:Oumar Diallo (soccer)

{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2005)}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Oumar Diallo

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|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|27|df=y}}

|birth_place = Toronto, Canada

|height = 1.88 m

|position = Forward

|currentclub = LASK

|clubnumber = 49

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019

|youthclubs1 = Aurora FC

|youthyears2 = 2020–2021

|youthclubs2 = Richmond Hill SC

|youthyears3 = 2022–2023

|youthclubs3 = Inter Milan

|years1 = 2022

|clubs1 = Cannara

|caps1 = 7

|goals1 = 1

|years2 = 2024–

|clubs2 = LASK

|caps2 = 1

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2024–

|clubs3 = LASK Amateure OÖ

|caps3 = 22

|goals3 = 6

|nationalyears1 = 2024 | nationalteam1 = Canada U20 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalteam-update = 31 July 2024

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Oumar Diallo (born 27 February 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.

Early life

Diallo was born on 27 February 2005 in Toronto, Canada. A native of Toronto, Canada, he is of Guinean descent through his parents.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/inter-le-gioie-vengono-dal-mercato-strappato-alla-concorrenza-un-12462|title=Inter, le gioie vengono dal mercato: strappato alla concorrenza un talento del 2005|trans-title=Inter, the joys come from the market: a talent born in 2005 snatched from the competition|language=it|publisher=Calciomercato.com|date=9 September 2022|access-date=11 April 2025}}

Club career

As a youth player, Diallo joined the youth academy of Canadian side Aurora FC. In 2020, he joined the youth academy of Canadian side Richmond Hill Soccer Club. Subsequently, he signed for Italian side Cannara in 2022. On 13 February 2022, he debuted for the club during a 1–2 home loss to Scandicci in the Serie D.{{Cite web|url=https://www.valleumbrasport.it/calciomercato-dal-cannara-alla-primavera-dellinter-oumar-diallo-vola-nel-clacio-che-conta/|title=Dal Cannara alla Primavera dell’Inter, Oumar Diallo vola nel calcio che conta|trans-title=From Cannara to Inter's Primavera, Oumar Diallo flies into football that counts|language=it|publisher=ValleUmbraSport|date=4 July 2022|access-date=11 April 2025}}

The same year, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter Milan. Two years later, he signed for Austrian side LASK. On 14 September 2024, he debuted for the club during a 0–1 away loss to FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/canadians-in-europe-luca-koleosho-derek-cornelius-ismael-kone-oumar-diallo-1.2174897|title=Canadians in EuropeL: Luca Koleosho, Derek Cornelius, Ismaël Koné, Oumar Diallo|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=The Sports Network|date=16 September 2024|access-date=11 April 2025}}

International career

Diallo has represented Canada internationally at youth level. During the summer of 2024, he played for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.{{Soccerway|864444}}

References

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