Abdou Diallo

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 (age 28)
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 18 (1)
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 30 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:07, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 29 January 2024 (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]

Diallo played in all four of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.[30]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[31]

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".[32]

Personal life

Diallo's younger brother, Ibrahima, is also a footballer for Al-Duhail.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2023[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 8 0
2016–17 Ligue 1 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 10 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 — 19 0
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 33 3 2 0 — — — 35 3
Mainz 05 2017–18 Bundesliga 27 2 3 1 — — — 30 3
Borussia Dortmund 2018–19 Bundesliga 28 1 3 0 — 7 0 — 38 1
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 16 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 23 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 22 0 5 0 — 8 0 1[a] 0 36 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 12 0 1 0 — 2 0 1[a] 0 16 0
Total 50 0 7 0 2 0 13 0 3 0 75 0
RB Leipzig (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 8 1 2 0 — 5 0 — 15 1
Al-Arabi 2023–24 Qatar Stars League 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 186 7 22 1 5 0 26 0 3 0 242 8
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 29 January 2024[35]
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2021 7 1
2022 15 1
2023 4 0
2024 4 0
Total 30 2
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Diallo goal.[35]
List of international goals scored by Abdou Diallo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 September 2021 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal  Togo 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2 February 2022 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Burkina Faso 1–0 3–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain

RB Leipzig

Senegal

Individual

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