Abdoulaye_Diallo

Abdoulaye Diallo

Abdoulaye Diallo

Senegalese footballer

For other people named Abdoulaye Diallo, see Abdoulaye Diallo (disambiguation).

Abdoulaye Diallo (born 30 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a graduate of the Clairefontaine Academy and joined Rennes in 2007. Diallo made his professional debut, at the age of 17, on 29 November 2009, in a league match against Lyon. Born in France, he represented that nation's under-20 team, before switching to Senegal, representing his parents' country of birth.

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Club career

Early career

Diallo began his football career playing for his hometown club Stade Reims, joining the club as a youth player. In 2004, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy and spent three years at the facility training at the academy during the weekdays and playing for Reims on the weekend. He was the youngest player in his class and the only one born in 1992.[3] Prior to leaving Clairefontaine, Diallo agreed to join the nationally recognized youth academy of Stade Rennais on an aspirant (youth) contract. Rennes had been scouting the player since 2004.

Rennes

Diallo joined Rennes and was among a host of internationally recognized youth talents the club had comprised. These talents included youth internationals Elliot Sorin, Wesley Yamnaine, Jérémy Helan, who played for Manchester City in England, Abdoulaye Doucouré, and Axel Ngando. Diallo initially joined the club's under-18 team who were playing in their own league, the under-18 Championnat National. Rennes finished in 4th-place position, missing out on the playoffs.[4] The 2008–09 season saw Diallo earn a place in the club's Coupe Gambardella team with the club attempting to defend their title from the previous season. In the tournament, the goalkeeper appeared in three matches and conceded four goals. Rennes suffered elimination in the Round of 16 losing to Le Havre.

Diallo was promoted to the club's Championnat de France amateur team for the 2009–10 season. He made his debut on 15 August 2009, earning a clean sheet in the team's 2–0 victory over US Sénart-Moissy.[5] Diallo appeared in four more matches, before earning a call-up to the senior team on 20 November by manager Frédéric Antonetti for their league match against Le Mans in place of injured backup goalkeeper Cheikh N'Diaye. Antonetti preferred the 17-year-old ahead of Patrice Luzi and Florent Petit, the third and fourth goalkeeper, respectively.[6] Diallo appeared on the bench in the Le Mans match, with Rennes earning a 2–1 victory.[7] The following week, Diallo was named the starting goalkeeper for the club's league match against Lyon, almost an hour before the match was set to be played, due to an injury picked up by starting goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez the previous day.[8] Diallo started the match and played the entire 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw, making spectacular saves, including an important save in the 88th minute off a shot by Bafétimbi Gomis.[9]

On 18 April 2010, Diallo signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal.[10]

Gençlerbirliği

On 28 June 2019, Diallo signed with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.[11]

Nottingham Forest

Following his release from Gençlerbirliği, Diallo joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on 14 September 2020.[12]

International career

Diallo was called up to the Senegal national team for the first time in March 2015,[13] for the friendly matches against Ghana and Le Havre on 28 March and 31 March 2015.

In May 2018, Diallo was named in the Senegal national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14] He also participated in the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2019[15]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 12 June 2019[16]
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Honours

Rennes

France U19

Senegal

References

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    "Diallo, 17 ans et de l'assurance". Le 10 Sport (in French). 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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    "Lyon v. Rennes Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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    "Diallo joins the Reds". 14 September 2020.
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    "Senegal name strong squad for Ghana friendly | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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    Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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    "Equipe de France : sept ans après, que deviennent nos champions d'Europe des moins de 19 ans ?" [France national team: seven years later, what became of our under-19 European champions?]. France Football (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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    Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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