Abdoulay Diaby

Sedan

Born in Nanterre, France, Diaby began his career at Sedan, having been passed by INF Clairefontaine (France national Football team Centre). After progressing through the ranks of Sedan, Diaby made his professional debut on 4 May 2010 against Dijon, where he came on as a substitute for Lossémy Karaboué in the 73rd minute, in a 3–1 loss. He made another appearances for the side three days later on 7 May 2010, again coming on as a substitute, in a 0–0 draw against AC Arles-Avignon. He went on to make two appearances in the 2009–10 season. In the 2010–11 season, Diaby made his first team appearance on 20 November 2010, where he started the match, in a 2–0 win over FC Steinseltz in the seventh round of Coupe de France. On 13 January 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2014. He scored his first goal for the club and set up one of the goals, in a 5–3 loss against FC Istres on 11 March 2011. Seven days later, on 18 March 2011, he scored in a follow–up match, in a 1–1 draw against Le Havre. By the end of the 2010–11 season, he had made eleven appearances scoring two times in all competitions. In the 2011–12 season, Diaby scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Clermont Foot on 12 August 2011. A month later, on 16 September 2011, he scored again, in a 3–0 win over Le Havre. He then scored three goals throughout October, scoring against Angers SCO (twice) and Lille. He ended a two-month goal drought on 9…

In October 2014, Diaby was called up by Mali for the first time; then scoring on his debut, in a 2–0 win over Ethiopia on 11 October 2014. Mali eventually qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Algeria 2–0 on 19 November 2014. In late–December 2014, Diaby was listed in the national team 35 men provisional squad. After appearing twice as an unused substitute in the first two matches in the tournament, he made his first appearance of the tournament, where he started the match before being substituted, in a 1–1 draw against Guinea on 28 January 2015. Almost a year later, on 6 September 2015, Diaby scored his first goal in eleven months, in a 1–1 draw against Benin. In the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Diaby then scored two goals in two matches between 4 June 2016 and 4 September 2016 against South Sudan and Benin. He then ended his two-year goal drought when he scored the first-half penalty, in a 1–1 draw against Japan on 23 March 2018.

Club

As of match played 19 December 2025

International

As of match played 9 January 2026

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diaby goal.

Club Brugge

Belgian Pro League: 2015–16, 2017–18 Belgian Super Cup: 2016 Sporting CP

Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 Taça da Liga: 2018–19 Al Jazira

UAE Super Cup: 2021