Aliou Dieng
Malian footballer (born 1997)
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Aliou Dieng (born 16 October 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Mali national team.
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Dieng with Al Ahly at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aliou Dieng[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Djoliba AC | 20[citation needed] | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | MC Alger | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2026 | Al Ahly | 145 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Al-Kholood (loan) | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Mali U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Mali A' | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Mali | 55 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]
On 23 August 2024, Dieng joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on a one-year loan.[3]
International career
Dieng represented a local team of Mali at the 2016 African Nations Championship, and scored a penalty in their 2–1 quarter-final win over Tunisia.[4] In 2020, Dieng played for the Malian national team for the first time at non-local level, in 2–1 victory against Namibia. With his home country, he also participated at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 11 December 2025, Dieng was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MC Alger | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[a] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 1 | 2[f] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 145 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 250 | 8 | ||
| Al-Kholood (loan) | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 212 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 329 | 12 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in the Super Cup/CAF Super Cup/FIFA Club World Cup
- Five appearances in CAF Champions League, four appearances in African Football League
- Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance(s) in Egyptian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 4 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 31 January 2016 | Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship | [6] |
| 1 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda |  South Sudan |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [7] |
Honours
- Al Ahly
