Ibrahima Diallo (footballer, born 1999)

Ibrahima Diallo (born 8 March 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Southampton.

For other people named Ibrahima Diallo, see Ibrahima Diallo (disambiguation).

Ibrahima Diallo
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Diallo[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Tours, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 27
Youth career
2002–2004 Angoulême
2004–2007 Tours
2007–2014 Chambray-Lès-Tours
2014–2018 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Monaco B 18 (0)
2018–2019 Monaco 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Brest (loan) 23 (0)
2018 → Brest B (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Brest 24 (0)
2020– Southampton 43 (0)
National team
2016 France U18 3 (0)
2017 France U19 5 (0)
2019 France U20 6 (0)
2020 France U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Diallo was a product of the Monaco youth academy, joining them at the age of 15.[3] Diallo joined Brest on loan in 2018.[4] He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–1 (4–3) penalty shootout win in the Coupe de la Ligue over Sochaux on 14 August 2018.[5]

Southampton

On 4 October 2020, Diallo signed for Premier League club Southampton on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] On 17 October 2020, Diallo made his first appearance for the club in a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, where he came off the bench to replace Oriol Romeu.[8] His first Premier League start came in a 0–0 draw against Fulham on 26 December.[9]

On 21 September 2021, Diallo scored his first professional goal, in the EFL Cup against Sheffield United which ended 2–2 at full time before Southampton advanced 4–2 on penalties.[10]

Personal life

Diallo was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[11] His older brother Abdou is a footballer for Paris Saint-Germain and the Senegal national team.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 April 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco B 2017–18 National 2 180———180
Brest (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 2301020—260
Brest B (loan) 2018–19 National 3 30———30
Brest 2019–20 Ligue 1 1901020—220
2020–21[14] Ligue 1 5000——50
Total 240102000270
Southampton 2020–21[14] Premier League 220400000260
2021–22[15] Premier League 210403100281
Total 430803100541
Career total 111010071001281

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. "Who is Ibrahima Diallo? Arsenal linked to Brest starlet dubbed 'new N'Golo Kante'". www.msn.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. "13.08.18 - Ibrahima Diallo en prêt pour une saison". www.sb29.bzh.
  5. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2018/2019 - 1er tour - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard / Stade Brestois 29". www.lfp.fr.
  6. "Saints complete Diallo capture". www.southamptonfc.com. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Ibrahima Diallo: Southampton sign midfielder on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. "Chelsea 3-3 Southampton". Sky Sports. 17 October 2020.
  9. "Diallo against Fulham". Football Transfer Tavern. 26 December 2020.
  10. "Sheffield United 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Diese 09 Dinge wusstet ihr (vielleicht) noch nicht über Abdou Diallo - Unna24". 27 June 2018.
  12. "Monaco prête le jeune Ibrahima Diallo à Brest". 13 August 2018.
  13. Ibrahima Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  14. "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  15. "Games played by Ibrahima Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.


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