Namakoro Diallo (born 29 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championnat National club Nîmes.

Namakoro Diallo
Personal information
Full name Namakoro Diallo
Date of birth (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Nîmes
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2011 Sarcelles A.A.S
2011–2016 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Rennes B 80 (1)
2016–2021 Rennes 0 (0)
2019–2020Avranches (loan) 8 (0)
2022 Romorantin 12 (0)
2022–2023 Boulogne 23 (0)
2023– Nîmes 28 (0)
International career
2015 France U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Early life

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Diallo was born in Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, to Malian parents. He acquired French nationality on 11 December 2008, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[1][2]

Club career

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Diallo first appeared for the reserve team in 2014, and signed his first professional contract with his youth club Rennes.[3] He made his professional debut for Rennes in a 7–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Monaco on 14 December 2016.[4] On 24 January 2018, Diallo fractured his tibia which required surgery.[5]

In August 2019, Rennes loaned Diallo to Championnat National side Avranches until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]

International career

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Diallo made one appearance for the France U20s in a 2–0 friendly win over the Netherlands U20s on 7 September 2015.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "JORF n° 0290 du 13 décembre 2008 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 19074. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Namakoro DIALLO -". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Namakoro Diallo". stade-rennais-online.com (in French).
  4. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2016/2017 - 1/8 de finale - AS Monaco / Stade Rennais FC". lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "Rennes - N.Diallo va être opéré". 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Football. Le Stade Rennais prête Namakoro Diallo à l'US Avranches" (in French). Ouest France. 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Match - Pays-Bas - France - FFF".
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