Moustapha Elhadji Diallo (born 14 May 1986) is a Senegalese former professional

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who played as a

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. At international level, he made four appearances for the Senegal national team in 2009.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

, Diallo began his career with

ASC Diaraf Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. The club name is sometimes spelt ASC Jaraaf. The word ''Diaraf'' ...

and played here until July 2006, when he moved to Belgian club

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for €125,000. Having signed a two-year contract with Club Brugge he hardly played and was part of the reserve team. After one year he joined Spanish side

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for an undisclosed fee. In January 2008, after six months, he returned to his home club ASC Diaraf of the

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Guingamp

In June 2009 Diallo signed a three-year contract with French club

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in the French second division. Until May 2013, he played more than 100 games for Guingamp, and contributed to the promotion of the Breton club into the

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in summer 2013.

Nîmes

In July 2018, Diallo signed a two-year contract with

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, also of

. On the first matchday of the 2018–19 season, in a match against

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the fir ...

, he suffered a blow to his left ankle. He made a further seven appearances for the club, one over the full 90 minutes, until matchday 8 on 30 September against

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when he had to be substituted off at half-time. In October 2018, after being handicapped by recurring pain in his left ankle, Diallo underwent extensive examinations. It was reported that Diallo's left ankle was worn and damaged and had no

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and that he was declared unfit for high-level practice which would force him to put an end to his career. In March 2019, Nîmes announced they had agreed the termination of his contract with Diallo who had been unable to play since sustaining the career-threatening injury. He was expected to retire.

International career

Diallo played for

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

at the 2009 African Nations Championship in Ivory Coast. He was named in the "CHAN all-star 11" by the CAF.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Guingamp *

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: 2013–14

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* Living people 1986 births Footballers from Dakar Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Senegal men's A' international footballers 2009 African Nations Championship players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players ASC Jaraaf players Racing de Ferrol footballers Club Brugge KV players En Avant Guingamp players Nîmes Olympique players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Senegal-footy-midfielder-stub