Ousmane Diao

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Ousmane Diao
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ouakam, Senegal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team
Midtjylland
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2019 AS Ouakam
2020–2023 AF Darou Salam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Mafra 46 (2)
2024– Midtjylland 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Ousmane Diao (born 8 June 2004) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

Club career

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Youth years

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Diao was born and raised in Ouakam, a commune in the capital Dakar, where he also started his career in AS Ouakam. In 2019 Diao moved to the football academy Darou Salam - Académie Foot Darou Salam de Dakar - where during his time at the academy he was also selected for the Senegal U-20 national team.[2]

Midtjylland and Mafra

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In August 2022, Diao reportedly signed with Danish club FC Midtjylland.[3] However, Midtjylland never officially confirmed this themselves. In January 2023, Portuguese club C.D. Mafra confirmed that Diao had signed with the club. Several sources - although neither Mafra nor Midtjylland confirmed this - wrote that Diao joined Mafra on a loan deal from Midtjylland, until summer 2024.[4][5]

In the summer of 2023, Diao was back in Midtjylland and also took part in a training match for the club.[6] He then returned to Mafra, where he became a huge profile for the club in the 2023–24 season. His good performances for Mafra made Diao attract a lot of interest, including from Sporting CP, who according to sources were close signing Diao.[7] On June 27, 2024, FC Midtjylland confirmed that Diao had been brought to the club on a contract until June 2029.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 31 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mafra 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 33 2 2 0 1 0 36 2
Total 46 2 2 0 1 0 49 12
Midtjylland 2024–25 Danish Superliga 11 2 2 0 8[a] 2 21 4
Career total 57 5 4 0 1 0 8 2 70 7
  1. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

References

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