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Also known as Salif Alassane Diao

Senegalese association football player

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Type
Group
Country
SE
Active from
1999

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Key facts

2005
→ Birmingham City (loan)
Full name
Salif Alassane Diao
Date of birth
( 1977-02-10 ) 10 February 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth
Kédougou , Senegal
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder
Years
Team
1996 2000
Monaco
1996 1997
→ Épinal (loan)
2000 2002
Sedan
2002 2007
Liverpool
2005 2006
→ Portsmouth (loan)
2006 2007
→ Stoke City (loan)
2007 2012
Stoke City
2000 2009
Senegal

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Defensive Midfield
Nationality
Senegal

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Kédougou
Languages spoken
French
Member of team
Stoke City F.C.
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
Senegal
Image
Sali Diao Arsenal v Stoke City FC.jpg
Height
186
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date of birth
1977-02-10
Commons category
Salif Diao
start of work period
1996-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Salif Alassane Diao (born 10 February 1977) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Diao moved from Senegal to France when he was seventeen and started his career at Monaco, with whom he helped with the Trophée des Champions and Division 1. He failed to hold down a regular place at Monaco and moved to Sedan in 2000. Diao then had an impressive 2002 World Cup with Senegal, which attracted the attention of several Premier League sides. It was Liverpool who won the race and signed Diao for £5 million in 2002.

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