M'Baye Niang

M'Baye Hamady Niang, born on 19 December 1994 in Meulan in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region to Senegalese parents, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and who now plays for the Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. He joined the Caen academy at the age of 13 and made his professional debut at 16 years and 114 days in April 2011, the youngest player ever to appear for the club. He scored his first professional goal against Lens on 7 May 2011, making him the second youngest scorer in Ligue 1 history at that time. He represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels before choosing to play for his ancestral Senegal in October 2017. His playing style has drawn comparisons to Mario Balotelli.