Issiar Dia (born 8 June 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level.
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. 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.
Lekhwiya
Al Kharaitiyat (loan)
Gazélec Ajaccio
Al Kharaitiyat
Nancy On 31 August 2016, Dia returned to Nancy on a one-year deal. He left the club at the end of the season.
Yeni Malatyaspor On 1 July 2017, Dia returned to Turkey and signed a three-year 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 at the first possible opportunity, against Gambia, and came on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Frederic Mendy.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAmiens2004–05Ligue 214000001402005–0629830003282006–0720100030Total4584000498Nancy2006–07Ligue 115131612432007–0831131003422008–0924330503232009–103382100359Total1031311311112517Fenerbahçe2010–11Süper Lig25230102922011–121633100194Total4156110486Lekhwiya2012–13Qatar Stars League16300722352013–141203210162Total2833282397Al Kharaitiyat SC2014–15Qatar Stars League19200001922015–161110000111Total3030000303Gazélec Ajaccio2015–16Ligue 11101000120Nancy2016–17Ligue 13183000348Yeni Malatyaspor2017-18Süper Lig12030001502018-19Süper Lig20200040Total1405000190Career total3034033620335649
International Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dia goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Issiar DiaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 17 November 2010 Saint Gratien 2–1 Friendly
Honours Fenerbahçe Süper Lig: 2010–11 Turkish Cup: 2011–12
References
External links
France U-21 squad 2006–07 Roulf.free.fr profile
fanatik.ekolay.net