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Aliou Dieng

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Aliou Dieng
Dieng with Al Ahly at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Personal information
Full name Aliou Dieng[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Djoliba AC 20[citation needed] (0)
2018–2019 MC Alger 37 (1)
2019– Al Ahly 145 (5)
2024–2025 → Al-Kholood (loan) 30 (3)
International career‡
2015–2019 Mali U23 6 (0)
2016 Mali A' 6 (2)
2020– Mali 55 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mali
African Nations Championship
Runner-up 2016 Rwanda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026

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

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In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]

On 23 August 2024, Dieng joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on a one-year loan.[3]

International career

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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.[4] 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.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 21 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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[a] 1 1[b] 0 41 2
2020–21 33 0 4 0 0 0 13[a] 1 4[c] 0 54 1
2021–22 21 2 4 0 — 13[a] 0 4[c] 0 42 2
2022–23 29 2 4 0 — 13[a] 0 5 0 51 2
2023–24 13 0 1 0 — 9[d] 0 2[c] 0 25 0
2024–25 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1[e] 0 1 0
2025–26 23 0 0 0 1 0 10[a] 1 2[f] 0 36 1
Total 145 5 16 0 1 0 69 3 19 0 250 8
Al-Kholood (loan) 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 30 3 1 0 — — — 31 3
Career total 212 9 21 0 0 0 77 3 19 0 329 12
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Super Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Super Cup/CAF Super Cup/FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ Five appearances in CAF Champions League, four appearances in African Football League
  5. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Egyptian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 4 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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 4 0
Total 55 2
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dieng goal.
List of international goals scored by Aliou Dieng
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 [6]
1 9 June 2022 St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda  South Sudan 3–1 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [7]

Honours

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Al Ahly

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Egypt's Ahly sign Malian midfielder Aliou Dieng". Ahram Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "رسميا.. الخلود يعلن ضم أليو ديانج".
  4. ^ "Le Mali et la Guinée en demi-finales du CHAN 2016". BBC News Afrique (in French). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Voici la liste des Aigles retenus par le sélectionneur Tom Saintfiet pour la CAN Maroc 2025". Facebook (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Tunisia vs. Mali - 31 January 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  7. ^ "South Sudan vs. Mali - 9 June 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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