Photo: 서울특별시 소방재난본부 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
El Hadji Diouf is one of those players I can never discuss neutrally, and that is exactly why he fascinates me. His 2002 World Cup with Senegal, toppling defending champions France in the opener, remains one of the great tournament shocks, and he was its swaggering face. His Liverpool years disappointed and his disciplinary record was genuinely ugly, yet the trajectory itself is remarkable: from Louga to the Premier League on raw talent and defiance. Football needs its villains as much as its saints, and Diouf played his role with total commitment. I respect the impact even when I winced at the conduct. Few players have divided rooms so reliably.
Overview
El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (French pronunciation: [ɛ.ladʒi.djuf]; born 15 January 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a winger or a forward. Having started his professional football career in France with Sochaux, Rennes and Lens, Diouf finalised a move to Premier League side Liverpool prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup for Senegal and went on to have a memorable tournament.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- El Hadji Diouf
- Name (Japanese)
- エル＝ハッジ・ディウフ
- Reading
- える＝はっじ・でぃうふ
- Born
- January 15, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Nguer Malal, Louga Department, Senegal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Senegal →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.