Sadou Diallo

Sadou Diallo
Diallo playing for Manchester City in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Sadou Diallo[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bohemians
Number 5
Youth career
2012–2018 Manchester City
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Forest Green Rovers 9 (0)
2022–2025 Derry City 86 (4)
2026– Bohemians 0 (0)
International career
2017 England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians as a midfielder. Born in Guinea, he has represented England at youth level.

Early and personal life

Diallo was born in Conakry, Guinea,[2] and lived there until the age of 8, when he moved to Rotherham, England with his mother.[4][5] He is a practising Muslim, meaning he abstains from drinking alcohol and also fasts during the month of Ramadan as part of his faith.[6]

Club career

Early career

Diallo began his career with Manchester City at the age of 13, moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2018.[4][7] He signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2019.[8] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic on 8 October 2019.[9] He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2020–21 season.[10]

Forest Green Rovers

On 2 July 2021 it was announced that Forest Green Rovers had signed Diallo.[11]

Derry City

On 15 July 2022, Derry City announced the signing of Diallo on an 18-month contract.[12] Diallo cited Derry player Will Patching, who played with Diallo at Manchester City, as helping convince him to sign for the club.[13] In the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Diallo scored twice as Derry eliminated Havnar Bóltfelag and Kuopion Palloseura.[14][15] On 23 November 2023, he signed a new two-year-contract with the club.[16] He departed Derry at the end of his contract in November 2025, having made 108 appearances in all competitions during his three and a half years with the club.[17]

Bohemians

On 22 January 2025, Diallo signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.[18][19]

International career

He has represented England at under-19 youth level.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21s 2017–18[21] — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2018–19[22] — — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[23] League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 1 10 1
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22[25] League Two 9 0 1 0 2 0 — 4[c] 0 16 0
Derry City 2022[26] LOI Premier Division 13 1 4 1 — — — 17 2
2023[26] 30 0 2 0 — 6[d] 2 1[e] 0 39 2
2024[26] 21 1 5 0 — 2[f] 0 — 28 1
2025[26] 22 2 2 0 — — — 24 2
Total 86 4 13 1 0 0 8 2 1 0 108 7
Bohemians 2026[26] LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — 0[f] 0 0[g] 0 0 0
Career total 104 4 14 1 2 0 8 2 10 1 138 8
  1. ^ Imcludes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  6. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  7. ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Piste des pros : un jeune guinéen signe à Man. City". 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Sadou Diallo". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b Brassington, Jamie (31 August 2018). "Wolves sign youngster Sadou Diallo for U23 side". Express and Star. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ Porter, Alex. "Sadou Diallo: From Africa to Manchester". www.mancity.com.
  6. ^ "'Being Muslim makes me feel like there's more to life than just living' says Derry City's Sadou Diallo". Derry Journal. 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Wolves secure Diallo signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Sadou Diallo: Wolves midfielder joins Accrington Stanley after transfer window shuts". BBC Sport. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Match Report: Oldham Athletic 0-3 Accrington Stanley". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Wolves confirm 2021 retained list". www.wolves.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Forest Green sign Diallo and Aitchison" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Derry City add ex-Manchester City youth player to their squad ahead of North West derby". www.derryjournal.com.
  13. ^ "Derry City playmaker Will Patching convinces new signing Sadou Diallo to make Brandywell switch". www.derryjournal.com.
  14. ^ "Derry-HB | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA.
  15. ^ "KuPS-Derry | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24". UEFA.
  16. ^ "Sadou Diallo extends to 2025". 23 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Sadou Diallo". 22 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Midfielder Sadou Diallo joins from Derry City". 22 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Bohemians sign midfielder Sadou Diallo from Derry City". The 42. 22 January 2026.
  20. ^ "England Matches - Under-19's 2010-20". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  21. ^ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Sadou Diallo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  26. ^ a b c d e Sadou Diallo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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