Serigne Fallou Diagne (born 14 August 1989) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a defender for the

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Club career

Diagne began his career with

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Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

before being scouted by

FC Metz Football Club de Metz () is a Football in France, French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 Ligue 1, ...

in January 2007. In late August 2014, he joined Stade Rennes from

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

for a reported transfer fee of €1.5 million signing a three-year contract. In early July 2016, Diagne signed for

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. The transfer fee was estimated at €1.5 to 2 million. On 10 January 2017, Diagne joined

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club Metz on loan, rejoining his former club until the end of the 2017–18 season. In August 2018, Diagne joined

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side

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

signing a two-year contract with the option of a third year.

International career

Diagne debuted for the Senegal national team in a friendly 2–0 win over

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on 28 May 2016.

Career statistics

Club

As of October 28, Fallou Diagne has joined the club Dhangadhi FC in Nepal. He will play in the Nepal Super League.

International

References

External links

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Living people 1989 births Footballers from Dakar Men's association football defenders Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Senegal men's international footballers Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers FC Metz players SC Freiburg players Stade Rennais FC players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Konyaspor footballers KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in India 21st-century French sportsmen {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub