Abdoulkader Thiam (born 3 October 1998) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National club Cholet.

Abdoulkader Thiam
Thiam warming-up with Orléans in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Maghama, Mauritania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cholet
Number 20
Youth career
2013–2017 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Monaco B 12 (1)
2018–2020 Orléans B 17 (2)
2019–2021 Orléans 15 (0)
2021–2022 Boulogne 19 (0)
2022– Cholet 32 (0)
International career
2014 France U16 6 (0)
2018– Mauritania 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:49, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

In June 2021, Thiam joined Boulogne.[1] In June 2022, he signed for Cholet.[2]

International career edit

Thiam was born in Mauritania, and emigrated to France at a young age. Previously a youth international for the France U16s, Thiam was called up to the Mauritania national team for a pair of friendlies in March 2018.[3] On 24 March 2018, he made his debut for Mauritania in a 2–0 friendly win over Guinea.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "THIAM, 1ÈRE RECRUE DE LA SAISON 2021-2022 !" (in French). Boulogne. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ Sougey, Frédéric (6 June 2022). "Mercato. Encore une arrivée au SO Cholet !" [Mercato. Another arrival at SO Cholet!]. Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Mourabitounes : Première pour Abdoul Kader Thiam !". www.rimsport.net.
  4. ^ Louis, Damien. "Les résultats de samedi : un doublé pour Nabil Alioui – Planete-ASM.fr – Toute l'actualité de l'AS Monaco". www.planete-asm.fr.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Guinea (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.

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