Sadou Diallo
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Sadou Diallo
|image = File:Next Generation Trophy -2013 43.JPG
|image_size = 200px
|caption = Diallo playing for Manchester City in 2013.
|fullname = Sadou Diallo{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523 |title=2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=20 October 2020 |accessdate=29 October 2020}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Guinea
|height = 1.88 m{{cite web |title=Sadou Diallo |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/sadou-diallo-256689/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=30 October 2019}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Derry City
|clubnumber = 15
|youthyears1 = 2012–2018
|youthclubs1 = Manchester City
|youthyears2 = 2018–2019
|youthclubs2 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
|years1 = 2019–2021
|clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2019–2020
|clubs2 = → Accrington Stanley (loan)
|caps2 = 9
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021–2022
|clubs3 = Forest Green Rovers
|caps3 = 9
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022–
|clubs4 = Derry City
|caps4 = 64
|goals4 = 2
|nationalyears1 = 2017
|nationalteam1 = England U19
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 19:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Irish club Derry City as a midfielder. Born in Guinea, he has represented England at youth level.
Early and personal life
Diallo was born in Guinea and grew up in Rotherham, England.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2018/08/31/wolves-sign-sadou-diallo-to-their-under-23-side/|title=Wolves sign youngster Sadou Diallo for U23 side|first=Jamie|last=Brassington|newspaper=Express and Star|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=30 September 2019}}
Club career
Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/academy/20180830-wolves-secure-diallo-signing/|title=Wolves secure Diallo signing|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=30 September 2019}} He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49611887|title=Sadou Diallo: Wolves midfielder joins Accrington Stanley after transfer window shuts|date=6 September 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=30 September 2019}} He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/17955398.match-report-oldham-athletic-0-3-accrington-stanley/ |title=Match Report: Oldham Athletic 0-3 Accrington Stanley |date=8 October 2019 |publisher=lancashiretelegraph.co.uk |accessdate=9 October 2019}}
He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/club/20210604-wolves-confirm-2021-retained-list/|title=Wolves confirm 2021 retained list|website=www.wolves.co.uk}}
On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57701344|title=Forest Green sign Diallo and Aitchison|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-city-sign-former-manchester-city-youth-team-player-sadou-diallo-3770390|title=Derry City add ex-Manchester City youth player to their squad ahead of North West derby|website=www.derryjournal.com}} Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-citys-new-recruit-concedes-will-patching-played-part-in-selling-the-club-3770518|title=Derry City playmaker Will Patching convinces new signing Sadou Diallo to make Brandywell switch|website=www.derryjournal.com}}
In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Diallo scored twice as Derry eliminated Havnar Bóltfelag and Kuopion Palloseura.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2038582--derry-vs-hb/|title=Derry-HB | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24|website=UEFA}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2038717--kups-vs-derry/|title=KuPS-Derry | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24|website=UEFA}}
International career
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 21 February 2025}}
| 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Manchester City U21s
|colspan="2"|2017–18 EFL Trophy{{soccerbase season|108675|2017|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s
|colspan="2"|2018–19 EFL Trophy{{soccerbase season|108675|2018|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|108675|2019|accessdate=5 May 2021}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|108675|2020|accessdate=5 May 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan)
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|108675|2021|accessdate=8 November 2021}} |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=5|Derry City
|2022{{soccerway|sadou-diallo/453098|accessdate=12 September 2019}} |rowspan=4|LOI Premier Division |13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2023
|30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 2 | 1{{efn|Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup|name=POIC}} | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2024
|21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=Conf}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2025
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 2 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 5 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!84 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 115 | 6 |
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Honours
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Guinean descent
Category:Sportspeople of Guinean descent
Category:Footballers from Rotherham
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:Derry City F.C. players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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