Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Irish club Derry City as a midfielder. Born in Guinea, he has represented England at youth level.
 Diallo playing for Manchester City in 2013. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sadou Diallo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derry City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Manchester City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Derry City | 52 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 17 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Diallo was born in Guinea and grew up in Rotherham, England.[3]
Club career
Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018.[3][4] He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019.[5] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019.[6]
He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo.[8]
On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract.[9] Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club.[10]
In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Diallo scored twice as Derry eliminated Havnar Bóltfelag and Kuopion Palloseura. [11][12]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played on 13 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21s | 2017–18 EFL Trophy[14] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2018–19 EFL Trophy[15] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2019–20[16] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2021–22[18] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Derry City | 2022[19] | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023[19] | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023[19] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 70 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 94 | 6 | ||
Honours
Forest Green Rovers