Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer)

Mamadou Diallo ( born April 17, 1982 in Bamako ) is a Malian football player. Currently, the striker in France at CS Sedan is under contract.

Career

Association

Diallo's career began in his native Mali, where he ran aground until June 2003, for Centre Salif Keita. Then he moved to Algeria and signed with USM Alger. He stood there until the winter break of the 2004/05 season under contract. In January 2006, he signed a contract with the French giants FC Nantes in Ligue 1 at that time transfer fee amounted to € 700,000. On 12 January 2005 he made ​​his debut in the top French league against SC Bastia. Back then moved him FCN coach in 78 minutes of Mamadou Bagayoko. Two game days later, on 22 January, the striker scored his first league goal on European soil. This was not enough against FC Toulouse and after 1-0 Nantes still lost 1-2. The green - yellow Diallo became a regular force alongside compatriot Mamadou Bagayoko quickly. After its retirement the following season he became the number one in the storm center of the club and came in 2005 /06 to 35 inserts. Only goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau had put in more games. With ten league goals Diallo was also by far the best scorer of his team. In the league, it was enough to secure relegation. At the end of the 2006 /07 Nantes rose as Table from the club. Although Diallo was with teammates Dimitri Payet again the best attacker of his team, but he succeeded only four goals in Ligue 1 there was bloodletting and disposals as Habib Bamogo and Jérémy Toulalan Before start of the season could not be compensated. For the following season to Diallo France decided again to leave and signed at the Qatar Sports Club. There, they took him only a year and he joined the Al- Jazira Club on. In January 2009, it pulled the striker back to the first French League to Le Havre AC. Once again, he quickly became master strength, but also could not avoid relegation to Ligue 2. In 2011 he moved on to league rivals CS Sedan.

National

Diallo since 2004, A-National player of Mali. Previously, he was already junior selection player and was a participant at the U-17 World Cup 1999 in New Zealand. With Mali, he participated in the 2004 Olympic Games. His first goal he scored on 6 February 2007 in a 3-1 victory to his team against the selection of Lithuania. For the Africa Cup 2008, he was nominated as Mali unhappy already failed in the group stage only because of goal difference. During the tournament, the striker came to two tool changes. His debut at the AT Diallo was on 25 January 2008, when einwechselte him coach Jean -François Jodar in the 74th minute for Dramane Traoré. Two years later he was again in the squad Mali at the African Cup of Nations in Angola. But again it was only enough to two short sessions.