French professional footballer

Nicolas Diguiny (born 31 May 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Cypriot club Apollon Lim*ol.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 France
  • 1.2 Greece
    • 1.2.1 Panthrakikos
    • 1.2.2 Atromitos
    • 1.2.3 Aris
  • 1.3 Apollon Lim*ol
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Career statistics
• 4 Honours
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

France

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 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

Panthrakikos

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.

Atromitos

On 9 June 2016, Atromitos announced Diguiny's signing for the next two years. 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. He finished the 2017–18 season with 10 goals and 7 *ists in the domestic compe*ions.

Aris

On 26 June 2018, Diguiny, having been released by Atromitos, signed a two-season contract with newly promoted Aris. On his debut, a 3–0 away win against Lamia, he scored with a header, receiving the MVP award as well. On 2 September 2018, he sealed a 2–0 home win against AEL. On 15 December 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home loss against Panetolikos. 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.

On 11 February 2019, Diguiny scored in a 3–0 away win against Asteras Tripolis. On 18 March 2019, he scored a brace against Apollon Smyrnis, helping to a 5–0 home win. 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.

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 Lim*ol. 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.

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

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

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.

Apollon Lim*ol

On 3 July 2020, he signed a two years' contract with Cypriot First Division club Apollon Lim*ol for an undisclosed fee.

Personal life

Born in France, Diguiny is of Ivorian descent.

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2022

Honours

Vannes

• Coupe de la Ligue: runner-up 2008–09

References

External links

• Nicolas Diguiny at Soccerway