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Yadaly Diaby

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Yadaly Diaby
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grenoble
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2012 Jeunesse Foot Sud
2013–2019 Andrézieux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Andrézieux-Bouthéon[a] 16 (1)
2021 Clermont B 12 (4)
2021–2025 Clermont 18 (2)
2022–2024Austria Lustenau (loan) 53 (9)
2025– Grenoble 46 (9)
International career
2023– Guinea 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 August 2026

Yadaly Diaby (born 9 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Grenoble.[1] Born in France, he plays for Guinea national team internationally.

Club career

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Yadaly Diaby started football in the Jeunesse Foot Sud club in Saint-Étienne: Season 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. He will then join the Andrézieux Bouthéon club.

Yadaly Diaby : Andrézieux-Bouthéon in 2019, where he played several seasons in the Championnat National 2 with their senior team; before joining Clermont on the summer 2021.[2][3][4]

First playing with the reserve team in National 3, his performance—most notably a hat trick against during a 4-1 win against the Académie Moulins[5]—quickly granted him an access to the first team, as he signed his first professional contract with the Auvergnats early November 2021.[6][7][8]

Diaby made his professional debut for Clermont Foot on 1 December 2021, replacing an injured Jim Allevinah at the 63rd minute of a 2–2 home Ligue 1 draw against Lens. Whilst he saw hist team equalize just after he came on – as Mohamed Bayo scored the last goal of the game –, Diaby was red carded at the 84th, after he accidentally kicked an opponent.[9][10][11] This exclusion earned him a 2 rounds ban from the French competition.[12]

On 3 February 2025, Diaby signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Grenoble in Ligue 2.[13]

International career

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Diaby was born in Saint-Pierre, in Reunion Island (France), to Guinean parents.[2][8][14] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Ethiopia on 24 March 2023.[15]

Style of play

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An offensively-minded midfielder,[8] Diaby is able to play both as a left or a right midfielder.[6][7]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 31 March 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 202350
2024
202561
202620
Total131
Scores and results list East Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diaby goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Yadaly Diaby
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 March 1989 El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco  Liberia 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Notes

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  1. In 2019, ASF Andrézieux became Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC.

References

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  1. 1 2 Yadaly Diaby at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Mercato France: Yadaly Diaby rejoint le Clermontfoot!". Guineesignal (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. "Nouvelles signatures au Centre de formation". Clermont Foot (in French). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. "ITW🎤". Andrézieux-Bouthéon Football Club. Facebook. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. Lastique, Kevin (25 September 2021). "La série noire se prolonge pour l'Académie Moulins, battue par la réserve du Clermont Foot". La Montagne. Retrieved 6 December 2021. Mais le dernier mot revenait aux Puydômois et à Diawara, qui scellait la victoire sur une frappe croisée à l'entrée de la surface (1-3, 69 e ). Avant que l'homme de la soirée, Yadaly Diaby n'y aille de son triplé (1-4, 89 e ).
  6. 1 2 "Yadaly Diaby passe pro". Clermont Foot (in French). 3 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Yadaly Diaby signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Clermont". L'Équipe (in French). 3 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 Inès Colombe Houssou (4 November 2021). "France - Clermont : Yadaly Diaby signe son premier contrat professionnel". Africa Foot United (in French). Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  9. Testelin, Sam (1 December 2021). "Résultat et résumé Clermont - Lens, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 16e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. Noviello, Andrea (1 December 2021). "Ligue 1 : Clermont et Lens se neutralisent (2-2)". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  11. "Clermont Foot 63 - RC Lens (2 - 2) - Highlights - (CF63 - RCL) / 2021-2022". Ligue 1. YouTube. December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. "Commission de discipline : les décisions du 2 décembre 2021". LFP (in French). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  13. "Yadaly Diaby est Grenoblois !" [Yadaly Diaby is from Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  14. Diallo, Saidou (3 November 2021). "France, Clermont Foot : Yadaly Diaby signe son premier contrat pro". Guineefoot (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  15. "Guinea vs. Ethiopia - Football Match Summary - March 24, 2023 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  16. 1 2 "Yadaly Diaby". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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