Zakaria Diallo (born 11 August 1986) is a French-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, who is currently a free agent.[1]

Zakaria Diallo
Diallo with Montreal Impact in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Équemauville, France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2007–2009 AS Treauville-Deauville
2009 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Beauvais 22 (1)
2010–2011 Sporting Charleroi 6 (0)
2011–2015 Dijon 64 (5)
2015–2016 Ajaccio 37 (0)
2016–2018 Brest 37 (3)
2018–2019 Montreal Impact 24 (3)
2019–2021 Lens 25 (0)
2021–2022 Al-Shabab 0 (0)
2022 NorthEast United 7 (0)
2022 Le Havre 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Le Havre and Beauvais

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Diallo started playing football for the reserve team of professional club Le Havre in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth tier of French football.[citation needed] After spending just half a year at the side he moved on a free transfer to Championnat National side AS Beauvais Oise.[citation needed] With Beauvais, Diallo played 22 games and scored once to wrap up the 2009–10 Championnat National season.

Charleroi

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At the start of the 2010–11 season, Diallo joined Belgian Pro League side Sporting Charleroi. The 2010–11 season marked the first year for Diallo in top-flight football. He made six appearances, while being subbed in a further five.[2] At the end of the season, Charleroi finished 16th and were relegated to the Belgian Second Division.

Dijon

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In July 2011, Diallo moved to Dijon FCO on a free transfer for the 2011–12 Ligue 1 season.

Ajaccio

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In June 2015, Diallo signed with AC Ajaccio from Dijon.[3]

Brest

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In 2016, Diallo joined Stade Brestois 29 after a year at Ajaccio.[4]

Montreal Impact

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In January 2018, Diallo signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Impact.[5]

Lens

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On 14 August 2019, Diallo moved to French club RC Lens for a reported transfer fee of $150,000.[6]

Al-Shabab

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On 16 August 2021, Diallo moved to Kuwaiti club Al-Shabab for one season.[7] He left the club in January 2022.

NorthEast United

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On 13 January 2022, Diallo joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United.[8]

Return to Le Havre

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On 26 July 2022, Diallo returned to Le Havre on a one-year deal.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 28 February 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beauvais 2009–10 National 22 1 5 0 0 0 27 1
Charleroi 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Dijon 2011–12 Ligue 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 1
2012–13 Ligue 2 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
2013–14 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 2
2014–15 17 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
Total 64 5 8 2 2 0 0 0 74 7
Ajaccio 2015–16 Ligue 2 37 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 37 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
Brest 2016–17 Ligue 2 35 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 3
2017–18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 37 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 40 3
Montreal Impact 2018 MLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 23 3 0 0 1 0 24 3
Total 24 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 3
Lens 2019–20 Ligue 2 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
NorthEast United 2021–22 Indian Super League 7 0 7 0
Career total 222 12 18 2 6 0 1 0 247 14

References

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  1. ^ "Le HAC et Zakaria Diallo : fin de contrat". 31 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ Zakaria Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ "La construction de l'èquipe: Zakaria Diallo sou couleurs de l'ACA". ac-ajaccio.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Zakaria Diallo, cap sur Brest ! (in French)". www.sb29.bzh. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ 20 January 201810:27AM ESTPress release (20 January 2018). "French center back Zakaria Diallo joins Impact | Montreal Impact". Impactmontreal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Official: Montreal Impact defender Zakaria Diallo transferring to Lens". MLS. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ "الشباب يتعاقد مع المحترف الفرنسي زكريا ديالو لموسم واحد". Twitter. 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "NorthEast United set to sign Senegalese defender Zakaria Diallo". Khelnow. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Zakaria Diallo s'engage avec le Havre Athletic Club" (in French). Le Havre. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. ^ Zakaria Diallo at Soccerway
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