Baïla Diallo (born 24 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian club Austria Lustenau on loan from the French club Clermont. Born in France, he is a youth international for Senegal.

Baïla Diallo
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Austria Lustenau
Number 11
Youth career
Toulouse
2016–2018 Colomiers
2018–2019 Clermont
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Clermont II 24 (3)
2021– Clermont 6 (0)
2021–2022Orléans (loan) 28 (1)
2023–Austria Lustenau (loan) 13 (0)
International career
2022– Senegal U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:39, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Professional career edit

Diallo is a youth product of Toulouse and Colomiers, before moving to the youth academy of Clermont in 2018. He began his senior career with their reserves in 2019.[1] On 20 January 2021, he made his professional debut with the senior Clermont side in a 1–1 Coupe de France tie with Grenoble.[2] A couple days later on 22 January 2021, Diallo signed his first professional contract with Clermont, keeping him at the club until June 2024.[3] He spent the 2021-22 season on loan with Orléans in the Championnat National, where he played 31 games, assisted three times and scored one goal in all competitions before returning to Clermont.[4]

On 19 July 2023, Diallo joined Austria Lustenau in Austria on loan.[5]

International career edit

Born in France, Diallo is of Senegalese and Guinean descent.[6] He was called up to represent the Senegal U23s for a set of 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2022.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Baïla Diallo". January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dele Alli, Mitroglou, Odegaard : les infos mercato à retenir ce vendredi". LEFIGARO. January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ AKOUETE, Isidore (January 22, 2021). "Clermont : Premier contrat pro pour Baïla Diallo".
  4. ^ Benard, Pierre (June 24, 2022). "Clermont Foot : Diallo, quel bilan de son prêt ?". Score.fr.
  5. ^ "BAILA DIALLO KOMMT LEIHWEISE AUS CLERMONT" [BAILA DIALLO COMES FROM CLERMONT ON LOAN] (in German). Austria Lustenau. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Clermont : Un contrat Professionnel pour Baïla Diallo ! | Rarili News". January 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Les résultats de nos internationaux". October 1, 2022.

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