Abdou Diallo

Abdou-Lakhad Diallo (born 4 May 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.[3]

Abdou Diallo
Diallo with PSG in 2020
Personal information
Full name Abdou-Lakhad Diallo[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996
Place of birth Tours, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2003 OC Saint-Herblain
2003–2004 Grand Font
2004–2005 AS Angoulême-Charente 92
2005–2007 Angoulême Charente
2007–2009 Tours
2009–2011 US Chambray-les-Tours
2011–2014 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Monaco 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 33 (3)
2017–2018 Mainz 05 27 (2)
2018–2019 Borussia Dortmund 28 (1)
2019– Paris Saint-Germain 16 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 France U16 13 (0)
2012–2013 France U17 8 (0)
2013–2014 France U18 4 (0)
2014–2015 France U19 16 (1)
2016 France U20 4 (2)
2016–2019 France U21 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Club career

Monaco

Born in Tours, Diallo joined the youth academy of AS Monaco FC at the age of 15.[4] On 28 March 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Vice-president of the club, Vadim Vasilyev commented that Diallo "fits perfectly into our sports project. He has a lot of talent and we hope that he will continue to progress alongside the great 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 time 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 club, he was deployed at an attacking role, scoring three goals in 33 league matches.[4] In December 2016, media reports emerged that Spanish club Real Betis was interested in signing him.[8] Nevertheless, he made five league appearances during the 2016–17 season, with his side winning the league.[4]

Mainz 05

On 14 July 2017, Diallo moved to Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05, and signed a five-year contract.[9] On 9 September, he scored his first goal for the 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% pass success rate. He started in 27 league matches during the season.[4]

Borussia Dortmund

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 goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[15]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 July 2019, Diallo signed for Paris Saint-Germain until June 2024.[16] The transfer fee of his deal 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 home win on 11 August 2019.[19] Diallo's Champions League debut came on 18 September 2019, 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 30 April 2020) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]

International career

Diallo was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[22] He captained France's under-21s.[4]

Style of play

Diallo plays as a central defender. Rouven Schröder (sporting director of 1. FSV Mainz) has said that Diallo is "strong in the air and shrewd in the challenge".[4] Michael Zorc, the sporting director of Borussia Dortmund described Diallo as "a modern, strong central defender who is very intelligent. He can play a wider defensive role too or even be deployed in a defensive midfield role".[23]

Personal life

Diallo's younger brother, Ibrahima, is also a footballer.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 July 2020[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco 2014–15 Ligue 1 50102000—80
2016–17 50401010—110
Total 100503010—190
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2015–16 Jupiler Pro League 33320———353
Mainz 05 2017–18 Bundesliga 27231———303
Borussia Dortmund 2018–19 28130—70—381
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 1601020301[lower-alpha 1]0230
Career total 114614150110101457
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Champions.

Honours

Club

Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain

References
  1. "Abdou Diallo". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. "Profis: Abdou Diallo" [Pros: Abdou Diallo] (in German). Paris Saint-German. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Abdou Diallo signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Abdou Diallo: Mainz's natural-born defensive leader with an eye for goal". Bundesliga. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. Orocoti, Franck (29 March 2014). "Monaco: Abdou Diallo signe pro" [Monaco: Abdou Diallo signs pro] (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. "MATCH REPORT: AS Monaco 1-0 AS Monaco". AS Monaco FC. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. "Abdou Diallo joins Zulte Waregem". Get French Football News. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. Moran, Miguel A. (31 December 2016). "Abdou Diallo, central zurdo del Mónaco, otra opción para la defensa del Betis" [Abdou Diallo, left-back at Monaco, another option for Betis defense] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. "Mainz sign France Under-21 captain Abdou Diallo". Bundesliga. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. "Mainz off the mark with 3-1 victory over winless Leverkusen". Bundesliga. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  11. Prenderville, Liam (21 December 2017). "Arsenal scouting Abdou Diallo with Mainz defender high on Arsene Wenger's January wishlist". Mirror. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  12. "Wechsel perfekt: Diallo der zweitteuerste BVB-Neuzugang" (in German). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. "Borussia Dortmund sign Abdou Diallo, France under-21 defender, from Mainz". ESPN. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  14. "Wolf, Diallo, Delaney, Hakimi and Hitz: meet the Borussia Dortmund new boys". Bundesliga. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  15. "Dortmund overpower Frankfurt 3-1 in German Bundesliga - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  16. "Paris Saint-Germain Confirm Signing of Abdou Diallo from Borussia Dortmund on Five-Year Deal". 90Min. 16 July 2019.
  17. "Dortmund confirm €32M Diallo deal with PSG". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  18. "French Trophy of Champions: Paris Saint-Germain vs Rennes". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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  20. "Paris-Real Madrid". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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  22. "ABDOU DIALLO, LE RETOUR DU "PRINCE" !". 30 June 2016.
  23. "Abdou Diallo quits Mainz 05 for Borussia Dortmund". The New Indian Express. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  24. "Monaco prête le jeune Ibrahima Diallo à Brest". 13 August 2018.
  25. "A.Diallo". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  26. "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  27. "Mbappé and Di Maria Earn PSG First 2019-20 Trophy". www.ligue1.com. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  28. "PSG Claim 4th Domestic Treble Following Coupe de la Ligue Final Win". PSG Talk. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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