Nicolas Diguiny

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Nicolas Diguiny
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Diguiny[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AEZ Zakakiou
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Vannes 133 (20)
2013–2014 Le Poiré-sur-Vie 27 (5)
2014–2016 Panthrakikos 55 (8)
2016–2018 Atromitos 38 (14)
2018–2020 Aris 51 (13)
2020–2023 Apollon Limassol 75 (23)
2023– AEZ Zakakiou 28 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024

Nicolas Diguiny (born 31 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Cypriot club AEZ Zakakiou.

Club career[edit]

France[edit]

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and raised in Achères,[2] Diguiny arrived at Vannes OC in 2005, and played for the club for 8 consecutive seasons, from the youth team through the first team. In January 2013, his name was mentioned by stopping a penalty from Metz striker Yeni Ngbakoto in the second half, helping his club to escape with a 1–1 away draw. Two weeks later, he scored four times in a 5–0 win against US Quevilly in the CFA. He also scored for Vannes in the league in a 1–0 win against Poiré-sur-Vie.

Greece[edit]

Panthrakikos[edit]

In the summer of 2014, Diguiny signed for Panthrakikos of the Greek Super League. He played with former French players like El Fardou Ben Nabouhane, a former Vannes player and top scorer in the Greek Super League, and ex-Monaco and Argentine international Javier Saviola.[3]

Atromitos[edit]

On 9 June 2016, Atromitos announced Diguiny's signing for the next two years.[4] On 30 April 2017, in the last matchday of the 2016–17 season, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home win against Platanias.

On 22 April 2018, in his 100th appearance in Greece, Diguiny scored three goals in a 4–1 home win game against Platanias, which secured Atromitos the fourth place in the league.[5] He finished the 2017–18 season with 10 goals and 7 assists in the domestic competitions.[6]

Aris[edit]

On 26 June 2018, Diguiny, having been released by Atromitos, signed a two-season contract with newly promoted Aris.[6] On his debut, a 3–0 away win against Lamia, he scored with a header, receiving the MVP award as well.[7] On 2 September 2018, he sealed a 2–0 home win against AEL.[8] On 15 December 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home loss against Panetolikos.[9] On 20 December 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–2 away loss against Ergotelis, which eliminated his team from the Greek Cup round of 16.[10]

On 11 February 2019, Diguiny scored in a 3–0 away win against Asteras Tripolis.[11] On 18 March 2019, he scored a brace against Apollon Smyrnis, helping to a 5–0 home win.[12] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored a brace, helping to a remarkable 7–2 home win against Xanthi.[13]

On 1 August 2019, Diguiny's penalty gave Aris a 1–0 away win and a qualification to the Europa League third qualifying round over AEL Limassol.[14] Two weeks later, his goal sent the home game against Molde to extra time, where his team was eventually eliminated from the play-off round.[15]

On 15 September 2019, he scored with a simple tap-in in an astonishing 4–0 home win against Panathinaikos.[16] On 6 October 2019, he scored with a beautiful header to open the score in an eventual 2-1 home defeat against Olympiacos.[17] On 10 November 2019, he scored with a kick in a 2-1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis.[18]

On 19 January 2020, he scored in a disappointing 4-2 away loss against Olympiacos.[19] On 1 March 2020, he scored in a 2-1 home loss against Atromitos.[20]

On 24 June 2020, he scored in a 2-2 home draw for the Greek Cup semi finals, which resulted in his team being eliminated.[21]

Apollon Limassol[edit]

On 3 July 2020, he signed a two years' contract with Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol for an undisclosed fee. [22]

Personal life[edit]

Born in France, Diguiny is of Ivorian descent.[23]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 14 April 2024
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panthrakikos 2014–15 Super League Greece 30 4 2 0 — — 32 4
2015–16 25 4 0 0 — — 25 4
Total 55 8 2 0 — — 57 8
Atromitos 2016–17 Super League Greece 10 4 1 0 — — 11 4
2017–18 28 10 6 0 — — 34 10
Total 38 14 7 0 — — 45 14
Aris 2018–19 Super League Greece 27 8 3 2 — — 30 10
2019–20 24 5 4 1 4 2 — 32 8
Total 51 13 7 3 4 2 — 62 18
Apollon Limassol 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 32 17 1 0 3 1 — 36 18
2021–22 12 4 2 1 — — 14 5
2022–23 27 2 1 0 8 0 — 36 2
2023–24 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 74 23 4 1 11 1 — 89 25
AEZ Zakakiou 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 28 6 2 2 — — 30 8
Career total 246 64 22 5 15 3 0 0 283 73

Honours[edit]

Vannes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "France - N. Diguiny - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ "On a discuté avec Nicolas Diguiny, attaquant de Panthrakikos - Footballski". footballski.fr. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Football : Un ancien Vannetais file en Grèce". 5 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Diguiny: "Βήμα στην καριέρα μου ο Ατρόμητος" - SPORT365". 6 September 2016.
  5. ^ Team, Onsports (22 April 2018). "Ατρόμητος-Πλατανιάς 4-1: "Όργια" Ντιγκινί στο Περιστέρι".
  6. ^ a b "Επίσημο: Στον Άρη για δύο χρόνια ο Ντιγκινί". www.sport24.gr. 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Άρης να γουστάρεις, 3-0 τη Λαμία στο ΔΑΚ". www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Έφτανε ένα πεντάλεπτο στον Άρη, 2-0 την ΑΕΛ στο Καυτανζόγλειο". www.sport24.gr. 2 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Άρης - Παναιτωλικός 1-2: Παναιτωλικός για Ευρώπη, νίκησε τους 10 "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 15 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Εργοτέλης - Άρης 3-2: Οι Κρητικοί πέταξαν εκτός Κυπέλλου τους "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 20 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Αστέρας - Άρης 0-3: Κίτρινη "καταιγίδα" στην Τριπόλη". www.sport24.gr. 11 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Αρης - Απόλλων 5-0: Έστησε πάρτι Ευρώπης". www.sport24.gr. 18 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Άρης - Ξάνθη 7-2: Μπαλάρα από τους "κιτρινόμαυρους", διέσυραν τους Ακρίτες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
  14. ^ "ΑΕΛ - Άρης 0-1: Σπουδαία πρόκριση για τους "κίτρινους"". www.sport24.gr. 1 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Άρης - Μόλντε 3-1: Ήταν παλικάρι, αλλά δεν άντεξε". www.sport24.gr. 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Άρης - Παναθηναϊκός 4-0: Κίτρινη τεσσάρα στο πράσινο ναυάγιο". www.sport24.gr. 15 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 1-2". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Άρης - Αστέρας 2-1: Διπρόσωποι αλλά νικητές οι "κίτρινοι"". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Άρης 4-2: Παρέμεινε πρώτος και αήττητος με τεσσάρα". www.sport24.gr. 19 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Άρης - Ατρόμητος 1-2: Ανατροπή οκτώ λεπτών". www.sport24.gr. 1 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Άρης - ΑΕΚ 2-2: Ο Λιβάγια έστειλε την Ένωση στον τελικό". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Απόλλων Λεμεσού: Ανακοίνωσε Ντιγκινί". www.sport24.gr. 3 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Nicolas Diguiny, l'aplomb à retardement".
  24. ^ Basse, Paul (26 April 2009). "Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Bordeaux écrase Vannes et s'offre la Coupe de la Ligue". France 24 (in French). 25 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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