Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Vassiriki Abou Diaby[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 May 1986||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Auxerre | 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Arsenal | 2005–06 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
2006–07 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
2007–08 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 4 | |
2008–09 | Premier League | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 4 | |
2009–10 | Premier League | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 7 | |
2010–11 | Premier League | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
2011–12 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 124 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 180 | 19 | ||
Marseille | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 139 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 200 | 20 |
National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2006–07 | 2 | 0 |
2007–08 | 0 | 0 | |
2008–09 | 0 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 6 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 7 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 16 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2012 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Arsenal
France U19