Habib Diallo

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

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 29)[2]
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Damac (on loan from Al-Shabab)
Number	80
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	30	(6)
2024–	→ Damac (loan)	8	(4)
International career‡
2018–	Senegal	30	(7)
Medal record Representing  Senegal Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

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]

Damac (loan)

On 26 August 2024, Diallo joined Saudi Pro League club Damac on loan.^[10]

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.^[11]

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.^[12][13]

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.^[14]

In December 2023, Diallo was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		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
Al-Shabab	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	21	4	3	0	—		24	4
Career total			288	110	9	3	7	0	304	113

1. Includes Coupe de France, King Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.^[17]

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
5.	19 January 2024	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast	Cameroon	2–0	3–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
6.	29 January 2024	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	1–0	1–1 (a.e.t.)	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
7.	9 June 2024	Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania	Mauritania	1–0	1–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Metz

• Ligue 2: 2018–19^[18]

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2021^[19]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Season: 2018–19^[5]
• UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month: August 2018^[20]

Orders

• Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022^[14]

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. "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. "أسد التيرانجا ' حبيب ديــالو ' ضمكـاوي".
11. "Equatorial Guinea v Senegal game report". CAF. 17 November 2018.
12. "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.
13. "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
14. "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
15. "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
16. Mouhamadou Diallo at Soccerway
17. "Habib Diallo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
18. "Ligue 2 : le FC Metz termine en apothéose". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
19. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
20. "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)

External links

• Habib Diallo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Habib Diallo – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French