Issiar Dia (born 8 June 1987) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a winger for Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level.
 Dia in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issiar Dia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sèvres, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2000–2002 | → INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2001–2002 | Montrouge | ||
| 2002–2003 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2003–2004 | Amiens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Amiens | 45 | (8) |
| 2006–2010 | Nancy | 115 | (13) |
| 2010–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 41 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Lekhwiya | 28 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Al Kharaitiyat SC (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Al Kharaitiyat SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Nancy | 31 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | France U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Senegal | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 15 April 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2008 | |||
Club career
Nancy
In summer 2006, Dia joined AS Nancy from SC Amiens for a €2 million transfer fee. On 10 September 2006, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a match against Toulouse FC replacing Monsef Zerka in the 68th minute. 18 days later, he scored on his international debut in a 3–1 return leg win against tournament favourites FC Schalke 04 in the first round of the UEFA Cup; he was involved in all three goals.
In his first spell at AS Nancy, he made a total of 115 league appearances scoring 13 goals with 8 of those coming in his last season at the club.
Fenerbahçe
On 21 July 2010, Fenerbahçe announced that Dia had joined the team on a four-year contract for a sum of €8 million.[2] He 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. After a two-year spell with the Turkish club, he joined Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC.[3]
Lekhwiya
Al Kharaitiyat (loan)
Gazélec Ajaccio
Al Kharaitiyat
Nancy
On 31 August 2016, Dia returned to Nancy on a one-year deal.[4] He left the club at the end of the season.[5]
Yeni Malatyaspor
On 1 July 2017, Dia returned to Turkey and sign three years deal with Yeni Malatyaspor.
International career
Dia earned a call up to the France U-21 squad, the country of his birth.
After his 21st birthday, he chose to pledge his future to the Senegalese. 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.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Amiens | 2004–05 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | ||
| Nancy | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | ||
| Total | 103 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 125 | 17 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Lekhwiya | 2012–13 | Qatar Stars League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 7 | ||
| Al Kharaitiyat SC | 2014–15 | Qatar Stars League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nancy | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | 2017-18 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 303 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 356 | 49 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dia goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 November 2010 | Saint Gratien |  Gabon | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
References
External links
- Issiar Dia at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- France U-21 squad 2006–07[permanent dead link] (in French)
- Roulf.free.fr profile[permanent dead link] (in French)
- stats.globesports.com
- fanatik.ekolay.net
- Issiar Dia at National-Football-Teams.com
