Mouctar Diakhaby

Mouctar Diakhaby (born 19 December 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays for Valencia in La Liga. He has also represented the French national youth teams starting from the France national under-19 football team.

Mouctar Diakhaby

Diakhaby with Valencia in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mouctar Diakhaby[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996
Place of birth	Vendôme, France
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Valencia
Number	12
Youth career
2004–2009	USSA Vertou
2009–2010	Nantes
2010–2013	USSA Vertou
2013–2016	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Lyon B	55	(11)
2016–2018	Lyon	34	(2)
2018–	Valencia	43	(2)
National team^‡
2014–2015	France U19	11	(1)
2015–2016	France U20	6	(0)
2017–2018	France U21	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2018

Club career

Lyon

Diakhaby made his first team debut for Lyon on 10 September 2016 in a Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux, playing the whole match in a 3–1 home loss.[2] On 30 November 2016, he scored his first competitive goal for the Lyon first team in a 6–0 Ligue 1 away rout of Nantes.[3] On 23 February 2017, Diakhaby scored a goal (in the 89th minute) in the 2016–17 Europa League round of 32 second-leg 7–1 home win over AZ Alkmaar to register his first career UEFA Europa League or UEFA Champions League goal.[4] He also scored a goal in each of two legs of the 2016–17 Europa League round of 16 tie against Roma.

Valencia

On 28 June 2018, Diakhaby signed a five-year deal with Spanish side Valencia.[5]

International career

Diakhaby was born in France and is of Guinean descent.[6] He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 July 2020.[7][8]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental^1		Other^2		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2016–17	Ligue 1	22	1	1	1	0	0	11	3	0	0	34	5
	2017–18		12	1	3	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	21	2
	Total		34	2	4	1	1	0	16	4	0	0	55	7
Valencia	2018–19	La Liga	22	2	7	0	—		9	1	—		38	3
	2019–20		21	0	3	0	—		5	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		43	2	10	0	—		14	0	0	0	67	3
Career total			77	4	14	1	1	0	30	5	0	0	122	10

¹Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances.

²Includes Trophée des Champions and Supercopa de España appearances.

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2018–19[9]

References

1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valladolid" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valladolid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "Lyon vs. Bordeaux - 10 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
3. "Nantes vs. Olympique Lyonnais - 30 November 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
4. "Lyon rejoint les 8es de finale de Ligue Europa après un festival". L'Équipe. 23 February 2017.
5. "Valence officialise le recrutement de Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon)". L'Équipe. 28 June 2017.
6. "Ligue 1-OL : Mouctar Diakhaby veut améliorer son jeu de tête" [Ligue 1-OL : Mouctar Diakhaby wants to improve his head game]. africatopsports.com (in French). Africa Top Sports. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
7. "M. Diakhaby". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
8. "Mouctar Diakhaby". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
9. "Barcelona 1–2 Valencia". BBC Sport. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links

• Mouctar Diakhaby at the French Football Federation (in French)
• OL profile