Abdou-Lakhad Diallo ( born 4 May 1996 ), known as Abdou Diallo, is a professional football player who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. [ 3 ] Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team .
Club career [edit ]
monaco [edit ]
Born in Tours, Diallo joined the youth academy of AS Monaco FC at the old age of 15. [ 4 ] On 28 March 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Vice-president of the clubhouse, Vadim Vasilyev commented that Diallo “ fits absolutely into our sports project. He has a bunch of endowment and we hope that he will continue to progress alongside the big players of AS Monaco ”. [ 5 ] On 14 December, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Bernardo Silva in the extra fourth dimension of a 1–0 league victory against Olympique Marseille. [ 6 ] In June 2015, Diallo was loaned out to belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2015–16 season. [ 7 ] During his stint at the cabaret, he was deployed at an attacking function, scoring three goals in 33 league matches. [ 4 ] In December 2016, media reports emerged that spanish golf club Real Betis was concerned in signing him. [ 8 ] however, he made five league appearances during the 2016–17 season, with his side winning the league. [ 4 ]
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Mainz 05 [edit ]
On 14 July 2017, Diallo moved to Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05, and signed a five-year compress. [ 9 ] On 9 September, he scored his first base goal for the baseball club in a 3–1 league victory against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [ 10 ] In December, Mirror.co.uk reported that English club Arsenal was scouting him in a bid to replace the retiring Per Mertesacker. [ 11 ] During the season, he was deployed at both back three and back four ; and had an 80 % fall success rate. He started in 27 league matches during the season. [ 4 ]
Borussia Dortmund [edit ]
On 26 June 2018, Diallo joined Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal for a fee of €28 million. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In an interview, he said that Ousmane Dembélé advised him to join the club. [ 14 ] On 15 September, he scored his first finish for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. [ 15 ]
Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]
On 16 July 2019, Diallo signed for Paris Saint-Germain until June 2024. [ 16 ] The transmit tip of his manage to the french club was of €32 million. [ 17 ] On 3 August 2019, Diallo made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions, which ended as a 2–1 win for PSG over Rennes. [ 18 ] He made his league debut against Nîmes, in a 3–0 base acquire on 11 August. [ 19 ] Diallo ‘s Champions League debut came on 18 September, in a 3–0 win against Real Madrid. [ 20 ] At the end of the 2019–20 season, Diallo received a Ligue 1 winners medal for his contributions that season, which was ended early on ( on 30 April 2020 ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 21 ]
International career [edit ]
Diallo was born in France and is of senegalese origin. [ 22 ] He played for many youth teams of France, and even captained France ‘s under-21s. [ 4 ]
On 17 March 2021, Diallo was called up to the Senegal home team for the first time. [ 23 ] He made his introduction in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March. [ 24 ]
vogue of play [edit ]
Diallo plays as a cardinal defender. Rouven Schröder ( sporting director of 1. FSV Mainz ) has said that Diallo is “ potent in the air and calculating in the challenge ”. [ 4 ] Michael Zorc, the sporting director of Borussia Dortmund, described Diallo as “ a modern, strong central defender who is identical intelligent. He can play a wide-eyed defensive function besides or even be deployed in a defensive midfield role ”. [ 25 ]
personal life [edit ]
Diallo ‘s younger brother, Ibrahima, is besides a football player for Southampton. [ 26 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 15 October 2021.[27]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Mainz 05 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 7 | ||
International [edit ]
- As of match played 12 October 2021.[28]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Senegal’s goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Diallo goal.[28]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 2021 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal |  Togo |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours [edit ]
Monaco
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Paris Saint-Germain