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Abdou Diallo
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tours, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 4
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 (2)
2017–2018 Mainz 05 27 (2)
2018– Borussia Dortmund 3 (1)
International career‡
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– France U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:04, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2018

Abdou Diallo (born 4 May 1996) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Borussia Dortmund.

Club career

Monaco

Born in Tours, Diallo joined the youth academy of AS Monaco FC at the age of 15.[1] 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".[2] 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.[3]

In June 2015, Diallo was loaned out to Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2015–16 season.[4] During his stint at the club, he was deployed at an attacking role, scoring three goals in 33 league matches.[1] In December 2016, media reports emerged that Spanish club Real Betis was interested in signing him.[5] Nevertheless, he made five league appearances during the 2016–17 season, with his side winning the league.[1]

Mainz 05

On 14 July 2017, Diallo moved to German Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 and signed a five-year contract.[6] On 9 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[7] In December, Mirror.co.uk reported that English club Arsenall was scouting him in a bid to replace the retiring Per Mertesacker.[8] During the season, he was deployed at both back three and back four; and had a 80%-successful pass rate. He started in 27 league matches during the season.[1]

Borussia Dortmund

On 26 June 2018, Diallo joined Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal for a fee of € 28 million.[9][10] In an interview, he said that Ousmane Dembele advised him to join the club.[11] On 15 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[12]

International career

Diallo was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[13] He also captains France's U-21 Team.[1]

Personal life

Diallo is the older brother of the footballer Ibrahima Diallo.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 September 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 2014–15 Ligue 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2016–17 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
Total 10 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 19 0
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2015–16 Jupiler Pro League 33 3 2 0 — — 35 3
Mainz 05 2017–18 Bundesliga 27 2 3 1 — — 30 3
Borussia Dortmund 2018–19 Bundesliga 3 1 1 0 — 0 0 4 1
Career total 73 6 11 1 3 0 1 0 88 7

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".[1] 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".[16]

Honours

Club

Monaco

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Abdou Diallo: Mainz's natural-born defensive leader with an eye for goal". Bundesliga. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ Franck Orocoti (29 March 2014). "Monaco: Abdou Diallo signe pro" [Monaco: Abdou Diallo signs pro] (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ "MATCH REPORT: AS Monaco 1-0 AS Monaco". AS Monaco FC. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Abdou Diallo joins Zulte Waregem". Get French Football News. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ Miguel A Moran (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.
  6. ^ "Mainz sign France Under-21 captain Abdou Diallo". Bundesliga. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Mainz off the mark with 3-1 victory over winless Leverkusen". Bundesliga. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ Liam Prenderville (21 December 2017). "Arsenal scouting Abdou Diallo with Mainz defender high on Arsene Wenger's January wishlist". Mirror. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Wechsel perfekt: Diallo der zweitteuerste BVB-Neuzugang" (in German). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Abdou Diallo, France under-21 defender, from Mainz". ESPN. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Wolf, Diallo, Delaney, Hakimi and Hitz: meet the Borussia Dortmund new boys". Bundesliga. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Dortmund overpower Frankfurt 3-1 in German Bundesliga - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  13. ^ "ABDOU DIALLO, LE RETOUR DU «PRINCE» !". 30 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Monaco prête le jeune Ibrahima Diallo à Brest". 13 August 2018.
  15. ^ "A.Diallo". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Abdou Diallo quits Mainz 05 for Borussia Dortmund". The New Indian Express. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

External links

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