| Aliou Dieng | |
| Full Name: | Aliou Dieng[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Bamako, Mali |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Kholood (on loan from Al Ahly) |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Djoliba AC |
| Caps1: | 20[2] |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | MC Alger |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019– |
| Clubs3: | Al Ahly |
| Caps3: | 122 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Al-Kholood (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mali A' |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps3: | 29 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 November 2024 |
Aliou Dieng (born 16 October 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood on loan from Al Ahly and the Mali national team.
In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]
On 23 August 2024, Dieng joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on a one-year loan.[4]
Dieng represented a local team of Mali at the 2016 African Nations Championship, and scored a penalty in their 2–1 quarter-final win over Tunisia.[5] In 2020, Dieng played for the Malian national team for the first time at non-local level, in 2-1 victory against Namibia. With his home country, he also participated at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| MC Alger | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[6] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1[7] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4[8] | 0 | 54 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[9] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 122 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 213 | 7 | |||
| Al-Kholood (loan) | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 274 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.