Drissa Diallo

Drissa Diallo (born 4 January 1973 in Mauritania) is a Guinean former professional footballer who most recently played for Cheltenham Town. Although he holds French nationality, he represented Guinea on eight occasions at international level.

Drissa Diallo

Personal information
Full name	Drissa Diallo
Date of birth	(1973-01-04) 4 January 1973
Place of birth	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	Sedan	31	(0)
1996–1998	Liège	49	(0)
1997–1998	→ Deinze (loan)	12	(0)
1998–2003	KV Mechelen	98	(4)
2003	Burnley	14	(1)
2003–2005	Ipswich Town	45	(0)
2005–2006	Sheffield Wednesday	11	(0)
2006–2009	Milton Keynes Dons	70	(2)
2008–2009	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	26	(2)
2009–2010	Cheltenham Town	18	(0)
Total		374	(9)
National team
1996–2001	Guinea	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

After playing for Sedan, Liege and Denize, Diallo signed for KV Mechelen in 1998. In 2003 Mechelen went into liquidation and Diallo was released on a free transfer. He promptly moved to England and signed for Burnley. Although the Lancashire club were keen to sign Diallo on a long term deal after he had impressed Stan Ternent during his time at the club, Diallo spent just 5 months in Burnley before Joe Royle swooped to sign him for Ipswich Town at the end of the season. He scored two goals for Burnley, against Fulham in the FA Cup[2] and Gillingham in the league.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	2002–03[4]	First Division	14	1	4	1	0	0	—		18	2
Ipswich Town	2003–04[5]	First Division	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
	2004–05[6]	Championship	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		46	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	49	0
Sheffield Wednesday	2005–06[7]	Championship	11	0	0	0	1	0	—		12	0
Milton Keynes Dons	2006–07[8]	League Two	42	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	46	0
	2007–08[9]	League Two	30	2	0	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	2
	2008–09[10]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		72	2	2	0	4	0	4	0	82	2
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2008–09[10]	League One	27	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Cheltenham Town	2009–10[11]	League Two	18	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
Career total			188	5	10	1	8	0	5	0	211	6

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

International

Source:[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea
	1996	2	0
	1997	3	0
	1999	1	0
	2000	1	0
	2001	1	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons

• Football League Two: 2007–08
• Football League Trophy: 2007–08

References

1. "Drissa Diallo profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
2. "Burnley thrash Fulham". BBC. 26 February 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
3. "Burnley 2-0 Gillingham". BBC. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
4. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
5. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
6. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
7. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
8. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
9. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
10. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
11. "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
12. Drissa Diallo at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Drissa Diallo profile at Ipswich Town Talk
• Drissa Diallo – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
• Drissa Diallo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Drissa Diallo at Soccerbase