Mamadou Diallo
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Diallo Sebane
Date of birth (1971-08-28) 28 August 1971
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Sotra FC
1991–1993 Port Autonome 45 (30)
1993–1995 Kawkab Marrakech 60 (31)
1995–1996 → St. Gallen (loan) 22 (7)
1996–1997 Zeytinburnuspor 30 (14)
1997–1999 Lillestrøm 16 (9)
1999 → MSV Duisburg (loan)[1] 7 (0)
1999 → Vålerenga (loan) 8 (5)
2000–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 50 (35)
2002 New England Revolution 7 (1)
2002 MetroStars 17 (11)
2002 Al-Ahli
2003 IFK Göteborg 13 (3)
2004–2005 Pahang 11 (8)
2005–2006 Jomo Cosmos 23 (5)
2006–2007 Djoliba AC
International career
1994–2000 Senegal 46 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Diallo, Mamadou" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Lincir, Mark. "Mike Ammann Doesn't Mince Words". soccerphile.com. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Bell, Jack (10 December 2002). "Avalanche of Goals In Men's Tournament". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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