Drissa Diallo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Drissa Diallo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Sedan | 31 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Liège | 49 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Deinze (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | KV Mechelen | 98 | (4) |
| 2003 | Burnley | 14 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Ipswich Town | 45 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 70 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 374 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Guinea | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Drissa Diallo (born 4 January 1973) is a Guinean former professional footballer who most recently played for Cheltenham Town. Although he holds French nationality, he represented Guinea on eight occasions at international level.
After playing for Sedan, Liege and Denize, Diallo signed for KV Mechelen in 1998. In 2003 Mechelen went into liquidation and Diallo was released on a free transfer. He promptly moved to England and signed for Burnley. Although the Lancashire club were keen to sign Diallo on a long-term deal after he had impressed Stan Ternent during his time at the club, Diallo spent only 5 months in Burnley before Joe Royle swooped to sign him for Ipswich Town at the end of the season. He scored two goals for Burnley, against Fulham in the FA Cup[2] and Gillingham in the league.[3]