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El Hadji Diouf (born 15 January, 1981) is a
Senegal|Senegalese football (soccer)|footballer.
He plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. and the Senegal
national football team|Senegal national team. 

Bolton Wanderers F.C. bought Diouf from Liverpool
F.C. for a undisclosed fee at the start of the
2005-06 in English football|2005-06 season.

Before joining, Bolton Had loaned the player for
the 2004-05 in English football|2004-05 season.
But this season was to be a rocky one for Diouf.

Diouf had been involved in several controversies,
such as spitting in Arjan de Zeeuw's face. But his
manager Sam Allardyce stood by him and is actively
trying to help him curb his bad on-field
behaviour. Diouf caused further outrage in May
2005 after successfully claiming for legal aid,
despite the fact he earns a reputed £40,000 per
week, for his trial at Teesside Magistrates Court
for spitting at a fan during a football match. In
July 2005 he was found guilty of failing to
produce a TV licence and was fined £100.

Before joining Bolton in 2004 Diouf had a largely
unsuccessful spell at Liverpool F.C., who bought
the player from France|French club RC Lens|Lens
for £10,000,000 after Senegal's impressive
Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup run,
beating holders France national football
team|France and getting to the quarter final.
Diouf was named African Footballer of the Year in 
February 2003 for the second year running, for
helping Senegal come runner-up in 2002 African
Nations Cup and the achievement in the Wc|2002. 

Diouf took the number 9 shirt at Liverpool after
Robbie Fowler's departure to Leeds United and
Nicolas Anelka left for Manchester City after
failing to impress Gérard Houllier on a loan
spell. Diouf had to contend  with Milan Baros and
Emile Heskey for the place up front next to
Michael Owen, whilst dealing with suspensions and
fines, such as the spitting incident against
Celtic F.C.|Celtic in the UEFA Cup quarter final.
After Houllier was sacked in the summer of 2004,
new manager Rafael Benitez saw a bad egg in him
and loaned him out to Bolton.

His international career started in April 2000
against Benin national football team|Benin; Diouf
has earned over 30 international caps and scored
over 15 goals for his country. In 2004, he was
named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest
living footballers selected by Pelé in
conjunction with FIFA's centenary celebrations.