Anthony "Tony" Diagne (born 7 September 1990) is a French

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Born in

Aubergenville Aubergenville () is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located between Mantes-la-Jolie and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the valley of the Seine. This city is located near the Côteau de Montgardé on the road to Norm ...

, Yvelines, Diagne started his career playing in the youth teams at

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. On 2 June 2010 he was released by Forest and went back to France to play for his local side

Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albertivillariens'' or ''Albertivillariennes''. Geography Localisati ...

in the

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. He stayed there for half a year until in January 2011 he was signed by

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side

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

. He made his debut for Macclesfield on 1 February 2011 in a 4–2 defeat to

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, coming on as a second-half substitute. He scored his first goal just eight days later in a 2–2 draw with

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

. Diagne initially signed a contract to the end of the 2010–11 season but after a series of good performances in defence that contract was extended to the end of the 2011–12 season. After impressing in a relegation threatened side, in April 2012, Diagne was linked with a move to

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and

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at the end of the season. At the end of August 2012 Diagne was due to sign for League One club

on loan with a view to making the move permanent in January. But the deal fell through and he stayed with Macclesfield. On 3 November 2012, Diagne scored a long range free kick from around 40 yards out against

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in the

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where

famously defeated Paulo Di Canio's

side 2–0 at the County Ground. It was announced on 2 March 2013 that Diagne was rejoining former Macclesfield manager Gary Simpson at Lincoln City on loan, he joined the imps till the end of the season accompanied by former Imp and then Macclesfield captain

Nat Brown Nathaniel Levi "Nat" Brown (born 15 June 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Brighouse Town. He has previously played for Huddersfield Town, Wrexham, Macclesfield Town, and Lincoln City. Career Born in S ...

. Despite borrowing two of the Silkmen's defenders Lincoln conceded within two minutes of their

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match against

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, which took place on the same day as Diagne signed for Lincoln, the match finished 1–1. The next match for Diagne's Lincoln was away at Macclesfield on the following Wednesday, as a part of the loan deal Diagne and Brown were not eligible to play in the match. At the end of the season Diagne left Macclesfield and joined nearby

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side

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on a two-year contract. Manager

Jim Bentley James Graham Bentley (born 11 June 1976) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is currently manager of EFL League Two club Rochdale. Career Bentley, who debuted for Telford United in 199 ...

was impressed with Diagne's ability to adapt to different positions. On 6 May 2014 it was announced that Diagne had been put on the transfer list at the Globe Arena.

Career statistics

Footnotes

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and

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. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diagne, Tony 1990 births Living people Footballers from Yvelines French footballers Association football defenders Macclesfield Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players FCM Aubervilliers players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players AC Boulogne-Billancourt players