Ibrahima Diallo (footballer, born 1999)

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Ibrahima Diallo

Personal information
Full name	Ibrahima Diallo [1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 24) [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)

Ibrahima Diallo (born 8 March 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail.

Club career

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]}

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2023 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup

References

1. "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
2. "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.
3. "Ibrahima Diallo: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
4. "Who is Ibrahima Diallo? Arsenal linked to Brest starlet dubbed 'new N'Golo Kante'". www.msn.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
5. "13.08.18 - Ibrahima Diallo en prêt pour une saison". www.sb29.bzh.
6. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2018/2019 - 1er tour - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard / Stade Brestois 29". www.lfp.fr.
7. "Saints complete Diallo capture". www.southamptonfc.com. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
8. "Ibrahima Diallo: Southampton sign midfielder on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
9. "Chelsea 3-3 Southampton". Sky Sports. 17 October 2020.
10. "Diallo against Fulham". Football Transfer Tavern. 26 December 2020.
11. "Sheffield United 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
12. "الفريق يكسب خدمات لاعب الوسط ديالو". Al-Duhail SC (in Arabic). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
13. Rees-Julian, George (19 July 2023). "Southampton midfielder Ibrahima Diallo joins Al-Duhail". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
14. "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.
15. "Monaco prête le jeune Ibrahima Diallo à Brest". 13 August 2018.
16. Ibrahima Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
17. "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
18. "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
19. "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

External links

• 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