Abou Diaby
French association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vassiriki Abou Diaby (born 11 May 1986), known as Abou Diaby, is a French former professional footballer. He played primarily in a box to box role, adept at both attacking and defending, and was described as a player who was "languid, elusive, and athletic" that could either "dribble past opponents or slip passes to team-mates".[4] Of Ivorian descent, Diaby also possessed "superb touch" and "excellent close control". Diaby's career was hampered by numerous repetitive injuries, a problem that existed from his time in France.[4][5] His physical appearance and positional preference evoked comparisons to Arsenal compatriot Patrick Vieira.[6][7]
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Full name | Vassiriki Abou Diaby[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 38)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1998 | Aubervilliers | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | Red Star | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | INF Clairefontaine | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Auxerre | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Auxerre | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2015 | Arsenal | 124 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Marseille | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 139 | (15) | |||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | France U19 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | France U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | France | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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