Zakaria Diallo (born 11 August 1986) is a French-Senegalese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender, who is currently a free agent.

Club career

Le Havre and Beauvais

Diallo started playing football for the reserve team of professional club

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very cl ...

in the

Championnat de France amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

, the fourth tier of French football. After spending just half a year at the side he moved on a free transfer to

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

side

AS Beauvais Oise Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat ...

. With Beauvais, Diallo played 22 games and scored once to wrap up the

2009–10 Championnat National The 2009–10 Championnat National was the 17th edition of the 3rd division league. Play commenced on 7 August 2009 and ended on 21 May 2010. Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from 2008–09 Ligue 2 * 18th Place: Amiens * 19th Place: Rei ...

season.

Charleroi

At the start of the

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

season, Diallo joined

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

side

Sporting Charleroi Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at th ...

. The 2010–11 season marked the first year for Diallo in top-flight football. He made six appearances, while being subbed in a further five. At the end of the season, Charleroi finished 16th and were

relegated In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...

to the

Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa ...

Dijon

In July 2011, Diallo moved to

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in ...

on a free transfer for the

2011–12 Ligue 1 The 2011–12 Ligue 1 season was the 74th since its establishment. Lille were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June. The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on ...

season.

Ajaccio

In June 2015, Diallo signed with

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

from Dijon.

Brest

In 2016, Diallo joined

Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 or simply Brest, is a French football club based in Brest. It was founded in 1950 following the merger of five local patronages, including Armoricaine de Brest, founded in 1903. In its early years, the club made a rapid rise ...

after a year at

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

Montreal Impact

In January 2018, Zakaria Diallo signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Impact.

Lens

On 14 August 2019, Diallo moved to French club

RC Lens Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...

for a reported transfer fee of $150,000.

Al-Shabab

On 16 August 2021, Diallo moved to Kuwaiti club Al-Shabab for one season. He left the club in January 2022.

NorthEast United

On 13 January 2022, Diallo joined

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

club

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Sup ...

Return to Le Havre

On 26 July 2022, Diallo returned to

on a one-year deal.

Career statistics

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* Living people 1986 births French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Men's association football defenders French men's footballers AS Beauvais Oise players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Dijon FCO players AC Ajaccio players Stade Brestois 29 players CF Montréal players Al-Shabab SC (Kuwait) players RC Lens players NorthEast United FC players Le Havre AC players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Kuwait Premier League players Championnat National players Major League Soccer players Indian Super League players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada French expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait French expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India {{France-footy-defender-1980s-stub