EL HADJI DIOUF
Defender · Brentford · Premier League
“A defender who protects possession as naturally as he wins it.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
E. Diouf rates good: a defender who delivers uncommon output for his role and has held that level with steady year-to-year reliability. He is still emerging, and his form continues to rise toward his peak years.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €23.4M – €25.5M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
E. Diouf reads like a modern, all-terrain defender: calm in traffic, eager to step in, and secure enough to keep the ball moving under pressure. GoalPost’s boxToBox read fits the way he covers ground, joins the circulation, and turns recovery into retention rather than panic. His standout trait is exceptional ball retention, which lets him absorb pressure, hold the line, and give Senegal a composed outlet from the back.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.52
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 4 shots in 7 matches (237 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
5 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.94 |
 Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 6.68 |
 Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 6.75 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
1.52
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.00
per 90 · 0% completed
Key passes
0.38
per 90
Pass accuracy
78%
Fouls won
1.52
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
3.42
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 |  Sunderland | Carabao | L3-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 25 |  Hull City | EPL | D1-1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Oct 17 |  Liverpool | EPL | L1-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Oct 10 |  Aston Villa | EPL | D2-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 18 |  Chelsea | EPL | W3-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 15 |  Reading | Carabao | W1-2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Premier League142 (60%)League Cup61 (26%)League Cup24 (10%)Championship10 (4%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Brentford | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
| 2025/26 |  West Ham | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0.15 | 6.74 |
| 2024/25 |  Slavia Praha | Czech Liga | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0.26 | 7.22 |
| 2023/24 |  Tromso | Eliteserien | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0.17 | 6.67 |
Career highlights
Czech Liga
2024/2025
Spell detail
Apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
237
By season
| 2026/27 | Premier League | 7 app | 0 g | 6.75 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Senegal
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Senegal
Senegal's tournament →Apps
3
Minutes
171
Goals
0
Assists
0
Avg rating
6.27