Player Name: Papa Niang
Birthdate: 05.12.1988
Height and Weight: 173cm, 69kg
Nationality: Senegalese
Position: Forward
Current Club: FF Jaro
Contract length: 2012
International appearances: 2 games for Senegal’s U-17 team
Papa is a tricky forward player with quick feet and good techique who can play any position across the forward line. He is also a regular goalscoring threat as he has demonstrated in the last two seasons for Jaro.
Career summary
During the last season in FF Jaro Papa took a tremendous leap forward. He only played half of the season due to injury, but the second half of the season was the most efficient player in whole league scoring 8 goals in 13 matches. Papa Niang is just 22 years, but he has already come a long way from Finnish lower divisions improving each year significantly. The last season proved that he was among the best players in Veikkausliiga together with Alexei Eremenko Junior, Jonatan Johansson, Nwakaeme Dickson and Medo. This season he has moved on to the next level scoring a fantastic 10 goals in 14 games.
Career statistics
Current season
| Date | Competition | Home | Result | Away | Minutes | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2011 | Liigacup (r1g) | FF Jaro | 4-0 | AC Oulu | 90 | 39 |
| 5-Feb-2011 | Liigacup (r1g) | FF Jaro | 2-2 | VPS | 90 | |
| 12-Feb-2011 | Liigacup (r1g) | FF Jaro | 1-2 | KuPS | 45 | |
| 20-Feb-2011 | Liigacup (r1g) | RoPS | 2-5 | FF Jaro | 61 | 57 |
| 26-Feb-2011 | Liigacup (r1g) | Tampere United | 1-1 | FF Jaro | 90 | |
| 12-Mar-2011 | Liigacup (r1g) | JJK | 1-0 | FF Jaro | 90 | |
| 19-Mar-2011 | Liigacup (qf) | FC Honka | 2-0 | FF Jaro | 90 | |
| 6-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | RoPS | 1-0 | FF Jaro | 90 | |
| 9-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-2 | FC Haka | 90 | 70 |
| 12-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | TPS | 1-3 | FF Jaro | 89 | 60 |
| 15-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-1 | KuPS | 90 | |
| 19-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | HJK | 1-0 | FF Jaro | 90 | |
| 23-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 2-0 | VPS | 90 | 90 |
| 29-May-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-3 | FC Inter | 90 | 57 |
| 10-Jun-2011 | Veikkausliiga | IFK Mariehamn | 3-1 | FF Jaro | 73 | |
| 13-Jun-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-1 | JJK | 84 | |
| 16-Jun-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FC Honka | 4-1 | FF Jaro | 90 | 76 |
| 19-Jun-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-5 | MyPa | 90 | 7 |
| 29-Jun-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 8-2 | RoPS | 64 | 13, 56, 63 |
| 4-Jul-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FC Haka | 3-1 | FF Jaro | 90 | 5 |
| 9-Jul-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-1 | TPS | 90 | |
| 17-Jul-2011 | Veikkausliiga | KuPS | 1-1 | FF Jaro | 90 | |
| 23-Jul-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 1-0 | HJK | 89 | |
| 31-Jul-2011 | Veikkausliiga | VPS | 0-0 | FF Jaro | 63 | |
| 15-Aug-2011 | Veikkausliiga | JJK | 3-3 | FF Jaro | 32 | |
| 22-Aug-2011 | Veikkausliiga | FF Jaro | 2-2 | FC Honka | 45 | |
| 29-Aug-2011 | Veikkausliiga | MyPa | 2-1 | FF Jaro | 66 |
All seasons
| Season | Club | Games | Subs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | FF Jaro | 12 | (11) | 3 |
| 2010 | FF Jaro | 14 | (3) | 8 |
| 2011 | FF Jaro | 18 | (2) | 10 |
