Makhtar Thioune (born 5 August 1984) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Træff. He has previously played for Sarpsborg 08, Molde and Viking, among others, in Norway, Karlsruher SC in Germany and Şanlıurfaspor in Turkey.

Makhtar Thioune
Personal information
Full name El Hadji Makhtar Thioune
Date of birth (1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Richard Toll, Senegal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Træff
Number 30
Youth career
2001–2004 ASC Linguère
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Port Autonome ? (?)
2006–2008 Sarpsborg 08 75 (8)
2009–2012 Molde 71 (10)
2012Karlsruher SC (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2016 Viking 78 (4)
2016 Şanlıurfaspor 12 (0)
2017 Alta 20 (2)
2018 Vidar 22 (3)
2019 Hinna 14 (4)
2021– Træff 6 (1)
International career
2006–2012 Senegal 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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After playing for ASC Linguère and Port Autonome,[1] before he joined Norwegian club Sarpsborg Sparta FK in 2006.[2] After two years in Sarpsborg, Thioune was brought to Molde by head coach Kjell Jonevret[3][4] and was one of the key players when Molde finished second in the league and the cup in 2009.[5]

In January 2012, he was loaned out to German 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC[6] and returned after the end of Contract on 30 June to Molde FK.[7] He then decided to leave Molde, as he did not get many chances in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's team. Thioune transferred to Viking FK and signed a contract lasting till the end of the 2015-season, and was reunited with his old coach in Molde, Kjell Jonevret.[8]

After a stint with Sanliurfaspor in Turkey, he returned to Norway. After a trial with Egersunds IK he signed for Alta IF.[9] Thioune signed with Norwegian Fourth Division club Hinna Fotball for the 2019 season.[10] He joined Norwegian Third Division side Træff for the 2021 season.[11]

International

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Thioune has been capped eleven times for Senegal.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 October 2021[13][14][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sarpsborg 08 2006 1. divisjon 21 4 0 0 21 4
2007 25 3 0 0 25 3
2008 29 1 1 1 30 2
Total 75 8 1 1 76 9
Molde 2009 Tippeligaen 26 4 5 2 31 6
2010 18 2 1 0 4 0 23 2
2011 27 4 0 0 27 4
Total 71 10 6 2 4 0 81 12
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 10 0
Viking 2012 Tippeligaen 12 2 0 0 12 2
2013 19 1 2 1 21 2
2014 24 1 4 0 28 1
2015 23 0 1 0 24 0
Total 78 4 7 1 85 5
Şanlıurfaspor 2015–16 TFF First League 12 0 2 0 14 0
Alta 2017 2. divisjon 20 2 1 1 21 3
Vidar 2018 22 3 2 0 24 3
Hinna 2019 4. divisjon 14 4 4 1 18 5
Træff 2021 3. divisjon 6 1 1 0 7 1
Career total 306 32 26 6 4 0 336 38

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Lokkes, vrakes, dumpesDagens Næringsliv 9 May 2009
  2. ^ "Importene tar styringen i eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ Thioune signs for Molde FK Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Solskjær selger Thioune til Viking". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Thioune til Viking for 2 millioner". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ "KSC holt zwei Neue" [KSC signs two new players] (in German). DFL. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Es gehen: Rada, Charalambous, Soumare und Thioune" (in German). Kicker Online. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Thioune til Viking". rogalandsavis.no (in Norwegian). Rogalands Avis. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Thioune fortsetter i Alta". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 17 March 2017.
  10. ^ Thioune klar for ny klubb, sportsbibelen.com, 14 January 2019
  11. ^ a b Makhtar Thioune at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  12. ^ Makhtar Thioune at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "Makhtar Thioune". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  14. ^ Makhtar Thioune at Soccerway
  15. ^ "VG Live – kampoversikt". vglive.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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