Alassane-Méba Diaby (born 6 January 1995) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender. Born in France, he represents

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

at international level. He is a product of the

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academy.

Career

Diaby was born in Saint-Denis, France. He signed his first professional contract with Belgian club

Lierse Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six Be ...

. On 29 June 2018, Diaby signed with Bulgarian club

Septemvri Sofia Septemvri ( bg, Септември) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the First League, the first tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to it ...

. In June 2019, Diaby signed for

Pau FC Pau Football Club (, Bearnese ), known simply as Pau, is a French professional association football club based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, capital of Béarn. They compete in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Pau FC were found ...

for the 2019–20 season. He stayed in

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for the 2020–21 season, signing with Quevilly-Rouen in June 2020.

International career

Diaby was born and raised in France and is of Malian and Ivorian descent. At international level, he was a France youth international having represented his nation at under-19 level. He was called up to the

Mali national under-20 football team Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane. Their greates ...

for the

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, and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic U20s. Diaby made his debut for the senior

Mali national football team The Mali national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Mali '') represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and th ...

in a friendly 1–0 loss to

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

on 27 May 2016.http://www.baobabpresse.com/2016/05/27/match-amical-mali-nigeria-les-aigles-le-casse-tete-de-giresse/

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaby, Alassane Living people 1995 births Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Association football central defenders Citizens of Mali through descent Malian footballers Mali under-20 international footballers Mali international footballers Malian expatriate footballers French footballers France youth international footballers Belgian First Division B players Süper Lig players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Championnat National players Lierse S.K. players Ankaraspor footballers FC Septemvri Sofia players Pau FC players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Malian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Malian people of Ivorian descent French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French sportspeople of Ivorian descent French sportspeople of Malian descent Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis