Career
Lingani began his career with AS Athletique Doctorate"Adjame who played alongside Seydou Doumbia and Thierry Doubai the three players were the biggest talents in the Academy. After few years with AS Athletique Doctorate"Adjame joined in July 2007 to France lower league club United States Albi, who played between summer 2009 now signed for South Carolina Bastia. On December 31, 2009 he left Ligue 2 and his club South Carolina Bastia who played eight games in the first half of the 2009/2010 season, to join Swiss capital city club Young Boys Bern.
His half-brother Issoumaila Dao is also a professional football player.