Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1990)

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

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

Mamadou Diallo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 33)
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.^{[citation needed]} 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.