Alpha Richard Diounkou Tecagne (born 10 October 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish team Barcelona Atlètic, on loan from Granada.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alpha Richard Diounkou Tecagne | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Sindone, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Barcelona B (on loan from Granada) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Son Cladera | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mallorca | ||
| 2016–2021 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → San Fernando (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Barcelona B (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Senegal U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:58, 5 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 1 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Diounkou began playing football with the youth academy of Son Cladera at the age of 6, before moving to Mallorca's youth academy at the age of 14. He moved to Manchester City's youth academy in January 2016.[1] He worked his way up their reserves, before transferring to Granada on 31 August 2021.[2] He joined San Fernando on loan for the first half of the 2021–22 season.[3] On 31 January 2021, he joined Barcelona B for the remainder of the season.[4]
Diounkou was born in Senegal and moved to Spain at a young age. He represented the Spain U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5] He switched to represent the Senegal U20s at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6] Diounkou was called up to the senior Senegal national team in May 2022 for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[7]
FC Barcelona Atlètic – current squad | |
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