Aliou Dieng

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Aliou Dieng
Aliou Dieng VS C.F. Monterrey in 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.jpg
Dieng with Al Ahly at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Personal information
Full name Aliou Dieng [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Djoliba AC 20[ citation needed ] (0)
2018–2019 MC Alger 37 (1)
2019– Al Ahly 122 (5)
2024–2025 → Al-Kholood (loan) 30 (3)
International career‡
2015–2019 Mali U23 6 (0)
2016 Mali A' 6 (2)
2020– Mali 44 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
African Nations Championship
Runner-up 2016 Rwanda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025

Aliou Dieng (born 16 October 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Mali national team.

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Club career

In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [2]

On 23 August 2024, Dieng joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on a one-year loan. [3]

International career

Dieng represented a local team of Mali at the 2016 African Nations Championship, and scored a penalty in their 2–1 quarter-final win over Tunisia. [4] In 2020, Dieng played for the Malian national team for the first time at non-local level, in 2–1 victory against Namibia. With his home country, he also participated at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MC Alger 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 100308 [a] 0—210
2018–19 27120—321
Total3715080—501
Al Ahly 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 2613011 [a] 11 [b] 0412
2020–21 3304013 [a] 14 [c] 0541
2021–22 2124013 [a] 04 [c] 0422
2022–23 2924013 [a] 050512
2023–24 130109 [d] 02 [c] 0250
Total12251605921602137
Al-Kholood (loan) 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 30310——313
Career total189921067216029311
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Super Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Super Cup/CAF Super Cup/FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Five appearances in CAF Champions League, four appearances in African Football League

International

As of match played 5 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201520
201651
201750
202010
202170
202261
202360
202490
202530
Total443
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
List of international goals scored by Aliou Dieng
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
131 January 2016 Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–02–1 2016 African Nations Championship [5]
19 June 2022 St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, UgandaFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 3–13–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [6]

Honours

Al Ahly

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Egypt's Ahly sign Malian midfielder Aliou Dieng". Ahram Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "رسميا.. الخلود يعلن ضم أليو ديانج".
  4. ↑ "Le Mali et la Guinée en demi-finales du CHAN 2016". BBC News Afrique (in French). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tunisia vs. Mali - 31 January 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "South Sudan vs. Mali - 9 June 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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