Abdou Diallo
Diallo with Senegal at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Abdou-Lakhad Diallo[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996
Place of birth Tours, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2003 OC Saint-Herblain
2003–2004 Grand Font
2004–2005 AS Angoulême-Charente 92
2005–2007 Angoulême Charente
2007–2009 Tours
2009–2011 US Chambray-les-Tours
2011–2014 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Monaco B 29 (0)
2014–2017 Monaco 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 33 (3)
2017–2018 Mainz 05 27 (2)
2018–2019 Borussia Dortmund 28 (1)
2019–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 50 (0)
2022–2023 → RB Leipzig (loan) 8 (1)
2023– Al-Arabi 1 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 France U16 13 (0)
2012–2013 France U17 8 (0)
2013–2014 France U18 4 (0)
2014–2015 France U19 16 (1)
2016 France U20 4 (2)
2016–2019 France U21 16 (0)
2021– Senegal 23 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:07, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Abdou-Lakhad Diallo (born 4 May 1996), known as Abdou Diallo, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Monaco

Born in Tours, Diallo joined the youth academy of Monaco at the age of 15.[3] On 28 March 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Vice-president of the club, Vadim Vasilyev commented that Diallo "fits perfectly into our sports project. He has a lot of talent and we hope that he will continue to progress alongside the great players of AS Monaco".[4] On 14 December, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Bernardo Silva in the extra time of a 1–0 league victory against Marseille.[5]

In June 2015, Diallo was loaned out to Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2015–16 season.[6] During his stint at the club, he was deployed at an attacking role, scoring three goals in 33 league matches.[3] In December 2016, media reports emerged that Spanish club Real Betis was interested in signing him.[7] Nevertheless, he made five league appearances during the 2016–17 season, with his side winning the league.[3]

Mainz 05

On 14 July 2017, Diallo moved to Bundesliga club Mainz 05, and signed a five-year contract.[8] On 9 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Bayer Leverkusen.[9] During the season, he was deployed at both back three and back four; and had an 80% pass success rate. He started in 27 league matches during the season.[3]

Borussia Dortmund

On 26 June 2018, Diallo joined Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal for a fee of €28 million.[10][11] In an interview, he said that Ousmane Dembélé advised him to join the club.[12] On 15 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[13]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 July 2019, Diallo signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) until June 2024.[14] The transfer fee of his deal to the French club was of €32 million.[15][16]

On 3 August 2019, Diallo made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions, which ended as a 2–1 win for PSG over Rennes.[17] He made his league debut against Nîmes, in a 3–0 home win on 11 August.[18] Diallo's UEFA Champions League debut came on 18 September, in a 3–0 win against Real Madrid.[19] At the end of the 2019–20 season, he received a Ligue 1 winners medal for his contributions that season, which was ended early (on 30 April 2020) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Loan to RB Leipzig

On 1 September 2022, Diallo completed a return to Germany, signing for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for a reported fee of €25 million.[21][22]

Al-Arabi

On 15 August 2023, Diallo signed for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi for a transfer fee in the region of €15 million. He joined the club on a four-year contract.[23]

International career

Diallo was born in France and is Senegalese by descent.[24] He played for many youth teams of France, and even captained France's under-21s.[3]

On 17 March 2021, Diallo was called up to the Senegal national team for the first time.[25] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March.[26]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[27][28]

Diallo was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[29]

Style of play

Diallo plays as a central defender. Mainz 05 sporting director Rouven Schröder has said that Diallo is "strong in the air and shrewd in the challenge".[3] Michael Zorc, the sporting director of Borussia Dortmund, described Diallo as "a modern, strong central defender who is very intelligent. He can play a wider defensive role too or even be deployed in a defensive midfield role".[30]

Personal life

Diallo's younger brother, Ibrahima, is also a footballer for Al-Duhail.[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2023[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco B 2013–14 CFA 18 0 — — — — 18 0
2014–15 CFA 11 0 — — — — 11 0
Total 29 0 — — — — 29 0
Monaco 2014–15 Ligue 1 50102000—80
2016–17 Ligue 1 50401010—110
Total 100503010—190
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 33320———353
Mainz 05 2017–18 Bundesliga 27231———303
Borussia Dortmund 2018–19 Bundesliga 28130—70—381
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 1601020301[lower-alpha 1]0230
2020–21 Ligue 1 22050—801[lower-alpha 1]0360
2021–22 Ligue 1 12010—201[lower-alpha 1]0160
Total 500702013030750
RB Leipzig (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 8120—50 —151
Al-Arabi 2023–24 Qatar Stars League 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 186722150260302428


International

As of match played 17 June 2023[33]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202171
2022151
202310
Total232
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Diallo goal.[33]
List of international goals scored by Abdou Diallo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 September 2021Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal Togo2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2 February 2022Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon Burkina Faso1–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain

RB Leipzig

Senegal

Individual

References

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  4. ↑ Orocoti, Franck (29 March 2014). "Monaco: Abdou Diallo signe pro" [Monaco: Abdou Diallo signs pro] (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: AS Monaco 1-0 AS Monaco". AS Monaco FC. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Abdou Diallo joins Zulte Waregem". Get French Football News. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Moran, Miguel A. (31 December 2016). "Abdou Diallo, central zurdo del Mónaco, otra opción para la defensa del Betis" [Abdou Diallo, left-back at Monaco, another option for Betis defense] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Mainz off the mark with 3-1 victory over winless Leverkusen". Bundesliga. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wechsel perfekt: Diallo der zweitteuerste BVB-Neuzugang" (in German). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund sign Abdou Diallo, France under-21 defender, from Mainz". ESPN. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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