Mouctar Diakhaby

Mouctar Diakhaby
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996
Place of birth Vendôme, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2009 USSA Vertou
2009–2010 Nantes
2010–2013 USSA Vertou
2013–2016 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Lyon B 55 (11)
2016–2018 Lyon 34 (2)
2018– Valencia 1 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 France U19 11 (1)
2015–2016 France U20 6 (0)
2017– France U21 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2018

Mouctar Diakhaby (born 19 December 1996) is a French footballer who currently plays for Valencia in La Liga. He has also represented the French national youth teams starting from the France national under-19 football team.

Club career

Lyon

Diakhaby made his first team debut for Lyon on 10 September 2016 in a Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux, playing the whole match in a 3–1 home loss.[1]On 30 November 2016, he scored his first competitive goal for the Lyon first team in a 6–0 Ligue 1 away route of Nantes.[2] On 23 February 2017, Diakhaby scored a goal (in the 89th minute) in the 2016–17 Europa League round of 32 second-leg 7-1 home win over AZ Alkmaar to register his first career UEFA Europa League or UEFA Champions League goal.[3]He also scored a goal in each of two legs of the 2016-17 Europa League round of 16 tie against AS Roma.

Valencia

On 28 June 2018, Diakhaby signed a five-year deal with Spanish side Valencia CF.[4]

International career

Diakhaby was born in France and is of Guinean descent.[5] He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2018.[6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2016–17 221110011300345
2017–18 12130105100212
Total 342411016400557
Valencia 2018–19 100000000010
Career total 352411016400567

1Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances.

2Includes Trophée des Champions appearances.

References

  1. ↑ "Lyon vs. Bordeaux - 10 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Nantes vs. Olympique Lyonnais - 30 November 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Lyon rejoint les 8es de finale de Ligue Europa après un festival". L'Équipe. 23 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Valence officialise le recrutement de Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon)". L'Équipe. 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ http://www.africatopsports.com/2016/11/15/ligue-1-ol-mouctar-diakhaby-veut-ameliorer-jeu-de-tete/
  6. ↑ "M. Diakhaby". Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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