Issiar Dia
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Issiar Dia is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

-born Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

ese footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

. He currently plays for the Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Amiens SC

Stade Marcel Picot
Stade Marcel Picot
Stade Marcel Picot is a football stadium located in Tomblaine, France, near the city of Nancy. Built in 1926, it is used by Ligue 1 soccer team AS Nancy.The stadium was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its new configuration in 2003...

 in the 2006 summer transfer window for €2 million under he management of Pablo Correa
Pablo Correa
Pablo Correa is a Uruguayan former footballer and current manager.-Club career:Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting....

, signing from Ligue 2 side Amiens SC
Amiens SC
Amiens Sporting Club is a French association football club based in Amiens. The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city...

. forward player can play on either flank as well as up front.

AS Nancy

In the summer of 2006 changed the Senegalese for € 2 million transfer to French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 club AS Nancy
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

. On 10 September 2006 at the game against Toulouse FC
Toulouse FC
Toulouse Football Club is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city. The first team is managed by...

 celebrated the 19-year-old Issiar slide his debut in Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 by in the 68th Minute for substitute Moncef Zerka was. Later on 28 September 2006, the Senegalese his game-and-goal debut in the European Cup in a 3-1 victory in the return match against tournament favorites, FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

 in the first round of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

, in addition he was involved in all three goals and thus reached them to the group stage to final sixteenth. Thus Issiar slide caused a surprise with his team in the UEFA competition. He played 115 league games for AS Nancy
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

 and scored 13 goals, including eight in his last season at the Lorraine.
He quickly developed into an important first team player at AS Nancy
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

 and has made well over 100 official appearances for the French
France
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 outfit.
He played regularly for AS Nancy
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

, but scored only six goals for them in his first three seasons. However the 2009-10 season was the start of a new beginning for him as he netted eight times in 33 outings.

Fenerbahçe

On 21 July 2010, Fenerbahçe announced that Dia had joined the team on a four-year contract for a sum of €6.5 million.
Dia 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.

International career

He is often deployed on the right side of the attack and quickly earned a call up to the France U-21
France national under-21 football team
The France national under-21 football team , known in France as Les Espoirs , is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

 squad, the country of his birth. Despite this, after his 21st birthday, Dia chose to pledge his future to the Senegalese
Senegal national football team
The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

. 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
Frédéric Mendy
Frédéric Mendy is a Senegalese-French football midfielder currently playing for Stade Lavallois.-International goals:-External links:**...

.

International goals

!! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition> >
November 17, 2010 Saint Gratien 2-1 Win Friendly

Career statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season League Cup League Cup European Competition Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals
Fenerbahçe 2010–11
2010–11 Süper Lig
The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...

25 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 29 2
Fenerbahçe 2011–12
2011–12 Süper Lig
The 2011–12 Süper Lig is the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe are defending champions...

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

Individual

Fenerbahçe
  • Turkcell Süper Lig: 2010–11
    2010–11 Süper Lig
    The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...


External links

L'Equipe profile France U-21 squad 2006–07 Roulf.free.fr profile stats.globesports.com http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Fenerbahce-Haberleri-Issiar-Dia-Fenerbahce-de_3_Detail_34_185943.htm

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