Alassane-Méba Diaby (born 6 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level. He is a product of the Monaco academy.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alassane-Méba Diaby[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2015 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Monaco B | 22 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Lierse | 28 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Osmanlispor | 8 | (0) |
2018 | Septemvri Sofia | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Pau | 21 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Quevilly-Rouen | 49 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Mali U20 | 2 | (0) |
2016– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2016 |
Diaby was born in Saint-Denis, France. He signed his first professional contract with Belgian club Lierse.[3]
On 29 June 2018, Diaby signed with Bulgarian club Septemvri Sofia.[4]
In June 2019, Diaby signed for Pau FC for the 2019–20 season.[5] He stayed in Championnat National for the 2020–21 season, signing with Quevilly-Rouen in June 2020.[6]
Diaby was born and raised in France and is of Malian and Ivorian descent. At international level, he was a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 level.[7] He was called up to the Mali national under-20 football team for the 2016 Toulon Tournament, and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic U20s.[8]
Diaby made his debut for the senior Mali national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Nigeria on 27 May 2016.[9]