Ibrahim Diallo (born 12 August 1996) is a Malian footballer who played as a central defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahim Diallo | ||
Date of birth | (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Sikasso, Mali[1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Aspire | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Eupen | 18 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Valencia B | 41 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Eupen | 31 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011 | Mali U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2017 |
An Aspire Academy youth graduate, Sikasso-born Diallo joined K.A.S. Eupen in July 2014. He made his senior debut on 3 September of that year, starting in a 3–1 home win against SC Eendracht Aalst for the Belgian Second Division.[2]
On 30 January 2015, having featured regularly during the first part of the season, Diallo signed with Valencia CF and was assigned to its reserve team, in Segunda División B.[3][4] He made his first-team debut on 2 December, starting in a 3–1 away victory over Barakaldo CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[5][6]
On 20 July 2016, Diallo rejoined Eupen.[7] His first game in top-flight football took place ten days later, when he played the entire 0–3 away loss to S.V. Zulte Waregem for the Belgian First Division A.[8] After suffering a knee injury in 2017 he remained under contract at Eupen but never played again, officially retiring in July 2020.[9]
Diallo represented Mali at the 2011 African Youth Championship.[10]