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| Date of Birth: 15/01/1981 |
| Squad: number:
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| With the Reds: 2002 - 2005 |
| Height: 180 cm |
| Weighh: 75 kg |
| Debut: 18th August 2002 v Aston Villa (A) Pl
win 1-0 (Aged 21) |
| 1st team games: 80 |
| 1st team goals: 6 |
| International caps
with Liverpool: 40 Senegal |
| International goals
with Liverpool: 16 |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs: ASC
Kaani Gui, Socheaux, Rennes, Lens |
| Birth Place: Dakar,
Senegal |
| Honours: 1 League Cup 2003 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| Sochaux |
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| 1998-99 |
15 |
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Rennes |
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| 1999-00 |
28 |
1 |
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14 |
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Lens |
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| 2000-01 |
26 |
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| 2000-02 |
22 |
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Bolton W |
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| 2004-05 |
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0n loan with 19.08.04 |
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| 2002-03 |
29 |
3 |
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| 2003-04 |
26 |
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1 |
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2 |
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4 |
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33 |
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| 2004-05 |
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| Total |
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Update 11.07.05
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Transferred from Lens to
Liverpool in summer 2002 for 10,000,000 pounds.
Transferred from Liverpool to Bolton Wanderers in 19
August 2004 on loan.
Transferred from Liverpool to Bolton Wanderers in summer
2005.
PROFILE
 Former record signing El-Hadji
Diouf made a permanent switch to Premiership side Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2005
after a successful season loan spell with the Trotters.
African Footballer of the Year 2002 and 2003 El-Hadji Diouf was a major
disappointment at Anfield despite a big money 10 million transfer fee when Gerard Houllier
signed him from Lens.
Houllier put his faith in Diouf and made the choice to sign him and not take up the
permament signing of loan star Nicolas Anelka. It was a decision that was to backfire on
the manager as in the end Houllier left the club in the summer of 2004.
Originally signed as a striker but played on the right wing, Diouf scored just six
goals in his first season including three in the Worthington Cup.
In 2003/04 he became the first player to wear the number nine at Liverpool not to
score a goal for over 50-odd years. He made 33 appearances and went over 14 months without
a goal.
After a series of disciplinary problems Diouf was then off-loaded by new manager Rafael
Benitez on a season's loan to Bolton Wanderers.
Diouf enjoyed a mixed debut season at Anfield but his best performance was reserved
for the 2003 Worthington Cup Final as Liverpool beat Manchester United.
The second most expensive player in the history of LFC up until the signing of
Djibril Cisse, Diouf starred in the 2002 World Cup Finals for Senegal and helped his side
reach the quarter-finals before they lost 1-0 to Turkey.
Diouf first came to the public eye with his stunning performance in the opening
World Cup win over France. He created the only goal of the game and led defenders Lebouef
and Desailly a merry dance. The very next day his 10 million transfer was confirmed by
Liverpool.
His move from northern France was no shock, since Marseille, Tottenham, Aston
Villa, Chelsea, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Parma had all considered prising him away.
Diouf also starred in the 2002 African Nations Cup as Senegal finished runners-up
to Cameroon.
Diouf kicked-off his French career at Sochaux, playing 15 league matches in
1998/99. But it wasn't until the following season, with Rennes, that he scored his first
goal. |
