Mamadou Diallo (born 28 August 1971) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in twelve countries across four continents: United States, Senegal, Morocco, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Africa, Mali, Germany, Turkey, Sweden and Norway. A prolific scorer almost everywhere he played, he became a regular for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Diallo was born in

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, Senegal.

Major League Soccer

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signed Diallo in 2000 and allocated him to the

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. Diallo exploded on the MLS scene in his first season, combining well with midfield general Carlos Valderrama. Diallo scored 26 goals, the best in the league since Roy Lassiter had 27 in 1996; he was named to the

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and was the league Scoring Champion. However, Diallo is also remembered for the incident on 16 August 2000 in a game against the MetroStars, where he collided with and stepped on Metro goalie Mike Ammann, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lung. The referee saw the collision as unintentional contact, and he was neither fined nor carded for the incident. However, there were those (including Ammann himself) that considered the contact was intentional. In 2001, with Valderrama traded in mid-season, Diallo had a down year, slipping to nine goals. The Mutiny was contracted after the season and Diallo was selected by the

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in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft. He only spent seven games in New England, and was sent over to the MetroStars in a six-player deal on 24 May. He had a four-goal game against the

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in only his second match with the team, but his scoring tapered off and the Metros missed the playoffs.

Later career

Diallo moved to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli on 7 October 2002, but was dropped in November after failing to impress. His globetrotting ways took him to the former UEFA Cup winners, the Swedish club IFK Göteborg, then Malaysian club

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, then Jomo Cosmos of South Africa and finally with

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until he retired.

International career

Diallo won 46 caps for

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, scoring 21 goals, in a career which saw him represent his country at the African Cup of Nations in 1994. He played for

at the 2007 Beach Soccer World Cup, scoring one goal and receiving one red card.

Personal life

Diallo's son, Boubacar Diallo, currently plays for FC Tulsa.

Honors

Individual *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diallo, Mamadou 1971 births Living people Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1994 African Cup of Nations players MSV Duisburg players Lillestrøm SK players Vålerenga Fotball players Tampa Bay Mutiny players New England Revolution players New York Red Bulls players IFK Göteborg players Zeytinburnuspor footballers FC St. Gallen players Djoliba AC players Sri Pahang FC players Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Mali Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Botola players Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players Major League Soccer players Süper Lig players Footballers from Dakar ASC Port Autonome players Major League Soccer All-Stars Al-Ahli Saudi FC players KAC Marrakech players Men's association football forwards Saudi Pro League players Swiss Super League players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Mali