Aliou Dieng (born 16 October 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Mali national team.
 Dieng with Al Ahly at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aliou Dieng[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ahly | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Djoliba AC | 20[2] | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | MC Alger | 37 | (1) |
| 2019– | Al Ahly | 114 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Mali Á | 12 | (1) |
| 2020– | Mali | 33 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Club career
In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]
International career
Dieng represented a local team of Mali at the 2016 African Nations Championship, and scored a penalty in their 2–1 quarter-final win over Tunisia.[4][5]In 2020, Dieng played for the Malian national team for the first time at non-local level, in 2-1 victory against Namibia. With his home country, he also participated at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 May 2024.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MC Alger | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[a] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13[a] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 211 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 249 | 9 | ||
International
- As of match played 11 June 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Tunisia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship | [5] |
| 2 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda |  South Sudan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [8] |
Honours
- Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2019-20, 2022–23
- Egypt Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2018-19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020-21, 2022–23, 2023-24
- FIFA Club World Cup Third place: 2020, Third-Place 2021, Third-Place 2023
- CAF Super Cup: 2021 (May), 2021 (December)
References
External links
- Aliou Dieng at Soccerway
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