Diouf was recruited by the Galaxy Football Academy in his home city of Dakar, Senegal, aged 13. He joined the Academie Mawade Wade - named after the former Senegal national team coach and boasting graduates including ex- Manchester United and Stoke man Mame Biram Diouf - four years later.

West Ham United have signed Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague on a long-term deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported West Ham paid an initial fee of 19 million pounds ($25.

The young, attack-minded Senegalese full-back, signed from Slavia Prague, is expected to add dynamism on the left flank