EL HADJI DIOUF

DONCASTER ( 2011- 12)

CREDENTIALS

The hot- headed attacker shot to prominence at the 2002 World Cup, where he starred in Senegal’s historic run to the last eight. Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier had already snapped him up beforehand – but just as quickly wished he hadn’t. Diouf netted only three league goals in a bleak debut campaign overshadowed by a police investigation, after he spat at a Celtic fan in a UEFA Cup clash. English football’s new villain later turned out for Bolton, Sunderland, Blackburn and Rangers, where his misdemeanours included spitting at an 11- year- old Middlesbrough fan, spitting at Portsmouth’s Arjan de Zeeuw, abusing a ball boy at Everton and taunting QPR’S Jamie Mackie after a leg break. Classy...

HOW’D IT GO?

Willing to turn the other cheek ( and not just shelter from spittle), Donny signed Diouf in 2011. The stroppy forward scored six goals in 23 games, but couldn’t prevent relegation to League One and moved on. “A likeable rogue” was the closest manager Dean Saunders got to giving him praise.

THEN WHAT?

Diouf vowed to lead Leeds back to the Premier League. He left after they came 15th in the Championship in 2013- 14, missing several matches due to injury and a trip to attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral. Diouf finished his career at Malaysian outfit Sabah, where he was stripped of the captaincy after admiring club rivals JDT. Obviously.