Moussa Diaby (born 7 July 1999) is a French professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the France national team.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Diaby is a product of the

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. He joined the club when he was 13 and began playing for the B team in 2017. Diaby was the recipient of the 2016 Titi d’Or as the most promising and best talent in the Paris Saint-Germain academy.

Loan to Crotone

Diaby was loaned to

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for the second-half of the

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season. He made his professional debut on 14 April 2018 in a

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match against

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. He replaced Marcello Trotta after 84 minutes in a 1–0 away loss. He would make one further first team appearance for Crotone in their 1–1 draw against eventual champions Juventus on 18 April.

Return to PSG

On 14 September 2018, Diaby, who replaced

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at halftime, scored for PSG in the 86th minute in a 4–0 win over AS Saint-Étienne. Diaby became the 124th academy graduate to feature for the senior side. He went on to make 25 Ligue 1 appearances in 2018–19, scoring four times across all competitions and averaging an assist every 190 minutes during the club's successful title defence.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 14 June 2019, it was announced that Diaby would join

on a five-year deal. Diaby scored his first

goal for Leverkusen in his first competitive start on 23 November 2019 in the club's 1–1 draw with

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. Diaby scored Leverkusen's third goal in stoppage time to seal a win over

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in the quarter-finals of the

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on 4 March 2020. In the next round, on 9 June 2020, Diaby scored the first goal in Leverkusen's 3–0 victory over fourth division

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to secure a spot in the

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. On 21 August 2021, he scored in the Bundesliga against

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and it was his first goal of the season.

International career

Diaby is a France youth international having represented the country at U18, U19, U20, and U21 levels. He produced a goal and three assists at the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship, earning a place in the team of the tournament. The following summer, he scored one goal and assisted two more in four matches at the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup where France were eliminated at the Round of 16 stage. On 26 August 2021, he received his first call to

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senior squad. He made his international debut on 1 September 2021 in the

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match against

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, replacing Kylian Mbappé in the last minute of the match.

Personal life

Diaby was born in France and is of Malian descent.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Ligue 1: 2018–19 *

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France *

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: 2020–21 Individual * Titi d'Or: 2016 *

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Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

France profile
at FFF
PSG profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaby, Moussa 1999 births Living people Footballers from Paris French footballers France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers France international footballers Association football wingers Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players F.C. Crotone players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Bundesliga players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Malian descent UEFA Nations League-winning players