Mamady Diambou (born 11 November 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.

Mamady Diambou
Diambou with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2021 Guidars FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Red Bull Salzburg 23 (0)
2021–2022Liefering (loan) 32 (3)
2023FC Luzern (loan) 13 (0)
International career
2023– Mali U23 4 (1)
2024– Mali 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career edit

Diambou joined Red Bull Salzburg on 4 January 2021. After the agreement he was loaned to 2. Liga club Liefering.[2]

In 4 January 2023, Diambou signed for Swiss Super League club FC Luzern on loan until the end of the season.[3]

International career edit

In June 2023, Diambou was included in the final squad of the Malian under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco,[4][5] where the Eagles finished in third place and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6][7]

On 26 March 2024, he made his debut for the senior Mali national team and assisted a goal in a 2–0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly match.[8]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 5 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2022–22 Austrian Bundesliga 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Liefering (loan) 2020–21 2. Liga 14 1 14 1
2021–22 2. Liga 18 2 18 2
Total 32 3 32 3
Luzern (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Super League 13 0 1 0 14 0
Career total 68 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 75 3

International edit

As of match played on 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours edit

Red Bull Salzburg

Mali U-23

References edit

  1. ^ Mamady Diambou at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Offiziell: Red Bull Salzburg holt drei Talente aus Mali". skysportaustria.at (in German). 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Mamady Diambou Verstärkt Den FCL". FC Luzern fcl.ch (in German). 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Mali stages comeback to defeat Gabon in TotalEnergies CAF U-23 AFCON | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Mali U23 vs. Gabon U23 - 25 June 2023". Soccerway. 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Mali's U23 team ends 20-year wait, qualifies for Paris Olympics | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "CAN 2023 : le Mali se qualifie aux JO 2024". Sport News Africa (in French). 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Mali 2–0 Nigeria". ESPN. 26 March 2024.

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