Christopher Dilo

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Christopher Dilo

|image = Granville - Rennes CFA2 2014.11.01 - Christopher Dilo.JPG

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|caption = Dilo with Rennes B in November 2014

|fullname = Christopher Jean-Louis Dilo{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |title=Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13 |publisher=The Football League |page=76 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archivedate=2 August 2014}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|5|df=y}}

|birth_place = Argenteuil, France

|height = 1.89 m{{Soccerway|277031|accessdate=12 February 2018}}

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub = Toulon

|clubnumber = 30

|youthyears1 = 2000–2004 |youthclubs1 = Montigny-lès-Cormeilles

|youthyears2 = 2004–2008 |youthclubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain

|youthyears3 = 2008–2010 |youthclubs3 = Entente SSG

|youthyears4 = 2010–2012 |youthclubs4 = Blackburn Rovers

|years1 = 2012–2013 |clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2012–2013 |clubs2 = → Hyde (loan) |caps2 = 11 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2013–2014 |clubs3 = St Mirren |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2014–2015 |clubs4 = Rennes B |caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2015–2016 |clubs5 = Dijon B |caps5 = 21 |goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2016–2017 |clubs6 = Sochaux B |caps6 = 4 |goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2016–2017 |clubs7 = Sochaux |caps7 = 11 |goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2018–2020 |clubs8 = Paris FC B |caps8 = 30 |goals8 = 0

|years9 = 2018–2020 |clubs9 = Paris FC |caps9 = 2 |goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2019–2020 |clubs10 = → Cholet (loan) |caps10 = 0 |goals10 = 0

|years11 = 2021–2022 |clubs11 = Toulon |caps11 = 18 |goals11 = 0

|years12 = 2022–2024 |clubs12 = Arta/Solar7 |caps12 = |goals12 =

|years13 = 2024– |clubs13 = Toulon | caps13 = 8 | goals13 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = France U18 |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2019– | nationalteam2 = Guadeloupe | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0

|club-update = 23 November 2024

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Christopher Jean-Louis Dilo (born 5 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 2 club Toulon as a goalkeeper. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Club career

Growing up in Paris, Dilo started his youth professional career at the academy of Paris Saint-Germain, the team he supported as a boy.{{cite news|title=St Mirren's French goalie has no beef with life in Paisley – now that he's got used to the smell of the cows|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/st-mirrens-french-goalie-no-2323891|publisher=Daily Record|date=30 September 2013|accessdate=17 August 2014}}

=Blackburn Rovers and loan=

However, the club released Dilo at age sixteen and he joined Blackburn Rovers despite interests from other French clubs. He later explained going to England; "Blackburn were in the Premier League at the time I signed and although I had some French clubs interested in me when I left PSG I wanted to try the UK." During the 2012–13 season, he played on loan for Hyde to gain first team experience.{{cite web|url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/dilo-joins-hyde-477740.aspx |title=Dilo joins Hyde |publisher=Blackburn Rovers F.C. |accessdate=17 August 2014 |date=9 November 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817214534/http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/dilo-joins-hyde-477740.aspx |archivedate=17 August 2014 |url-status=dead }} He made an impressive debut defeat losing 3–2 to Ebbsfleet United on 10 November 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/loan-round-up-13-11-12-484359.aspx |title=Loan round-up |publisher=Blackburn Rovers F.C. |accessdate=17 August 2014 |date=13 November 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817214550/http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/loan-round-up-13-11-12-484359.aspx |archivedate=17 August 2014 |url-status=dead }} After two months at Hyde, it was announced on 30 January 2013 that his loan spell had come to an end.{{cite web|url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/duo-depart-on-loan-628174.aspx |title=Duo depart on loan |publisher=Blackburn Rovers F.C. |accessdate=17 August 2014 |date=30 January 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817214540/http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/duo-depart-on-loan-628174.aspx |archivedate=17 August 2014 |url-status=dead }} He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2012–13 season.{{cite news|title=Blackburn Rovers confirm released list|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/10461885.Blackburn_Rovers_confirm_released_list/|publisher=Lancashire Telegraph|date=4 June 2013|accessdate=17 August 2014}}

=St Mirren=

Dilo signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in July 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23139550|title=St Mirren: Keepers David Cornell & Christopher Dilo sign deals|date=1 July 2013|accessdate=30 September 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}} Upon joining St Mirren, he soon became homesick, which was later settled down by Ludovic Roy. He became the club's number one goalkeeper in September 2013 after David Cornell was dropped.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24330052|title=St Mirren's Chris Dilo aims to help save Danny Lennon's job|date=30 September 2013|accessdate=30 September 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}} He kept his first clean sheet against Hearts at Tynecastle, a game which St Mirren won 2–0. He fell out of the first team, after making a handful of appearances, when the club signed the experienced Slovakian goalkeeper Marián Kello. After an injury to Kello, Dillo was given another opportunity and he retained his place for the last eight matches of the season keeping three clean sheets.{{soccerbase|id=68242}} Dilo was released by St Mirren in June 2014, after he failed to respond to the club's offer of a new contract.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27818733 St Mirren boss Craig confirms goalkeeper Chris Dilo's exit], BBC Sport.

=Rennes=

After leaving Scotland, Dilo was without a club for a number of months. On 27 September 2014, it was confirmed that has had signed a one-year contract with Stade Rennais.

=Dijon=

=Sochaux=

On 6 July 2016, departed Dijon joining FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on a one-year contract.{{cite news|title=Transfert : Christopher Dilo un an à Sochaux|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-christopher-dilo-un-an-a-sochaux/703708|accessdate=22 August 2016|work=L'Equipe|date=6 July 2016|language=French}}

=Paris FC=

In January 2018, Dilo joined Ligue 2 side Paris FC, reportedly agreeing a six-month with the option of a further year.{{cite web|last1=Denis|first1=Sébastien|title=Info FM : Christopher Dilo rejoint le Paris FC|url=http://www.footmercato.net/flash-mercato/info-fm-christopher-dilo-rejoint-le-paris-fc_217549|website=Foot Mercato|accessdate=12 February 2018|language=French|date=4 January 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Pruneta|first1=Laurent|title=Football, Ligue 2 (Paris FC): Pierre Dréossi décline une proposition de Saint-Etienne|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/football-ligue-2-paris-fc-pierre-dreossi-decline-une-proposition-de-saint-etienne-05-01-2018-7484661.php|accessdate=12 February 2018|work=Le Parisien|date=5 January 2018|language=French}}

International career

Dilo made his debut for the Guadeloupe national football team on 23 March 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against Martinique.{{cite web|publisher=CONCACAF|url=https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/nations-league-qualifying/game-detail/440506#tab_match=match-details|title=Guadeloupe v Martinique game report|date=23 March 2019}}