In January 2018 he moved to Austria for FC Red Bull Salzburg, where he received a contract that ran until June 2022, but where he was initially to be used for Salzburg's farm team, FC Liefering.

[1] In March 2018 he made his debut for Liefering in the Austrian Football Second League when he was in the starting line-up against SV Ried on matchday 22 of the 2017–18 season and was replaced by Aldin Aganovic in the stoppage time.

[3] About a week after his return, he moved to Belgium to Gent, where he received a contract that ran until June 2024.

[4] On 9 August 2021, he returned to Austria and joined Sturm Graz on a season-long loan.

[8] Ivory Coast U23 Media related to Anderson Niangbo at Wikimedia Commons