El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 29 December 2004) is a Senegalese-French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club West Ham United and the Senegal national team.
Born in Dakar, Diouf began his footballing journey at just 13 years old with the Galaxy Football Academy. After a successful stint of four years, he joined the Academie Mawade Wade. On 21 February 2023, after a successful trial, Diouf signed with Norwegian side Tromsø. After a slow start to the season, with little game time, the latter half of the season saw Diouf getting regular game time, ending the season with twenty-one appearances, and three goals for the club.
In January 2024, Diouf signed for Czech top flight club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract. His first goal for the club came in his debut game, against Karviná. In the 2024âÂÂ25 season for Slavia Prague, Diouf played as a left wing-back as they won the Czech First League title. He scored five goals in the first eight games and in 24 league appearances for the season, scored seven goals and made three assists.
On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of ã19m. On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3âÂÂ0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Diouf made his debut for the Senegal national team on 9 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi at the Bingu National Stadium in Malawi.