Alpha Diounkou

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Diounkou and the second or maternal family name is Tecagne.

Alpha Diounkou

Personal information
Full name	Alpha Richard Diounkou Tecagne
Date of birth	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sindone, Senegal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Omonia
Number	2
Youth career
2007–2015	Son Cladera
2015–2016	Mallorca
2016–2021	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Granada	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ San Fernando (loan)	13	(0)
2022–2023	→ Barcelona B (loan)	39	(0)
2023–2024	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	31	(0)
2024–	Omonia	17	(0)
International career^‡
2018	Spain U17	4	(0)
2019	Senegal U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Alpha Richard Diounkou Tecagne (born 10 October 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot club Omonia.

Career

Diounkou began playing football with the youth academy of Son Cladera at the age of 6, before moving to Mallorca's youth academy at the age of 14. He moved to Manchester City's youth academy in January 2016.[2] He worked his way up their reserves, before transferring to Granada on 31 August 2021.[3] He joined San Fernando on loan for the first half of the 2021–22 season.[4] On 31 January 2022, he joined Barcelona B for the remainder of the season.[5]

On 1 September 2023, Diounkou was loaned to Cypriot First Division side AEK Larnaca, for one year.[6] On 1 July 2024, he moved permanently to another Cypriot club, Omonia Nicosia.[7]

International career

Diounkou was born in Senegal and moved to Spain at a young age. He represented the Spain U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] He switched to represent the Senegal U20s at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] Diounkou was called up to the senior Senegal national team in May 2022 for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[10]

Career statistics

As of 29 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Fernando (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	13	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Barcelona B (loan)	2021–22		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2022–23		23	0	—		—		—		23	0
	Total		39	0	—		—		—		39	0
AEK Larnaca (loan)	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
Career total			83	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	86	0

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. vallès, jaume (12 February 2017). "El Son Cladera reclamará al City derechos de formación por Alpha". Diario de Mallorca.
3. "OFFICIAL: Alpha Dionkou signs in Granada, then leaves on loan in D3 of Spain!". 31 August 2021.
4. "Alpha Diounkou, prometedor refuerzo para la banda derecha". sfcd.es. 31 August 2021.
5. Clark, Gill (9 February 2022). "Barcelona Complete Signing of 20-Year-Old Right-Back".
6. "Comunicado Oficial | Alpha Diounkou" [Official announcement | Alpha Diounkou] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
7. "Επίσημο: Ομονοιάτης ο Ντιουνκού!". 24sports.com.cy. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
8. "OFICIAL | Estos son los 20 convocados para la Eurocopa Sub-17". www.sefutbol.com (in Spanish). 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
9. "Liste des 21 Joueurs retenus pour le Mondial U20 – Fédération Sénégalaise de Football" (in Spanish). 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
10. "Alpha Diounkou responde en el Barça B y se gana la llamada de Senegal". sport (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.

External links

• Alpha Diounkou at Soccerway
• Alpha Diounkou at BDFutbol
• Alpha Diounkou at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)