Abdoulaye Diaby
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Diaby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali[2] | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zurich | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Djoliba | ||
| 2018–2019 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Royal Antwerp | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lokeren (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Újpest | 45 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | St. Gallen | 41 | (1) |
| 2025– | Grasshopper | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Mali U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Mali | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:26, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025 | |||
Abdoulaye Diaby (born 4 July 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zurich and the Mali national team.
Diaby began his career as a youth at Djoliba AC before moving to Belgium at the age of 19.[3] He was loaned to Lokeren in 2019.[4]
On 21 June 2021, Diaby signed with Újpest in Hungary.[5]
On 25 June 2023, Diaby signed for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a two-year contract.[6] He departed St. Gallen on 9 June 2025 at the end of his contract.[7]
On 5 September 2025, he signed with league rivals Grasshopper Club Zurich.[8] He joins them on a two-year deal, with an option for a further year. He was able to celebrate a 3–1 victory at home against FC Lausanne-Sport on his debut, on 14 September 2025.[9] He came on after just 30 minutes, replacing the injured captain Saulo Decarli.
