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Moussa Diaby (born 7 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the France national team.[3]

Moussa Diaby

Diaby playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Moussa Diaby[1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	19
Youth career
2009–2013	Espérance Paris 19ème
2013–2017	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Paris Saint-Germain B	14	(2)
2018–2019	Paris Saint-Germain	25	(2)
2018	→ Crotone (loan)	2	(0)
2019–	Bayer Leverkusen	107	(28)
National team‡
2016–2017	France U18	11	(2)
2017–2018	France U19	16	(5)
2018–2019	France U20	10	(7)
2019–2021	France U21	12	(0)
2021–	France	8	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  France UEFA Nations League Winner 2021 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Diaby is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy. He joined the club when he was 13 and began playing for the B team in 2017. Diaby was the recipient of the 2016 Titi d’Or as the most promising and best talent in the Paris Saint-Germain academy.[4]

Loan to Crotone

Diaby was loaned to F.C. Crotone for the second-half of the 2017–18 Serie A season.[4] He made his professional debut on 14 April 2018 in a Serie A match against Genoa. He replaced Marcello Trotta after 84 minutes in a 1–0 away loss.[5] He would make one further first team appearance for Crotone in their 1–1 draw against eventual champions Juventus on 18 April.[4]

Return to PSG

On 14 September 2018, Diaby, who replaced Lassana Diarra at halftime, scored for PSG in the 86th minute in a 4–0 win over AS Saint-Étienne.[6] Diaby became the 124th academy graduate to feature for the senior side.

He went on to make 25 Ligue 1 appearances in 2018–19, scoring four times across all competitions and averaging an assist every 190 minutes during the club's successful title defence.[4]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 14 June 2019, it was announced that Diaby would join Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal.[7] Diaby scored his first Bundesliga goal for Leverkusen in his first competitive start on 23 November 2019 in the club's 1–1 draw with SC Freiburg.[8][4]

Diaby scored Leverkusen's third goal in stoppage time to seal a win over 1. FC Union Berlin in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal on 4 March 2020.[9] In the next round, on 9 June 2020, Diaby scored the first goal in Leverkusen's 3–0 victory over fourth division 1. FC Saarbrücken to secure a spot in the 2020 DFB-Pokal Final.[10] On 21 August 2021, he scored in the Bundesliga against Borussia Monchengladbach and it was his first goal of the season.

International career

Diaby is a France youth international having represented the country at U18, U19, U20, and U21 levels.

He produced a goal and three assists at the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship, earning a place in the team of the tournament.[11] The following summer, he scored one goal and assisted two more in four matches at the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup where France were eliminated at the Round of 16 stage.[4][12]

On 26 August 2021, he received his first call to France senior squad.[13] He made his international debut on 1 September 2021 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Kylian Mbappé in the last minute of the match.

Personal life

Diaby was born in France and is of Malian descent.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2017–18	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	25	2	6	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	34	4
	Total		25	2	6	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	34	4
Crotone (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Bayer Leverkusen	2019–20	Bundesliga	28	5	5	2	—		6	1	—		39	8
	2020–21	Bundesliga	32	4	3	2	—		8	4	—		43	10
	2021–22	Bundesliga	32	13	2	0	—		8	4	—		42	17
	2022–23	Bundesliga	15	6	1	0	—		6	2	—		22	8
	Total		107	28	11	4	—		28	11	—		146	43
Career total			134	30	17	5	2	1	29	11	0	0	182	47

International

As of match played 10 June 2022[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2021	4	0
	2022	4	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2018–19[16]
• Trophée des Champions: 2018[17]

France

• UEFA Nations League: 2020–21[18]

Individual

• Titi d'Or: 2016[4]
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[11]

References

External links

• France profile at FFF
• PSG profile
• Moussa Diaby at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] Moussa Diaby

Moussa Diaby (* 7. Juli 1999 in Paris) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler. Der auf beiden Seiten einsetzbare Flügelspieler steht seit der Saison 2019/20 beim deutschen Bundesligisten Bayer 04 Leverkusen unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Moussa Diaby

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[es] Moussa Diaby

Moussa Diaby (París, 7 de julio de 1999) es un futbolista francés que juega de delantero en el Bayer 04 Leverkusen de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania. Es internacional con Francia a nivel absoluto.[1]

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[fr] Moussa Diaby

Moussa Diaby, né le 7 juillet 1999 à Paris, est un footballeur international français qui évolue au poste d'ailier au Bayer Leverkusen.

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[it] Moussa Diaby

Moussa Diaby (Parigi, 7 luglio 1999) è un calciatore francese di origini maliane, attaccante del Bayer Leverkusen e della nazionale francese.

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[ru] Диаби, Мусса

Мусса Диаби (исп. Moussa Diaby; 7 июля 1999, Париж) — французский футболист малийского происхождения[3], полузащитник клуба «Байер 04» и сборной Франции.

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