| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Diaby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali[2] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zurich | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Djoliba | ||
| 2018–2019 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Royal Antwerp | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Lokeren (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Újpest | 45 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | St. Gallen | 41 | (1) |
| 2025– | Grasshopper | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Mali U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Mali | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:26, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025 | |||
Abdoulaye Diaby (born 4 July 2000) is a Malian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSwiss Super League clubGrasshopper Club Zurich and theMali national team.
Diaby began his career as a youth atDjoliba AC before moving to Belgium at the age of 19.[3] He was loaned to Lokeren in 2019.[4]
On 21 June 2021, Diaby signed withÚjpest in Hungary.[5]
On 25 June 2023, Diaby signed forSwiss Super League clubSt. Gallen on a two-year contract.[6] He departed St. Gallen on 9 June 2025 at the end of his contract.[7]
On 5 September 2025, he signed with league rivalsGrasshopper Club Zurich.[8] He joins them on a two-year deal, with an option for a further year. He was able to celebrate a 3–1 victory at home againstFC Lausanne-Sport on his debut, on 14 September 2025.[9] He came on after just 30 minutes, replacing the injured captainSaulo Decarli.
Diaby has played for Mali at the U17 and U20 level.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Royal Antwerp | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lokeren (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Újpest | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 50 | 2 | |||
| Grasshopper | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
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