Alassane Diatta

Alassane Diatta
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005
Place of birth Diouloulou, Senegal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 4
Youth career
Mbour Petite-Côte
2022–2023 Keur Madior FC
2023–2024 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Villarreal B 60 (6)
2024– Villarreal 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:13, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Alassane Diatta (born 14 May 2005) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal.

Club career

Diatta is a product of the youth academies of the Senegalese clubs Mbour Petite-Côte and Keur Madior FC, before moving to Villarreal's academy on 18 November 2023 on a 4-year contract.[1] He was promoted to Villarreal B in the Primera Federación for the 2024–25 season. He debuted with the senior Villarreal team as a substitute in a 1–0 Copa del Rey loss to Pontevedra on 4 December 2024.[2]

On 12 December 2025, Diatta renewed his contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2030.[3] The following July, after impressing in the pre-season, he was promoted to the first team in La Liga.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2024–25 Primera Federación 281———281
2025–26 Primera Federación 325———325
Total 606———606
Villarreal 2025–26 La Liga 10001[a]0—20
Career total 626000000626
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ Rakotoaritiana, Tahiry (18 November 2023). "Alassane Diatta signe son premier contrat pro avec un club espagnol". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Coupe du Roi : Pontevedra gâche la première d'Alassane Diatta avec Villarreal | Wiwsport". 4 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Villarreal CF renew Alassane Diatta's contract". Villarreal CF. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Maciá y Diatta, los dos gigantes del Villarreal que han llegado para quedarse" [Maciá and Diatta, the two giants of Villarreal who have arrived to stay] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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