Sadou Diallo
Diallo playing for Manchester City in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Sadou Diallo[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Derry City
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2018 Manchester City
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Forest Green Rovers 9 (0)
2022– Derry City 43 (1)
International career
2017 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Irish club Derry City, as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Diallo was born in Guinea and grew up in Rotherham, England.[3]

Club career

Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018.[3][4] He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019.[5] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019.[6]

He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo.[8]

On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract.[9] Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club.[10]

International career

He has represented England at under-19 youth level.[11]

Career statistics

As of 5 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21s 2017–18 EFL Trophy[12] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2018–19 EFL Trophy[13] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20[14] Premier League 00000000—00
2020–21[15] Premier League 000000——00
Total 00000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[14] League One 900000—1[lower-alpha 1]1101
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22[16] League Two 901020—4[lower-alpha 1]0160
Derry City 2022[17] LOI Premier Division 13141———172
2023[17] 30010—6[lower-alpha 2]21[lower-alpha 3]0351
Total 43151—6210554
Career total 611612062101855

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sadou Diallo". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 Brassington, Jamie (31 August 2018). "Wolves sign youngster Sadou Diallo for U23 side". Express and Star. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Wolves secure Diallo signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sadou Diallo: Wolves midfielder joins Accrington Stanley after transfer window shuts". BBC Sport. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Match Report: Oldham Athletic 0-3 Accrington Stanley". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wolves confirm 2021 retained list". www.wolves.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Forest Green sign Diallo and Aitchison" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Derry City add ex-Manchester City youth player to their squad ahead of North West derby". www.derryjournal.com.
  10. ↑ "Derry City playmaker Will Patching convinces new signing Sadou Diallo to make Brandywell switch". www.derryjournal.com.
  11. ↑ "England Matches - Under-19's 2010-20". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  17. 1 2 Sadou Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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