Amadou «Diamou» Diamouténé (born November 3, 1985) is a

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 ...

an professional

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. He currently plays for

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Personal

Diamouténé was born in Adiopodoumé,

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, to

an parents. In 1999, he moved back to

Club career

In September 2010, joined

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. He scored 4 goals in 5 games during his brief time with the club.

USM Alger

On December 29, 2010, Diamouténé signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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n club

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

. On May 27, 2011, Diamouténé made his debut for USM Alger as a starter in a league match against

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. He played the entire match as USM Alger won 2-0.

International career

Diamouténé represented Mali at all age levels. He was a member of the Malian Under-17 National Team that reached the semi-finals of the 2001 African Under-17 Championship. He played for the Mali national under-20 football team the Tournoi de l'UEMOA 2008. On April 27, 2009, Diamouténé made his debut for the Malian National Team in a friendly against

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. Coming as a substitute, he scored a goal in the 87th minute as Mali won the game 3–0.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamoutene, Amaadou 1985 births Living people Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers CO Bamako players Stade Malien players Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria USM Alger players Malian expatriate men's footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players NA Hussein Dey players People from Lagunes District Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Malian people Djoliba AC players