Hamed Modibo Diallo

Hamed Diallo
	Diallo in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Hamed Modibo Diallo
Date of birth	December 18, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Zahia, Ivory Coast
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1994–1996	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2001	Le Havre
1998–1999	→ Laval (loan)
2000–2001	→ Laval (loan)
2001–2002	Amiens
2002–2003	Al-Rayyan
2003–2004	Angers
2004–2005	Hammarby
2005–2006	Turris
2007	Excelsior Virton
2007–2008	Rochester Rhinos
2008–2009	Carolina RailHawks
2010	Real Maryland Monarchs
International career
1999–2003	Ivory Coast
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamed Modibo Diallo (born December 18, 1976) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Zahia, Ivory Coast, Diallo began his career in France, initially in the youth academy of Le Havre, and later playing for Laval, Amiens, Angers, as well as with Al Rayyan in Qatar, Hammarby in Sweden, Turris in Italy, and Excelsior Virton in Belgium. He was the top scorer in the French Ligue 2 twice: in 1999 with Laval, and in 2002 with Amiens. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 22 July 1999.^[1]^[2]

Diallo came to the United States in 2007 to play for Rochester Raging Rhinos in the USL First Division. During the 2007 season with Rochester, Diallo was a regular starter up front along with English-born striker Matthew Delicate; however, during 2008 Diallo gradually became a less frequent member of new coach Darren Tilley's squad, and had only eventually logged 474 minutes of playing time in 13 USL matches during the 2008 season.^[3]

On July 9, 2008, Diallo was transferred to Carolina RailHawks in return for Jamil Walker. Diallo produced a top-notch season with RailHawks in his debut season, where he recorded a hat-trick against the Seattle Sounders despite losing the match on a score of 4–3. He finished off the season by scoring seven goals and registering three assists in 16 games to finish with a team-leading 17 points. Despite a promising debut season, Diallo unfortunately failed to regain his previous form that dominated the 2008 season; which led to limited playing time during the 2009 season. On March 8, 2010, the Real Maryland Monarchs announced the signing of Diallo to a contract for the 2010 season.^[4]