Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1990)

Mamadou Diallo (born 2 July 1990) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2][3]

For other people named Mamadou Diallo, see Mamadou Diallo (disambiguation).

Mamadou Diallo
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2007[1] AS Ashanti[1]
2008–2013 Hougang United 109 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

When Diallo was seven years old, he was inspired to become a footballer after his brother became a professional footballer in the local league.[1]

He signed a contract with Hougang United FC in 2008. He was able to secure a contract and a work permit to ply his trade in Singapore without any issues. The peak of his career in Singapore football was after a season with Hougang United which won him the Yeo's people choice award for 2013 S league season.[4]

For season 2014, Hougang United FC was ready to offer a contract renewal but he was denied a work permit by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower. Upon hearing this, some Hougang United fans started a petition in 2014 as a last effort to dissuade the Ministry from denying the permit;[5] however, his work permit was denied anyway.

References
  1. "The New Paper interviews Mamadou Diallo – Hougang United Football Club". hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. "Guinea – M. Diallo – Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "Mamadou Diallo :: Mamadou Diallo ::". footballzz.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. "Football: Home United midfielder Lee Kwan Woo is S-League's Player of the Year in 2013, Sport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. "Fans start petition for S.League star Diallo | FourFourTwo". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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