Abdoulaye Diaby
{{short description|Malian footballer}}
{{distinguish|Abdoulay Diaby}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Abdoulaye Diaby
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|07|04|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height = 1.95 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = St. Gallen
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018
| youthclubs1 = Djoliba
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs2 = Royal Antwerp
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Royal Antwerp
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = → Lokeren (loan)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021–2023
| clubs3 = Újpest
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = St. Gallen
| caps4 = 39
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Mali U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Mali U20
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Mali
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 1 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 24 March 2025
}}
Abdoulaye Diaby (born 4 July 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and the Mali national team.
Club career
Diaby began his career as a youth at Djoliba AC before moving to Belgium at the age of 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/08/09/abdoulaye-diaby-le-malien-file-au-sporting-lokeren/|title=Abdoulaye Diaby : Le Malien file au Sporting Lokeren|date=9 August 2019}} He was loaned to Lokeren in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190809_04552187|title=Lokeren huurt Abdoulaye Diaby van Antwerp|date=9 August 2019}}
On 21 June 2021, Diaby signed with Újpest in Hungary.{{cite press release|publisher=Újpest|url=https://ujpestfc.hu/article?id=16642|title=Középhátvéd a legújabb érkező|date=21 June 2021|access-date=3 May 2022|language=hu}}
On 25 June 2023, Diaby signed for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a two-year contract. {{cite web|url=https://www.fcsg.ch/home/redaktionsbaum/1--mannschaft/20230624-diaby-zum-fcsg/|title=Abdoulaye Diaby wechselt zum FC St.Gallen 1879|trans-title=Abdoulaye Diaby moves to FC St.Gallen 1879|language=German|website=www.fcsg.ch|date=25 June 2023|accessdate=26 June 2023}}
International career
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|1 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|abdoulaye-diaby/513394|accessdate=4 February 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Royal Antwerp
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lokeren (loan)
|9 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=BC|Appearances in the Belgian Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Újpest
|20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 3 | |
| 2022–23
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I |25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7 |
| rowspan="3"|St. Gallen
|24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Swiss Super League |15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 48 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!93 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 10 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 24 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Mali
|2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 7 | 0 |
References
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{{FC St. Gallen squad}}
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Category:Malian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Category:Royal Antwerp F.C. players
Category:K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
Category:FC St. Gallen players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Mali men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Mali men's international footballers
Category:Malian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:21st-century Malian sportsmen
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