Abou Diaby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Abou Diaby
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	May 11, 1986(1986-05-11)
Age	38
Birthplace	Paris
Country	France
Horoscope	Taurus

Abou Diaby Biography

Abou Diaby is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on May 11, 1986 in Paris, France. Midfielder who joined Arsenal in 2006 and became a member of the French national team in 2007.

He and Karim Benzema became teammates on the French national team.

Diaby began his football career playing for hometown club CM Aubervilliers in December 1996. While at Aubervilliers, Diaby was coached by David Giguère and Alain Mboma, the latter now serving as the manager of Red Star Paris. After two years at the club, Diaby’s quick progression at the amateur club led to a move to nearby semi-professional outfit Red Star Paris in Saint-Ouen. While in the club’s youth academy, Diaby was supervised by youth academy director Yves- Henri Gergaud and was described by club youth coach Marco Lienel as a player who was “fairly quiet and quite frail”. Diaby started his career at the club playing on its under-13 team in the Division Honneur Régionale of the Île-de- France region. After spending a year playing with Red Star, in 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. While at Clairefontaine, Diaby was a part of A la Clairefontaine, a documentary series which chronicled the lives of the France’s top young footballers during their time at the academy. During the series, an episode showed Diaby getting into a physical confrontation with Hatem Ben Arfa.

Diaby was born in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, but was raised in a housing development in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris. He is the son of a long-distance truck driver and developed an interest into the sport of football after becoming fascinated by several players who played on the 1998 FIFA World Cup-winning team, most notably midfield stalwart Patrick Vieira, whom Diaby describes as “a monument to French football”. Diaby was also adept at playing other sports such as basketball and boxing. Of Ivorian descent, Diaby is a practicing Muslim and, while growing up, developed a fascination towards the subjects of religion, philosophy, science, and astronomy. Diaby became interested in accountancy after taking a course at the age of 17, while he was at the Auxerre youth academy.

He was born in Paris, France.

Abou Diaby Net Worth

Abou Diaby is one of the richest Soccer Player from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abou Diaby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He spent his youth career with Aubervilliers, Red Star Paris, INF Clairefontaine and Auxerre.

He debuted professionally for Auxerre in 2004.

Vassiriki Abou Diaby (French pronunciation: ​[abu djabi] ; born 11 May 1986), known as Abou Diaby, is a French former professional footballer. He played primarily in a box to box role, capable to be adept in both attacking and defending. Described as a player who was “languid, elusive, and athletic” that could either “dribble past opponents or slip passes to team-mates”. 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. His physical appearance and positional preference evoked comparisons to Arsenal legend and compatriot Patrick Vieira.

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Following the season, Roux retired as manager of Auxerre after managing the club for 44 straight seasons. He was replaced with former France national team coach Jacques Santini. During the season, Diaby featured early on during the campaign, but as the season wore on, he struggled with injuries, which subsequently, led to the player failing to gain the confidence of Santini. Unlike fellow youngsters Sagna and Kaboul who were quickly establishing themselves at their respective positions, Diaby only featured in five league matches during the first half of the season. The midfielder did score his first professional goal on 10 September 2005 in a 3–1 loss to Rennes. In Europe, Diaby featured as a starter in the team’s first round defeat to Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in the UEFA Cup. Midway through the campaign, Diaby was deemed surplus to requirements by management. Following the sale of the player, vice-president Gérard Bourgoin declared that, “We have always kept the young players which our coach wanted to use, but Diaby did not play, so this was a strategic sale for us.”

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Diaby was often described as being injury-prone. After returning from a fractured ankle injury in late 2006, the midfielder endured persistent niggling injuries that resulted in Diaby failing to play a full season for Arsenal. During his second season at Auxerre, a season in which he was expected to get some significant playing time, Diaby failed to gain the confidence of manager Jacques Santini primarily due to repetitive injuries he endured during the autumn portion of the 2005–06 season. After returning to the team, Diaby struggled to return to form, which ultimately resulted in his sale to Arsenal. His highest output for appearances with Arsenal came in the 2009–10 season when he played in 40 matches of Arsenal’s total of 55 competitive matches in the season.

What happened Abou Diaby?

On 25 February 2019, Diaby announced that he was retiring from football, aged 32, most recently having played for Marseille in 2017. He only appeared in 214 senior career matches. He announced his retirement on French television channel RMC’s. Diaby said, “I am bringing an end to my professional career.

Who tackled Diaby?

In stoppage time of a 3-0 win away at Sunderland, Diaby intercepted the ball and passed it to Emmanuel Eboue on the right. But as he did, Dan Smith jumped in recklessly and connected right on his ankle. It was a truly shambolic challenge and yet somehow he was only shown a yellow card by referee Dermot Gallagher.

How many injuries did Abou Diaby have?

In total, Diaby suffered 42 serious injuries during his time as an Arsenal player, including damage to his ACL ligament, five thigh muscle strains and 11 calf strains; not to mention two sprained ankles, three hamstring injuries and a concussion.

How long was Diaby injured?

Just weeks before Arsenal’s Champions League final, Diaby’s career was under threat. He had to undergo three surgeries and eight months of rehabilitation.

How old is Diaby?

22 years (July 7, 1999)