Timothée Dieng (born 9 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for club Dagenham & Redbridge. He plays mainly as a midfielder, but can also operate as a defender.
Career Early career Dieng played as a goalkeeper in his youth before becoming "bored" with the position, and moving upfield, initially as a striker.
Dieng signed for his home town club Grenoble at age 10, remaining there until he was 19. While there he played in the final of the 2010–11 Championnat National U19, losing to Paris Saint-Germain.
Brest On 23 January 2013, Dieng made his debut for Brest in the Coupe de France, coming on as a substitute at half time in the 3–1 victory over CA Bastia. On 18 May 2013, Dieng made his Ligue 1 debut, starting in the 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.
Oldham Athletic On 14 July 2014, Dieng joined English League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract. Dieng made his debut for the club, starting and playing for 63 minutes against Leyton Orient.
Bradford City In July 2016 Dieng signed for League One club Bradford City on a two-year contract following a trial. He scored his first goal for Bradford in an EFL Trophy tie against Stoke City Under-23s on 30 August 2016. He was offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2017–18 season. He left Bradford in June 2018.
Southend United
In June 2018 Dieng signed for Southend United on a two-year contract after turning down a contract offer from Bradford City. Under Sol Campbell's management, Dieng became an integral member of the first team, and was appointed captain.
Exeter City On 20 July 2021, Dieng joined League Two side Exeter City on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal. On 3 December 2021 he signed a contract extension, tying him to the Devon side until 2024.
On 23 April 2022 he was named as the side's Player of the Season for 2021–22, 4 days before Exeter secured promotion to League One. He was also named in the League Two Team of the Season for 2021–22.
Gillingham On 11 January 2023, Dieng dropped back down to League Two, signing for Gillingham after an undisclosed release clause was triggered.
On 3 February 2025, Dieng joined fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the season. He was released following the expiry of his contract.
On 14 May 2025, it was announced that Dieng would not renew his contract with Gillingham.
Dagenham & Redbridge On 1 August 2025, Dieng joined National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal.
Personal life Born in France, Dieng is of Senegalese descent. He is the older brother of the footballer Nathanaël Dieng.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBrest2011–12Ligue 1000000—002012–13Ligue 1201020—502013–14Ligue 2400000—40Total601020—90Brest II2011–12CFA 2212———2122012–13CFA 2223———223Total435———435Oldham Athletic2014–15League One2200010302602015–16League One381300010421Total601301040681Bradford City2016–17League One3931000814842017–18League One262201010302Total655301091786Southend United2018–19League One4333110305042019–20League One2121000202422020–21League Two363101010393Total10085120601139Exeter City2021–22League Two421221102147142022–23League One173201010213Total59154120316817Gillingham2022–23League Two2120000002122023–24 League Two3253110103762024–25 League Two133100000143Total66104110107211Cheltenham Town (loan)2024–25 League Two151——10161Career total414452039024246750
Honours Exeter City League Two runner-up: 2021–22
Individual
EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2021–22 Exeter City Player of the Season: 2021–22
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