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Mouctar Diakhaby (born 19 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Valencia. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Mouctar Diakhaby

Diakhaby with Valencia in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mouctar Diakhaby[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth	Vendôme, France
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Valencia
Number	12
Youth career
2004–2009	USSA Vertou
2009–2010	Nantes
2010–2013	USSA Vertou
2013–2016	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Lyon B	55	(11)
2016–2018	Lyon	34	(2)
2018–	Valencia	107	(5)
National team‡
2014–2015	France U19	11	(1)
2015–2016	France U20	6	(0)
2017–2018	France U21	9	(1)
2022–	Guinea	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Early life

Diakhaby was born in Vendôme, France, to Guinean parents. They were from Touba, Boké Region.

Club career

Lyon

Diakhaby made his first team debut for Lyon on 10 September 2016 in a Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux, playing the whole match in a 3–1 home loss.[3] On 30 November 2016, he scored his first competitive goal for the Lyon first team in a 6–0 Ligue 1 away rout of Nantes.[4] On 23 February 2017, Diakhaby scored a goal (in the 89th minute) in the 2016–17 Europa League round of 32 second-leg 7–1 home win over AZ Alkmaar to register his first career UEFA Europa League or UEFA Champions League goal.[5] He also scored a goal in each of two legs of the 2016–17 Europa League round of 16 tie against Roma.

Valencia

On 28 June 2018, Diakhaby signed a five-year deal with Spanish side Valencia.[6]

International career

Diakhaby was born in France, but is of Guinean origin.[7] He is former a youth international for France. In 2022 however he decided to represent the home country of his parents, Guinea and debuted for them against Egypt.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2022[8][9]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2016–17	Ligue 1	22	1	1	1	0	0	11[lower-alpha 1]	3	0	0	34	5
	2017–18		12	1	3	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	—		21	2
	Total		34	2	4	1	1	0	16	4	0	0	55	7
Valencia	2018–19	La Liga	22	2	7	0	—		9[lower-alpha 3]	1	—		38	3
	2019–20		21	0	3	0	—		5[lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	29	0
	2020–21		26	1	1	0	—		—		—		27	1
	2021–22		29	0	8	0	—		—		—		37	0
	2022–23		8	2	0	0	—		—		—		8	2
	Total		107	5	19	0	—		14	1	0	0	140	6
Career total			141	7	23	1	1	0	30	5	0	0	195	13

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2018–19[10]

References

External links

• Mouctar Diakhaby at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Mouctar Diakhaby at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• OL profile

На других языках

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[de] Mouctar Diakhaby

Mouctar Diakhaby (* 19. Dezember 1996 in Vendôme) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler guineischer Herkunft, der seit Juli 2018 beim spanischen Erstligisten FC Valencia unter Vertrag steht. Der Innenverteidiger spielte für die französischen U19, U20 und U21-Nationalmannschaften.

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- [en] Mouctar Diakhaby

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[es] Mouctar Diakhaby

Mouctar Diakhaby (Vendôme, 19 de diciembre de 1996) es un futbolista francés que juega como defensa en el Valencia Club de Fútbol de la Primera División de España.

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[it] Mouctar Diakhaby

Mouctar Diakhaby (Vendôme, 19 dicembre 1996) è un calciatore francese naturalizzato guineano, difensore del Valencia e della nazionale guineana.

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[ru] Диакаби, Муктар

Муктар Диакаби (фр. Mouctar Diakhaby; 19 декабря 1996, Вандом, Франция) — французский и гвинейского футболист, защитник клуба «Валенсия» и сборной Гвинеи.

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