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 25)
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 15
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– Derry City 64 (2)
International career
2017 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Irish club Derry City 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 Guinea and grew up in Rotherham, England. [3]

Club career

Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018. [3] [4] He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019. [5] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019. [6]

He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season. [7]

On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo. [8]

On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract. [9] Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club. [10]

In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Diallo scored twice as Derry eliminated Havnar Bóltfelag and Kuopion Palloseura. [11] [12]

International career

He has represented England at under-19 youth level. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21s 2017–18 EFL Trophy [14] ————1 [a] 010
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2018–19 EFL Trophy [15] ————3 [a] 030
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 [16] Premier League 00000000—00
2020–21 [17] Premier League000000——00
Total00000000—00
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20 [16] League One 900000—1 [a] 1101
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22 [18] League Two 901020—4 [a] 0160
Derry City 2022 [19] LOI Premier Division 13141———172
2023 [19] 30010—6 [b] 21 [c] 0351
2024 [19] 21130—2 [d] 0—261
Total64281—8210784
Career total8229120621011085
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

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References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sadou Diallo". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 Brassington, Jamie (31 August 2018). "Wolves sign youngster Sadou Diallo for U23 side". Express and Star. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Wolves secure Diallo signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sadou Diallo: Wolves midfielder joins Accrington Stanley after transfer window shuts". BBC Sport. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Match Report: Oldham Athletic 0-3 Accrington Stanley". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wolves confirm 2021 retained list". www.wolves.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Forest Green sign Diallo and Aitchison" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Derry City add ex-Manchester City youth player to their squad ahead of North West derby". www.derryjournal.com.
  10. ↑ "Derry City playmaker Will Patching convinces new signing Sadou Diallo to make Brandywell switch". www.derryjournal.com.
  11. ↑ "Derry-HB | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA.com.
  12. ↑ "KuPS-Derry | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA.com.
  13. ↑ "England Matches - Under-19's 2010-20". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  19. 1 2 3 Sadou Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  20. ↑ "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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