Yadaly Diaby

Yadaly Diaby (born 9 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Lustenau, on loan from Ligue 1 club Clermont and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Yadaly Diaby started playing football at Andrézieux-Bouthéon in 2013, where he played several seasons in the Championnat National 2 with their senior team; before joining Clermont on the summer 2021.

First playing with the reserve team in National 3, his performance—most notably a hat trick against during a 4-1 win against the Académie Moulins—quickly granted him an access to the first team, as he signed his first professional contract with the Auvergnats early November 2021.

Diaby made his professional debut for Clermont Foot on 1 December 2021, replacing an injured Jim Allevinah at the 63rd minute of a 2–2 home Ligue 1 draw against Lens. Whilst he saw hist team equalize just after he came on – as Mohamed Bayo scored the last goal of the game –, Diaby was red carded at the 84th, after he accidentally kicked an opponent. This exclusion earned him a 2 rounds ban from the French competition.

International career

Diaby was born in Saint-Pierre, in Reunion Island (France), to Guinean parents. He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Ethiopia on 24 March 2023.

Style of play

An offensively-minded midfielder, Diaby is able to play both as a left or a right midfielder.