{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 2001)}} {{family name hatnote|Diounkou|Tecagne|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alpha Diounkou | image = Diounkou wikipedia.png | caption = Diounkou with AEK Larnaca in 2023 | full_name = Alpha Richard Diounkou Tecagne | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|10|10}} | birth_place = Sindone, Senegal | height = 1.83 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal |publisher=FIFA |page=19 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> | position = Right-back | currentclub = Omonia | clubnumber = 2 | youthyears1 = 2007–2015 | youthclubs1 = Son Cladera | youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = Mallorca | youthyears3 = 2016–2021 | youthclubs3 = Manchester City | years1 = 2021–2024 | clubs1 = Granada | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = → San Fernando (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → Barcelona B (loan) | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → AEK Larnaca (loan) | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Omonia | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Senegal U20 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 24 May 2025 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Alpha Richard Diounkou Tecagne''' (born 10 October 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot club Omonia.
==Club career== Diounkou began playing football with the youth academy of Son Cladera at the age of six, before moving to Mallorca's youth academy at the age of 14. He moved to Manchester City's youth academy in January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/rcd-mallorca/2017/02/12/son-cladera-reclamara-city-derechos-3468217.html|title=El Son Cladera reclamará al City derechos de formación por Alpha|first=jaume|last=vallès|date=12 February 2017|website=Diario de Mallorca}}</ref> He worked his way up their reserves, before transferring to Granada on 31 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lookcharms.com/official-alpha-dionkou-signs-in-granada-then-leaves-on-loan-in-d3-of-spain/|title=OFFICIAL: Alpha Dionkou signs in Granada, then leaves on loan in D3 of Spain!|date=31 August 2021|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322091846/https://lookcharms.com/official-alpha-dionkou-signs-in-granada-then-leaves-on-loan-in-d3-of-spain/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He joined San Fernando on loan for the first half of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfcd.es/alpha-diounkou-prometedor-refuerzo-para-la-banda-derecha/|title=Alpha Diounkou, prometedor refuerzo para la banda derecha|date=31 August 2021|website=sfcd.es}}</ref> On 31 January 2022, he joined Barcelona B for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/sports/fc-barcelona/confirm-signing-of-right-back/|title=Barcelona Complete Signing of 20-Year-Old Right-Back|first=Gill|last=Clark|date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
On 1 September 2023, Diounkou was loaned to Cypriot First Division side AEK Larnaca, for one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.granadacf.es/noticias/comunicado-oficial-or-alpha-diounkou|title=Comunicado Oficial {{!}} Alpha Diounkou|trans-title=Official announcement {{!}} Alpha Diounkou|publisher=Granada CF|language=es|date=1 September 2023|accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref> On 1 July 2024, he moved permanently to another Cypriot club, Omonia Nicosia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Επίσημο: Ομονοιάτης ο Ντιουνκού! |url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/episimo-omonoiatis-o-ntioynkoy |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=24sports.com.cy}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sefutbol.com/oficial-estos-son-20-convocados-eurocopa-sub-17|title=OFICIAL | Estos son los 20 convocados para la Eurocopa Sub-17|date=23 April 2018|website=www.sefutbol.com|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913063109/https://www.sefutbol.com/oficial-estos-son-20-convocados-eurocopa-sub-17|url-status=dead|language=es}}</ref> He switched to represent the Senegal U20s at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsfoot.sn/fr/communiques/liste-des-21-joueurs-retenus-pour-le-mondial-u20/|title=Liste des 21 Joueurs retenus pour le Mondial U20 – Fédération Sénégalaise de Football|work=Fédération Sénégalaise de Football |date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514211655/https://www.fsfoot.sn/fr/communiques/liste-des-21-joueurs-retenus-pour-le-mondial-u20/ |archive-date=14 May 2019 |language=es }}</ref> Diounkou was called up to the senior Senegal national team in May 2022 for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/alpha-diounkou-responde-barca-b-gana-llamada-senegal-13734275|title=Alpha Diounkou responde en el Barça B y se gana la llamada de Senegal|language=es|date=31 May 2022|website=sport}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|29 June 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Cypriot Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |San Fernando (loan) |2021–22 |Segunda División |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Barcelona B (loan) |2021–22 |Segunda División |16||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- |2022–23 |Segunda División |23||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !39!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!0 |- |AEK Larnaca (loan) |2023–24 |Cypriot First Division |31||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||0 |- |Omonia |2024–25 |Cypriot First Division |30||0||2||0||14{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||46||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !113!!0!!5!!0!!14!!0!!0!!0!!132!!0 |}
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==Honours== '''Omonia''' * Cypriot First Division: 2025–26<ref>{{cite web |title=Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια! |url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/i-xrysi-biblos-ton-titlon-gia-22i-fora-protathlitria-i-omonoia |website=24sports.com.cy |access-date=2 May 2026 |language=Greek |date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|alpha-richard-dionkou/525308}} * {{BDFutbol|41187}} * {{LaPreferente|369848<!-- C13137 -->}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Diounkou, Alpha}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:People from Casamance Category:Senegalese emigrants to Spain Category:Naturalised citizens of Spain Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Category:Sportspeople of Senegalese descent Category:Senegalese men's footballers Category:Spanish men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Senegal men's youth international footballers Category:Spain men's youth international footballers Category:Granada CF footballers Category:San Fernando CD players Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players Category:AEK Larnaca FC players Category:AC Omonia players Category:Primera Federación players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus