Ibrahima_Diallo_(footballer,_born_1999)
Ibrahima Diallo (footballer, born 1999)
French association football player
Ibrahima Diallo (born 8 March 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahima Diallo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 25)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tours, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Angoulême | ||
| 2004–2007 | Tours | ||
| 2007–2014 | Chambray-Lès-Tours | ||
| 2014–2018 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Monaco B | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Brest (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Brest B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Brest | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Southampton | 62 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al-Duhail | 3 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Diallo is a graduate of the Monaco youth academy, joining them at the age of 15.[4] Diallo joined Brest on loan in 2018.[5] He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–1 (4–3) penalty shootout win in the Coupe de la Ligue over Sochaux on 14 August 2018.[6]
Southampton
On 4 October 2020, Diallo signed for Premier League club Southampton on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] On 17 October 2020, Diallo made his first appearance for the club in a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, where he came off the bench to replace Oriol Romeu.[9] His first Premier League start came in a 0–0 draw against Fulham on 26 December.[10]
On 21 September 2021, Diallo scored his first professional goal, in the EFL Cup against Sheffield United which ended 2–2 at full time before Southampton advanced 4–2 on penalties.[11]
Al-Duhail
On 19 July 2023, Diallo signed for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail.[12][13]
Diallo was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[14] His older brother Abdou is a footballer for Al-Arabi and the Senegal national team.[15]
- As of match played 21 April 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Brest (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Brest B (loan) | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020–21[17] | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Southampton | 2020–21[17] | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021–22[18] | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[19] | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 154 | 1 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- "Ibrahima Diallo: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "Who is Ibrahima Diallo? Arsenal linked to Brest starlet dubbed 'new N'Golo Kante'". msn.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Saints complete Diallo capture". southamptonfc.com. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Ibrahima Diallo: Southampton sign midfielder on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Chelsea 3–3 Southampton". Sky Sports. 17 October 2020.
- "Diallo against Fulham". Football Transfer Tavern. 26 December 2020.
- "Sheffield United 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "الفريق يكسب خدمات لاعب الوسط ديالو". Al-Duhail SC (in Arabic). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- Rees-Julian, George (19 July 2023). "Southampton midfielder Ibrahima Diallo joins Al-Duhail". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "Diese 09 Dinge wusstet ihr (vielleicht) noch nicht über Abdou Diallo - Unna24". 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- "Monaco prête le jeune Ibrahima Diallo à Brest". 13 August 2018.
- Ibrahima Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- Ibrahima Diallo at Soccerway
- Ibrahima Diallo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Ibrahima Diallo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Ibrahima Diallo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- AS Monaco profile