Habib Diallo

Habib Diallo
Diallo with Metz in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mouhamadou Habibou Diallo[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Thiès, Senegal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Shabab
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Metz B 29 (4)
2015–2020 Metz 104 (48)
2017–2018 → Brest (loan) 50 (16)
2020–2023 Strasbourg 100 (40)
2023– Al-Shabab 16 (2)
International career‡
2018– Senegal 18 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Senegal
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Mouhamadou Habibou "Habib" Diallo (born 18 June 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab and the Senegal national team.

Club career

Metz

In the summer of 2015, Diallo was promoted to the senior team at Metz. He played 17 games in his debut season with the club, scoring 9 times.[citation needed] He appeared in 19 matches for Metz during the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, scoring once. In January 2017, he was sent out on loan to Brest for the remainder of the season after falling out of favour with new manager Frédéric Hantz.[citation needed] Diallo had a successful time in Brittany, playing 16 times and scoring 7 goals.[citation needed] He went back on loan to Brest in the summer 2017 under the management of Jean-Marc Furlan. He spent the entire season there as Brest finished 5th and he scored 9 goals in 33 games in Ligue 2.[citation needed]

After returning from his loan, Diallo had a prolific season with Metz, winning the Ligue 2 title and scoring 26 league goals in 37 games in the process, only bettered by Gaëtan Charbonnier who played for Diallo's old club Brest, scoring 27 times.[4] Diallo was included in the year-end UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Season squad alongside 6 of his Metz teammates.[5]

Diallo immediately got up to life in Ligue 1, scoring 6 times in his first 8 matches. In the January window he was subject to interest and a reported bid from Premier League club Chelsea, but no move materialised.[6] By the time the Ligue 1 was suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Diallo had contributed 12 goals with Metz sitting in 15th position in the table.[7]

Strasbourg

On 5 October 2020, Diallo joined Strasbourg on a five-year contract.[8]

Al-Shabab

On 14 August 2023, Diallo joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab for a club record €20 million.[9]

International career

Diallo made his debut for Senegal on 17 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, as a 55th-minute substitute for M'Baye Niang.[10]

Diallo was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[11][12]

He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[13]

In December 2023, Diallo was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz B 2013–14 CFA 2 5 0 — — 5 0
2014–15 CFA 18 1 — — 18 1
2015–16 CFA 2 5 2 — — 5 2
2016–17 1 1 — — 1 1
Total 29 4 — — 29 4
Metz 2015–16 Ligue 2 17 9 0 0 1 0 18 9
2016–17 Ligue 1 19 1 1 0 3 0 23 1
2017–18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 Ligue 2 37 26 2 0 3 0 42 26
2019–20 Ligue 1 26 12 1 0 0 0 27 12
2020–21 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 104 48 4 0 7 0 115 48
Brest (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 16 7 0 0 0 0 16 7
2017–18 34 9 2 2 0 0 36 11
Total 50 16 2 2 0 0 52 18
Strasbourg 2020–21 Ligue 1 32 9 0 0 — 32 9
2021–22 31 11 2 1 — 33 12
2022–23 37 20 1 0 — 38 20
Total 100 40 3 1 — 103 41
Career total 283 108 9 3 7 0 299 111

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[16]
List of international goals scored by Habib Diallo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 November 2019 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal  Congo 2–0 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 11 November 2021 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 24 March 2023 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar, Senegal  Mozambique 5–1 5–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 20 June 2023 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Brazil 1–1 4–2 Friendly

Honours

Metz

Senegal

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ^ "SENEGAL" (PDF). Africa Cup of Nations. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Habib DIALLO - Attaquant".
  3. ^ "Habib Diallo". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "French Ligue 2 Statistics – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Le palmarès 2019 des Trophées UNFP". Le Figaro (in French). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Chelsea submit bid to sign Metz striker Habib Diallo". Metro. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Who is Habib Diallo? Get to know Metz striker linked with £18m Leeds move". HITC. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Habib Diallo: Senegalese forward joins Strasbourg from Metz". Goal. 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ "الشباب يعلن تعاقده مع حبيب ديالو".
  10. ^ "Equatorial Guinea v Senegal game report". CAF. 17 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  15. ^ Mouhamadou Diallo at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Habib Diallo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Ligue 2 : le FC Metz termine en apothéose". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Habib Diallo, joueur du mois d'août de Domino's Ligue 2". UNFP. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.{cite web}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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