| Sadou Diallo | |
| Fullname: | Sadou Diallo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Guinea |
| Height: | 1.88 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Derry City |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Derry City |
| Caps4: | 64 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC) |
Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Irish club Derry City as a midfielder. Born in Guinea, he has represented England at youth level.
Diallo was born in Guinea and grew up in Rotherham, England.[3]
Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018.[3] [4] He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019.[5] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019.[6]
He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo.[8]
On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract.[9] Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club.[10]
In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Diallo scored twice as Derry eliminated Havnar Bóltfelag and Kuopion Palloseura.[11] [12]
He has represented England at under-19 youth level.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City U21s | 2017–18 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2018–19 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2021–22 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Derry City | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 82 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 108 | 5 | |||
Forest Green Rovers