Zakaria Diallo

Zakaria Diallo (born 11 August 1986) is a French-Senegalese[1] professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lens in Ligue 2.

Zakaria Diallo

Diallo with Montreal Impact in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-08-11) 11 August 1986
Place of birth	Équemauville, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Lens
Number	5
Youth career
2007–2009	AS Treauville-Deauville
2009	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Beauvais	22	(1)
2010–2011	Sporting Charleroi	6	(0)
2011–2015	Dijon	64	(5)
2015–2016	Ajaccio	37	(0)
2016–2018	Brest	37	(3)
2018–2019	Montreal Impact	24	(3)
2019–	Lens	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:41, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Le Havre and Beauvais

Diallo started playing football for the reserve team of professional club Le Havre in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth tier of French football.[2] After spending just half a year at the side he moved on a free transfer to Championnat National side AS Beauvais Oise.[2] With Beauvais, Diallo played 22 games and scored once to wrap up the 2009–10 Championnat National season.

Charleroi

At the start of the 2010–11 season, Diallo joined Belgian Pro League side Sporting Charleroi. The 2010–11 season marked the first year for Diallo in top-flight football. He made six appearances, while being subbed in a further five.[3] At the end of the season, Charleroi finished 16th and were relegated to the Belgian Second Division.

Dijon

In July 2011, Diallo moved to Dijon FCO on a free transfer for the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season.

Ajaccio

In June 2015, Diallo signed with AC Ajaccio from Dijon.[4]

Brest

In 2016, Diallo joined Stade Brestois 29 after a year at Ajaccio.[5]

Montreal Impact

In January 2018, Zakaria Diallo signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Impact.[6]

Lens

On 14 August 2019, Diallo moved to Ligue 2 club RC Lens[7] for a reported transfer fee of $150,000.[8]

Career statistics

As of 30 July 2020[2][3]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Beauvais	2009–10	National	22	1	5	0	0	0	–		27	1
Charleroi	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	6	0	0	0	0	0	–		6	0
Dijon	2011–12	Ligue 1	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	8	1
	2012–13	Ligue 2	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3
	2013–14		33	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	2
	2014–15		17	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
	Total		64	5	8	2	2	0	0	0	74	7
Ajaccio	2015–16	Ligue 2	37	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	42	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		37	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	42	0
Brest	2016–17	Ligue 2	35	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	38	3
	2017–18		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		37	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	40	3
Montreal	2018	MLS	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2019		23	3	0	0	–		1	0	24	3
	Total		24	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	3
Lens	2019–20	Ligue 2	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	3
Career total			215	12	18	2	6	0	1	0	240	14

References

1. "Sénégal-Zakaria Diallo : "La sélection, un rêve d'enfant" - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
2. Zakaria Diallo at FootballDatabase.eu
3. Zakaria Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
4. "La construction de l'èquipe: Zakaria Diallo sou couleurs de l'ACA". ac-ajaccio.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
5. "Zakaria Diallo, cap sur Brest ! (in French)". www.sb29.bzh. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
6. 20 January, 201810:27AM ESTPress release (20 January 2018). "French center back Zakaria Diallo joins Impact | Montreal Impact". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2019/08/14/zakaria-diallo-transfers-rc-lens
8. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/14/official-montreal-impact-defender-zakaria-diallo-transferring-lens