Aly Mallé (born 3 April 1998) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...

, Mallé began his senior career with AS Black Stars. In July 2015 he went on a trial at

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, but nothing came of it. Mallé agreed to a contract with

Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team played at several grounds in their early history, includ ...

late in February 2016, and officially joined the ''Hornets'' on 29 July. Immediately after joining Watford Mallé was loaned to

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

, being initially assigned to the reserves in

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. He made his debut for the B-side on 4 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against

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. Mallé scored his first goal in Spain on 1 October 2016, but in a 2–1 away loss against

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. He made his first team – and

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– debut on 21 January 2017, starting in a 1–3 defeat at

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. On 2 June 2017, following Granada's

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, Mallé signed a five-year contract with

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. The following 6 January, after making no appearances for the club, he was loaned to

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side

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until June. Mallé scored his first professional goal on 20 January 2018, netting the first after 18 seconds in a 3–2 home loss against

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. On 16 January 2019, Mallé joined to

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on loan with an option to buy. In September 2019, udinese agreed on a loan with Balikesirspor for one year. On 19 September 2020, he signed a multi-year contract with Ascoli. His contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent on 27 January 2021. On 1 February 2021, he signed for

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for two and half years.

International career

Mallé was included in Mali under-17 squad for the

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hosted in

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. He was elected the Bronze Ball of the tournament, after being an undisputed starter and scoring two goals and providing two assists. Mallé was also included in the 30-man list ahead of the

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, but was cut from the final squad.

Honours

Oțelul Galați *

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runner-up: 2023–24 Mali U17 *

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runner-up:

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Bronze Ball:

References

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