| 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 |
| 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: | 114 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Al-Kholood (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali Á |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam2: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps2: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 15 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 June 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 and the Mali national team.
In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]
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.[4] 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.
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| 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 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | ||||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1[7] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4[8] | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[9] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 211 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 249 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship | [10] | ||
| 2 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [11] |