Drissa Diallo (born 4 January 1973) is a Guinean former professional footballer who most recently played for Cheltenham Town. Although he holds French nationality, he represented Guinea on eight occasions at international level.

Drissa Diallo
Personal information
Full name Drissa Diallo
Date of birth (1973-01-04) 4 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Sedan 31 (0)
1996–1998 Liège 49 (0)
1997–1998Deinze (loan) 12 (0)
1998–2003 KV Mechelen 98 (4)
2003 Burnley 14 (1)
2003–2005 Ipswich Town 45 (0)
2005–2006 Sheffield Wednesday 11 (0)
2006–2009 Milton Keynes Dons 70 (2)
2008–2009Cheltenham Town (loan) 26 (2)
2009–2010 Cheltenham Town 18 (0)
Total 374 (9)
International career
1996–2001 Guinea 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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After playing for Sedan, Liege and Denize, Diallo signed for KV Mechelen in 1998. In 2003 Mechelen went into liquidation and Diallo was released on a free transfer. He promptly moved to England and signed for Burnley. Although the Lancashire club were keen to sign Diallo on a long-term deal after he had impressed Stan Ternent during his time at the club, Diallo spent only 5 months in Burnley before Joe Royle swooped to sign him for Ipswich Town at the end of the season. He scored two goals for Burnley, against Fulham in the FA Cup[2] and Gillingham in the league.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 2002–03[4] First Division 14 1 4 1 0 0 18 2
Ipswich Town 2003–04[5] First Division 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
2004–05[6] Championship 27 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
Total 46 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 49 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2005–06[7] Championship 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
Milton Keynes Dons 2006–07[8] League Two 42 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 46 0
2007–08[9] League Two 30 2 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 35 2
2008–09[9] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 72 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 82 2
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2008–09[9] League One 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Cheltenham Town 2009–10[10] League Two 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 188 5 10 1 8 0 5 0 211 6
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy

International

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Source:[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea
1996 2 0
1997 3 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
Total 8 0

Honours

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Milton Keynes Dons

References

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  1. ^ "Drissa Diallo profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Burnley thrash Fulham". BBC. 26 February 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Burnley 2-0 Gillingham". BBC. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Games played by Drissa Diallo in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ Drissa Diallo at National-Football-Teams.com
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