Aliou Dieng
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Aliou Dieng (born 16 October 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Mali national team.
Club career
In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
On 23 August 2024, Dieng joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on a one-year loan.
International career
Dieng represented a local team of Mali at the 2016 African Nations Championship, and scored a penalty in their 2–1 quarter-final win over Tunisia. In 2020, Dieng played for the Malian national team for the first time at non-local level, in 2–1 victory against Namibia. With his home country, he also participated at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 11 December 2025, Dieng was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
Club
As of 9 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MC Alger | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 140 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 245 | 8 | ||
| Al-Kholood (loan) | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 207 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 324 | 12 |
International
As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 |
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January 2016 | Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda | Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship | |
| 1 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda | South Sudan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Egypt Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
- CAF Super Cup: 2021 (May), 2021 (December)
External links
- at Soccerway