Souleymane Diaby (footballer, born 1999)

Souleymane Diaby (born 8 October 1999) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Winterthur.

Souleymane Diaby
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Divo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
FC Winterthur
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bingerville
2017 Denguélé
2017–2021 Gagnoa
2021– Winterthur 68 (1)
International career
2013 Ivory Coast U17 2 (0)
2017 Ivory Coast U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:20, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Career edit

Diaby began his senior career in the Ivory Coast with Bingerville, and moved to Denguélé briefly in 2017. From 2017 to 2021, he played with Gagnoa. On 3 July 2021, he moved to the Swiss club Winterthur.[1] He helped Winterthur win the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League, and earned promotion into the Swiss Super League. He extended his contract with Winterthur on 28 July 2022 for 3 more years.[2] He made his professional debut with Winterthur in a 2–0 Swiss Super League loss to St. Gallen on 23 June 2022.[3]

International career edit

Diaby is a youth international for Ivory Coast, having played for the Ivory Coast U17s and U20s.[4] In March 2021, he received a call-up to the senior Ivory Coast national team for the first time.[5]

Honours edit

Winterthur

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Mercato : Diaby Souleymane file en D2 suisse – ami-sportif.com".
  2. ^ "Winterthur : Souleymane Diaby prolongé". Sport-ivoire.ci. July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mercato / Suisse : Souleymane Diaby a été prolongé par FC Winterthur". July 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "You are being redirected..." www.fratmat.info.
  5. ^ "Souleymane Diaby : " J'avais tout le temps faim sur le terrain "". Sport-ivoire.ci. June 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hirst named in Team of the Tournament". www.swfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

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