballing journey at just 13 years old with the Galaxy Football Academy.[4] After a successful stint of four years, he joined the Academie Mawade Wade.[5] On 21 February 2023, after a successful trial, Diouf signed with Norwegian side Tromsø.[6] After a slow start to the season, with little game time, the latter half of the season saw Diouf getting regular game time, ending the season with twenty-one appearances, and three goals for the club.[7]

Slavia Prague

In January 2024, Diouf signed for Czech top flight club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[3] His first goal for the club came in his debut game, against Karviná. In the 2024–25 season for Slavia Prague, Diouf played as a left wing-back as they won the Czech First League title. He scored five goals in the first eight games and in 24 league appearances for the season, scored seven goals and made three assists.[5]

West Ham United

On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of £19m.[8][9] On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3–0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.[10]

Brentford

Diouf signed a five year deal with Brentford on 28 August 2026.[11]

International career

Prior to making his debut for the senior team, Diouf represented Senegal at under-17 and under-20 level. Diouf's performances for Senegal's youth sides drew him to the attention of Tromsø's sporting director Tore Rismo.[12]

Diouf made his debut for the Senegal national team on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi.[13]

Diouf scored his first international goal on 18 November 2025 in a friendly match against Kenya. He started the match and helped his team secure an 8–0 victory.

On 21 May 2026, Diouf was officially named in Senegal manager Pape Thiaw's 28-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2023 Eliteserien 15261——213
Slavia Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 7111—1[c]092
2024–25 Czech First League 27720—12[d]0417
Total 34831—130509
West Ham United 2025–26 Premier League 3201010—340
2026–27 Championship 10—10—20
Total 3301020—360
Brentford 2026–27 Premier League 000000—00
Career total 82101022013010712
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 1 July 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202440
202591
2026100
Total231
Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Diouf goal.
List of international goals scored by El Hadji Malick Diouf
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
118 November 2025Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey12 Kenya2–08–0Friendly

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 6 June 2026. p. 39. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Diouf". SK Slavia Prague. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "El Hadji Malick Diouf joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Diouf Player Profile: Career, Playing Style and Potential". Football Park. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Eight things you didn't know about El Hadji Malick Diouf". West Ham United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Diouf har signert" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. 1 2 El Hadji Malick Diouf at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. ↑ "West Ham United sign Senegal international El Hadji Malick Diouf". West Ham United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Diouf joins West Ham from Slavia Prague for £19m". BBC Sport. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Taylor, Louise (16 August 2025). "Mayenda sparks stunning Sunderland start to increase Potter's West Ham pain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Brentford sign Diouf from West Ham". Brentford F.C. 28 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Malick Diouf's route to West Ham: Snow shock, Rudiger lessons and Beckham comparison". The Athletic. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Burundi v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "La liste du Sénégal pour la Coupe du Monde 2026 est connue". FIFA (in French). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "El Hadji Malick Diouf: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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