Abdoulaye Diaby

Not to be confused with Abdoulay Diaby.

Abdoulaye Diaby

Personal information
Full name	Abdoulaye Diaby [1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali [2]
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Grasshopper Club Zurich
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2018	Djoliba
2018–2019	Royal Antwerp
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Royal Antwerp	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Lokeren (loan)	9	(1)
2021–2023	Újpest	45	(5)
2023–2025	St. Gallen	41	(1)
2025–	Grasshopper	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Mali U17	9	(0)
2019	Mali U20	7	(1)
2024–	Mali	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:48, 5 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025

Abdoulaye Diaby (born 4 July 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zurich and the Mali national team.

Club career

Diaby began his career as a youth at Djoliba AC before moving to Belgium at the age of 19. ^[3] He was loaned to Lokeren in 2019. ^[4]

On 21 June 2021, Diaby signed with Újpest in Hungary. ^[5]

On 25 June 2023, Diaby signed for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a two-year contract. ^[6] He departed St. Gallen on 9 June 2025 at the end of his contract. ^[7]

On 5 September 2025, he signed with league rivals Grasshopper Club Zurich. ^[8] He joins them on a two-year deal, with an option for a further year. He was able to celebrate a 3–1 victory at home against FC Lausanne-Sport on his debut, on 14 September 2025. ^[9] He came on after just 30 minutes, replacing the injured captain Saulo Decarli.

International career

Diaby has played for Mali at the U17 and U20 level. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 September 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Royal Antwerp	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lokeren (loan)	2019–20	Belgian First Division B	9	1	1 [a]	0	–		0	0	10	1
Újpest	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	20	1	3	2	4 [b]	0	–		27	3
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	25	4	3	0	–		0	0	28	4
	Total		45	5	6	2	4	0	0	0	55	7
St. Gallen	2023–24	Swiss Super League	24	0	2	1	–		–		26	1
	2024–25	Swiss Super League	17	1	1	0	6 [b]	0	–		24	1
	Total		41	1	3	1	6	0	–		50	2
Grasshopper	2025–26	Swiss Super League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			95	7	10	3	10	0	0	0	115	10

1. Appearances in the Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 24 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2024	5	0
	2025	2	0
Total		7	0

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. Abdoulaye Diaby at WorldFootball.net
3. "Abdoulaye Diaby : Le Malien file au Sporting Lokeren". 9 August 2019.
4. "Lokeren huurt Abdoulaye Diaby van Antwerp". 9 August 2019.
5. "Középhátvéd a legújabb érkező" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Újpest. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
6. "Abdoulaye Diaby wechselt zum FC St.Gallen 1879" [Abdoulaye Diaby moves to FC St.Gallen 1879]. www.fcsg.ch (in German). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
7. "FCSG verabschiedet Diaby und Nsame" (in Swiss High German). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
8. "Grasshopper Club Zürich verpflichtet Abdoulaye Diaby" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
9. Bäggli, Andri (15 September 2025). "GC-Coach Scheiblehner ist nicht in Feierlaune" (in Swiss High German). Blick . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
10. Abdoulaye Diaby at Soccerway . Retrieved 4 February 2020.