Ibrahima Diallo (born 16 January 1993) is an English footballer. He played in the 7-a-side football event at the

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Personal life

Diallo was born on 16 January 1993 in

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

, Guinea. He moved to England at the age of ten with his parents and two siblings. In December 2011 he was diagnosed with

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after a physiotherapist, who also worked with the British Paralympic team, noticed his unusual running style during a training session for the English College's team at Lilleshall. Diallo had previously attributed his problems when running to tight muscle groups in his thigh.

Football

As a teenager Diallo played for the

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academy teams. Since February 2012 he has played for the Great Britain 7-a-side team for players with cerebral palsy. In 2012, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won a silver medal at the 2012

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. The British team were beaten 4-2 by Brazil, the team ranked fourth in the world, in the final of the tournament which was held in

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. Diallo and Patrick Heselton each scored consolation goals for Great Britain after Brazil had taken a 4–0 lead. Diallo had also scored a

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of goals in a 7–3 win over Ireland in the final group match which qualified the British team for the final. He represented

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as part of a twelve-player squad for the 7-a-side football event. He scored a goal in four different matches but Great Britain finished 7th of the 8 teams. In his domestic football career Diallo moved from Clevedon Town to Mangotsfield United in March 2014. He had previously also played for Filton Academy and

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. Diallo currently plays for Bitton AFC.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diallo, Ibrahima Living people 1993 births Footballers from Conakry English men's footballers Guinean men's footballers Guinean emigrants to England Paralympic 7-a-side footballers for Great Britain 7-a-side footballers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Men's association football players not categorized by position