Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1990)
Mamadou Diallo (born 2 July 1990 in Guinea) is a Guinean footballer.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mamadou Diallo | ||
Date of birth | July 2, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea[1] | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2007[1] | AS Ashanti[1] | ||
2008–2013 | Hougang United FC | 71 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2010 |
Early life
When Diallo was seven years old, he was inspired to become a footballer after his brother became a professional footballer in the local league.[1]
He signed a contract with Hougang United FC in 2008. He was able to secure a contract and a work permit to ply his trade in Singapore without any issues. The peak of his career in Singapore football was after a season with Hougang United which won him the Yeo's people choice award for 2013 S league season.[4]
For season 2014, Hougang United FC was ready to offer a contract renewal but he was denied a work permit by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower. Upon hearing this, some Hougang United fans started a petition in 2014 as a last effort to dissuade the Ministry from denying the permit;[5] however, his work permit was denied anyway.
References
- "The New Paper interviews Mamadou Diallo – Hougang United Football Club". hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- "Guinea - M. Diallo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- "Mamadou Diallo :: Mamadou Diallo ::". footballzz.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- "Football: Home United midfielder Lee Kwan Woo is S-League's Player of the Year in 2013, Sport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- "Fans start petition for S.League star Diallo | FourFourTwo". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.