Drissa Diallo (born 4 January 1973 in

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

) is a

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n former professional

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who most recently played for

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

. Although he holds French nationality, he represented

on eight occasions at international level.

Career

After playing for Sedan, Liege and Denize, Diallo signed for KV Mechelen in 1998. In 2003 Mechelen went into

liquidation Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end in Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and many other countries. The assets and property of the company are redistrib ...

and Diallo was released on a free transfer. He promptly moved to England and signed for

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

. Although the

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

club were keen to sign Diallo on a long term deal after he had impressed

Stan Ternent Francis Stanley Ternent (born 16 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager. He managed Blackpool, Hull City, Bury, Burnley, Gillingham and Huddersfield Town. He was a scout for Hull City until January 2017. As a manager, he won thre ...

during his time at the club, Diallo spent just 5 months in Burnley before

Joe Royle Joseph Royle (born 8 April 1949) is an English football manager and former footballer. In his playing career as a striker, he debuted for Everton at the age of 16 and went on to play for Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the ...

swooped to sign him for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

at the end of the season. He scored two goals for Burnley, against Fulham in the FA Cup and Gillingham in the league.

Career statistics

International

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Honours

Milton Keynes Dons *

Football League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

: 2007–08 *

Football League Trophy The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Leag ...

: 2007–08

References

External links

Drissa Diallo profile at Ipswich Town Talk
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diallo, Drissa 1973 births Living people People from Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region French footballers French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent Mauritanian footballers French sportspeople of Guinean descent Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinean footballers Guinea international footballers Association football defenders CS Sedan Ardennes players RFC Liège players K.M.S.K. Deinze players K.V. Mechelen players Burnley F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Ligue 2 players English Football League players Black French sportspeople