Abdoulaye Diaby

Abdoulaye Diaby
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Diaby[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
St. Gallen
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2018 Djoliba
2018–2019 Royal Antwerp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Royal Antwerp 0 (0)
2019–2020Lokeren (loan) 9 (1)
2021–2023 Újpest 45 (5)
2023– St. Gallen 36 (0)
International career
2017 Mali U17 9 (0)
2019 Mali U20 7 (1)
2024– Mali 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

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

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Diaby began his career as a youth at Djoliba AC before moving to Belgium at the age of 19.[2] He was loaned to Lokeren in 2019.[3]

On 21 June 2021, Diaby signed with Újpest in Hungary.[4]

On 25 June 2023, Diaby signed for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a two-year contract.[5]

International career

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Diaby has played for Mali at the U17 and U20 level.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Royal Antwerp 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lokeren (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 9 1 1[a] 0 0 0 10 1
Újpest 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 20 1 3 2 4[b] 0 27 3
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 4 3 0 0 0 28 4
Total 45 5 6 2 4 0 0 0 55 7
St. Gallen 2023–24 Swiss Super League 24 0 2 1 26 1
2024–25 Swiss Super League 12 0 1 0 5[b] 0 18 0
Total 36 0 3 1 5 0 44 1
Career total 90 6 10 3 9 0 0 0 109 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 15 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2024 5 0
Total 5 0

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Abdoulaye Diaby : Le Malien file au Sporting Lokeren". 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Lokeren huurt Abdoulaye Diaby van Antwerp". 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Középhátvéd a legújabb érkező" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Újpest. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Abdoulaye Diaby wechselt zum FC St.Gallen 1879" [Abdoulaye Diaby moves to FC St.Gallen 1879]. www.fcsg.ch (in German). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ Abdoulaye Diaby at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2020.