Sadou Diallo

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Sadou Diallo
Next Generation Trophy -2013 43.JPG
Diallo playing for Manchester City in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Sadou Diallo [1]
Date of birth (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24)
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)
2019–2020Accrington Stanley (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Forest Green Rovers 9 (0)
2022– Derry City 44 (1)
International career
2017 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:57, 9 May 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]

International career

He has represented England at under-19 youth level. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21s 2017–18 EFL Trophy [12] 1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2018–19 EFL Trophy [13] 3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 [14] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [15] Premier League00000000
Total0000000000
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20 [14] League One 9000001 [lower-alpha 1] 1101
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22 [16] League Two 9010204 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Derry City 2022 [17] LOI Premier Division 13141172
2023 [17] 300106 [lower-alpha 2] 21 [lower-alpha 3] 0351
2023 [17] 50000 [lower-alpha 4] 050
Total481516210604
Career total661612062101905
  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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  15. "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 Sadou Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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