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Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1971)

Senegalese footballer

Summary

Senegalese footballer

Field	Value
name	Mamadou Diallo
full_name	Mamadou Diallo Sebane
birth_date
birth_place	Dakar, Senegal
height	1.90 m
position	Forward
years1	1988–1991
clubs1	Sotra FC
years2	1991–1993
clubs2	Port Autonome
caps2	45
goals2	30
years3	1993–1995
clubs3	Kawkab Marrakech
caps3	60
goals3	31
years4	1995–1996
clubs4	→ St. Gallen (loan)
caps4	22
goals4	7
years5	1996–1997
clubs5	Zeytinburnuspor
caps5	30
goals5	14
years6	1997–1999
clubs6	Lillestrøm
caps6	16
goals6	9
years7	1999
clubs7	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)
caps7	7
goals7	0
years8	1999
clubs8	→ Vålerenga (loan)
caps8	8
goals8	5
years9	2000–2001
clubs9	Tampa Bay Mutiny
caps9	50
goals9	35
years10	2002
clubs10	New England Revolution
caps10	7
goals10	1
years11	2002
clubs11	MetroStars
caps11	17
goals11	11
years12	2002
clubs12	Al-Ahli
years13	2003
clubs13	IFK Göteborg
caps13	13
goals13	3
years14	2004–2005
clubs14	Pahang
caps14	11
goals14	8
years15	2005–2006
clubs15	Jomo Cosmos
caps15	23
goals15	5
years16	2006–2007
clubs16	Djoliba AC
nationalyears1	1990-1999
nationalteam1	Senegal
nationalcaps1	46
nationalgoals1	21

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 Dakar, Senegal.

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer signed Diallo in 2000 and allocated him to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. 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 MLS Best XI 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 New England Revolution 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 Los Angeles Galaxy 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 Pahang, then Jomo Cosmos of South Africa and finally with Djoliba AC until he retired.

International career

Diallo won 46 caps for Senegal, scoring 21 goals, in a career which saw him represent his country at the African Cup of Nations in 1994. He played for Senegal 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

MLS Best XI: 2000
MLS All-Star: 2000

References

"Diallo, Mamadou". [[Kicker (magazine).
Lincir, Mark. "Mike Ammann Doesn't Mince Words". soccerphile.com.
Bell, Jack. (10 December 2002). "Avalanche of Goals In Men's Tournament". [[The New York Times]].
"FC Tulsa Signs Midfielder Boubacar Diallo to the 2024 Roster".
(29 July 2000). "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com.

Wikipedia Source

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