Moustapha Diallo (footballer, born 1986)

Moustapha Elhadji Diallo (born 14 May 1986) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At international level, he made four appearances for the Senegal national team in 2009.

For the Guinean footballer, see Moustapha Diallo (footballer, born 1992).
Moustapha Diallo
Diallo training with Guingamp in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Moustapha Elhadji Diallo[1][2]
Date of birth (1986-05-14) 14 May 1986
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2005 ASC Diaraf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 ASC Diaraf
2006–2007 Club Brugge 5 (0)
2007 Racing de Ferrol 7 (0)
2008–2009 ASC Diaraf
2009–2018 Guingamp 253 (24)
2018–2019 Nîmes 7 (0)
National team
2007–2009 Senegal 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early career

Born in Dakar, Diallo began his career with ASC Diaraf and played here until July 2006, when he moved to Belgian club Club Brugge K.V. for €125,000. Having signed a two-year contract with Club Brugge he hardly played[3] and was part of the reserve team.

After one year he joined Spanish side Racing de Ferrol for an undisclosed fee. In January 2008, after six months, he returned to his home club ASC Diaraf of the Senegal Premier League.[4]

Guingamp

In June 2009 Diallo signed a three-year contract with French club En Avant de Guingamp in the French second division.[5]

Until May 2013, he played more than 100 games for Guingamp, and contributed to the promotion of the Breton club into the Ligue 1 in summer 2013.

Nîmes

In July 2018, Diallo signed a two-year contract with Nîmes Olympique, also of Ligue 1.[6] On the first matchday of the 2018–19 season, in a match against Angers SCO, he suffered a blow to his left ankle.[7] He made a further seven appearances for the club, one over the full 90 minutes,[7] until matchday 8 on 30 September against Montpellier when he had to be substituted off at half-time.[8][9]

In October 2018, after being handicapped by recurring pain in his left ankle, Diallo underwent extensive examinations.[7] It was reported that Diallo's left ankle was worn and damaged and had no cartilage and that he was declared unfit for high-level practice which would force him to put an end to his career.[7] In March 2019, Nîmes announced they had agreed the termination of his contract with Diallo who had been unable to play since sustaining the career-threatening injury.[10] He was expected to retire.[11]

International career

Diallo played for Senegal at the 2009 African Nations Championship in Ivory Coast.[12][13] He was named in the "CHAN all-star 11" by the CAF.[12]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 200940
Total160

Honours

Guingamp

References
  1. Moustapha Diallo at WorldFootball.net
  2. Moustapha Diallo at Soccerway
  3. "Sénégal: Moustapha Diallo se relance après un départ en Belgique avorté". allAfrica.com. Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Dakar). 30 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Diallo signs for EAG". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  6. "Moustapha Diallo a signé à Nîmes". Le Télégramme (in French). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. "Football : le Nîmois Moustapha Diallo devrait mettre un terme à sa carrière". Midi Libre (in French). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. "Nîmes : Moustapha Diallo quitte le club et devrait mettre fin à sa carrière". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. Delanzy, Eric (4 March 2019). "Le footballeur du Nîmes Olympique Moustapha Diallo se confie avec émotion : "La douleur me domine"". Midi Libre (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. "Ligue 1. L'ancien guingampais Moustapha Diallo quitte Nîmes et ne pourra peut-être plus jouer". Ouest France (in French). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  11. "Ligue 1: Diallo quitte Nîmes et devrait prendre sa retraite" [Ligue 1: Diallo leaves Nîmes and should retire]. RMC Sport (in French). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. "Zambia : Weekend Scorecard: Singuluma Makes CHAN All-Star-11". Lusaka Times. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. "Sénégal: Chan 2009 - Moustapha Diallo, le plus en vue des Lions joue pour sa mère". allAfrica.com (in French). Sud Quotidien. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. Moustapha Diallo at National-Football-Teams.com


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