M'Baye Niang

M'Baye Niang (July 2011)

M'Baye Niang (born 19 December 1994 Meulan -en- Yvelines ) is a French footballer of Senegalese origin.

Career

Association

M'Baye Niang began his football career at the age of seven years at the local club Basse -Seine Les Mureaux. There he played for two years and was observed and committed from amateur club AS Poissy. After he was scouted in 2007 by SM Caen and then invited for a trial in which he scored a hat-trick, he went there at the age of 13 years in the youth academy. Two years later he was promoted at the age of 15 years in the U-19 and 2010 in reserve for the first team of the club.

On 18 February 2011 he signed his first professional contract for three years at Caen. His debut in Ligue 1 he was 24 April 2011 against FC Toulouse. In the seven games that he played during the season, then 16 -year-olds get the three hits. The following season he scored two goals in 23 games.

On August 28, 2012 Niang was transferred for a fee of around three million euros for AC Milan. A few days later he came to his debut when he came on 1 September of the year in a 3-1 win at FC Bologna shortly before the end. After he often was not used in the following weeks, he was able to play after the winter break the team. He missed the entire second half only two games. On January 27, 2013 he succeeded his first assist of in Serie A. On 20 February, 2013, was first used in the Champions League, with a 2-0 second round win against FC Barcelona.

On January 2, 2014 Niang was loaned to the end of the season in the Ligue 1 at the Montpellier HSC.

National

Niang already went through several youth national teams of France. From 2009 to 2010 he ran six times for the U -16 and 2010 8 - times for the U -17. He is currently running on the U-21 national team of his country. In three games, he has it so far scored a goal.