Sadou Diallo

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Sadou Diallo
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Diallo playing for Manchester City in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Sadou Diallo [1]
Date of birth (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea [2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bohemians
Youth career
2012–2018 Manchester City
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Forest Green Rovers 9 (0)
2022–2025 Derry City 86 (4)
2026– Bohemians 0 (0)
International career
2017 England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians as a midfielder. Born in Guinea, he has represented England at youth level.

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Early and personal life

Diallo was born in Conakry, Guinea, [2] and lived there until the age of 8, when he moved to Rotherham, England with his mother. [4] [5] He is a practising Muslim, meaning he abstains from drinking alcohol and also fasts during the month of Ramadan as part of his faith. [6]

Club career

Early career

Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018. [4] [7] He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019. [8] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019. [9] He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season. [10]

Forest Green Rovers

On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo. [11]

Derry City

On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract. [12] Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club. [13] In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Diallo scored twice as Derry eliminated Havnar Bóltfelag and Kuopion Palloseura. [14] [15] On 23 November 2023, he signed a new two-year-contract with the club. [16] He departed Derry at the end of his contract in November 2025, having made 108 appearances in all competitions during his three and a half years with the club. [17]

Bohemians

On 22 January 2025, Diallo signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians. [18] [19]

International career

He has represented England at under-19 youth level. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21s 2017–18 [21] ————1 [c] 010
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2018–19 [22] ————3 [c] 030
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 [23] Premier League 00000000—00
2020–21 [24] Premier League000000——00
Total000000000000
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20 [23] League One 900000—1 [c] 1101
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22 [25] League Two 901020—4 [c] 0160
Derry City 2022 [26] LOI Premier Division 13141———172
2023 [26] 30020—6 [d] 21 [e] 0392
2024 [26] 21150—2 [f] 0—281
2025 [26] 22220———242
Total8641310082101087
Bohemians 2026 [26] LOI Premier Division 0000—0 [f] 00 [g] 000
Career total104414120821011388
  1. ↑ Imcludes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Piste des pros : un jeune guinéen signe à Man. City". 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sadou Diallo". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 Brassington, Jamie (31 August 2018). "Wolves sign youngster Sadou Diallo for U23 side". Express and Star. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Porter, Alex. "Sadou Diallo: From Africa to Manchester". www.mancity.com.
  6. ↑ "'Being Muslim makes me feel like there's more to life than just living' says Derry City's Sadou Diallo". Derry Journal. 18 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Wolves secure Diallo signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sadou Diallo: Wolves midfielder joins Accrington Stanley after transfer window shuts". BBC Sport. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Match Report: Oldham Athletic 0-3 Accrington Stanley". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Wolves confirm 2021 retained list". www.wolves.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Forest Green sign Diallo and Aitchison" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Derry City add ex-Manchester City youth player to their squad ahead of North West derby". www.derryjournal.com.
  13. ↑ "Derry City playmaker Will Patching convinces new signing Sadou Diallo to make Brandywell switch". www.derryjournal.com.
  14. ↑ "Derry-HB | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA .
  15. ↑ "KuPS-Derry | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA .
  16. ↑ "Sadou Diallo extends to 2025". 23 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Sadou Diallo". 22 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Midfielder Sadou Diallo joins from Derry City". 22 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Bohemians sign midfielder Sadou Diallo from Derry City". The 42. 22 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "England Matches - Under-19's 2010-20". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Sadou Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  27. ↑ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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