Drissa Diallo

Drissa Diallo

Personal information
Full name	Drissa Diallo
Date of birth	(1973-01-04) 4 January 1973
Place of birth	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Height
Position(s)	Defender
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)	12	(1)
2009–2010	Cheltenham Town	18	(0)
Total		360	(8)
International career
1996–2001	Guinea	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Drissa Diallo was born in Mauritania on 4 January 1973 but has French nationality. He represented Guinea internationally. He is a retired footballer who most recently played for Cheltenham Town.

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 just 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 and Gillingham in the league.

References

• Drissa Diallo profile at Ipswich Town Talk

• Drissa Diallo – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Profile at National Football Teams