Mouhamadou Habibou "Habib" Diallo (born 18 June 1995) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Damac, on loan from Al-Shabab and the Senegal national team.

Club career

Metz

In the summer of 2015, Diallo was promoted to the senior team at

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. He played 17 games in his debut season with the club, scoring 9 times. He appeared in 19 matches for Metz during the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, scoring once. In January 2017, he was sent out on loan to Brest for the remainder of the season after falling out of favour with new manager

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. Diallo had a successful time in Brittany, playing 16 times and scoring 7 goals. He went back on loan to Brest in the summer 2017 under the management of Jean-Marc Furlan. He spent the entire season there as Brest finished 5th and he scored 9 goals in 33 games in

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. After returning from his loan, Diallo had a prolific season with Metz, winning the

title and scoring 26 league goals in 37 games in the process, only bettered by

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who played for Diallo's old club Brest, scoring 27 times. Diallo was included in the year-end UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Season squad alongside 6 of his Metz teammates. Diallo immediately got up to life in

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, scoring 6 times in his first 8 matches. In the January window he was subject to interest and a reported bid from

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club Chelsea, but no move materialised. By the time the Ligue 1 was suspended in March 2020 due to the

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, Diallo had contributed 12 goals with Metz sitting in 15th position in the table.

Strasbourg

On 5 October 2020, Diallo joined

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on a five-year contract.

Al-Shabab

On 14 August 2023, Diallo joined

club Al-Shabab for a club record €20 million.

Damac (loan)

On 26 August 2024, Diallo joined

club Damac on loan.

International career

Diallo made his debut for

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on 17 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against

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, as a 55th-minute substitute for

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. Diallo was part of Senegal's squad for the

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; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history. He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by

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following the nation's victory at the tournament. In December 2023, Diallo was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed

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held in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.''

Honours

Metz *

: 2018–19 Senegal *

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Individual * UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Season: 2018–19 *UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month: August 2018 Orders * Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diallo, Habib Living people 1995 births Footballers from Thiès Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Senegal men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Metz players Stade Brestois 29 players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Damac FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Saudi Pro League players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal