# Aliou Dieng

Aliou Dieng (born 16 October 1997) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Kholood on loan from Al Ahly and the Mali national team.

## Club career

In July 2019, Dieng joined Egyptian club Al Ahly on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
On 23 August 2024, Dieng joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood on a one-year loan.

## International career

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. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 22 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MC Alger | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| MC Alger | 2018–19 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| MC Alger | Total | Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 |
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Al Ahly | 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Al Ahly | 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Al Ahly | 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Al Ahly | 2023–24 | Egyptian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Ahly | Total | Total | 122 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 213 | 7 |
| Al-Kholood (loan) | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 179 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 283 | 10 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Super Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Super Cup/CAF Super Cup/FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Five appearances in CAF Champions League, four appearances in African Football League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mali | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Mali | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Mali | 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| Mali | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Mali | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 1 |
    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 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda | South Sudan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |

## Honours
### Al Ahly

* Egyptian Premier League: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Egypt Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Egyptian Super Cup: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
* CAF Super Cup: 2021 (May), 2021 (December)