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Factfile: Mohamed Diame
Written by Newcastle Utd
Everything you need to know about midfielder Mohamed Diame, who joined United on Wednesday
Everything you need to know about the Magpies' new signing Mohamed Diame...
- Mohamed Diame was born in Creteil, France, on 14th June, 1987.
- The midfielder stands at just under six feet one inches tall, or 1.84 metres.
- The 29-year-old began his career as a trainee at the famed Clairefontaine academy in France, which also helped to kick off the careers of Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka and one-time Newcastle loanee Louis Saha.
- His professional career began in earnest at RC Lens, where he made 28 appearances during his time at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis between 2003 and 2007.
- From there, Diame moved to Spain, joining CD Linares - but his time at the now-defunct club, who were dissolved in 2009, lasted just one season, during which he made 33 appearances and scored one goal.
- Diame then made the step up to the Segunda Division with Real Vallecano. Again, he only spent a solitary season there, playing 37 games and scoring twice during the 2008/09 campaign.
- His first club in England was Wigan Athletic, who he signed for in the summer of 2009.
- His first goal for the club came in a Premier League game against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in February 2010.
- Diame spent three seasons at the DW Stadium, making 103 outings for the Latics, netting seven goals and helping them preserve their Premier League status.
- He penned a three-year deal with West Ham United in the summer of 2012, spending two seasons at Upton Park, amking 79 appearances and scoring another seven goals.
- Diame joins the Magpies from Hull City, who he helped to promotion back to the Premier League last season with the winner against Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
- He played 45 times in total in his only full season at the KC Stadium, notching a career-high total of ten goals during 2015/16.
- Despite being born in France, Diame qualifies to represent Senegal at international level through his Dakar-born father.
- Since making his debut for Senegal in 2011, Diame has amassed a total of 28 caps for his country.
- In addition to those caps, Diame also made four appearances for Senegal at the 2012 Olympic Games, having been included in the squad as an overage player.