{{short description|French association football player (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Moussa Diaby | image = Moussa Diaby, 2022-07-31, Saisoneröffnung Bayer 04, Leverkusen (1).jpg | caption = Diaby with [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in 2022 | full_name = Moussa Diaby<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: France |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |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> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|7|df=y}}<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51084/Moussa-Diaby/overview |title=Moussa Diaby |publisher=Premier League |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Paris]], France | height = 1.70 m<ref name="PremProfile"/> | position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]], [[wide midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = 2009–2013 | youthclubs1 = Espérance Paris 19e | youthyears2 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs2 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Academy|Paris Saint-Germain]] | years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Academy|Paris Saint-Germain B]] | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → [[FC Crotone|Crotone]] (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2023 | clubs4 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] | caps4 = 125 | goals4 = 31 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = [[Ittihad Club|Al-Ittihad]] | caps6 = 55 | goals6 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 16 | nationalgoals2 = 5 | nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam3 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 7 | nationalyears4 = 2019–2021 | nationalteam4 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps4 = 12 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2021– | nationalteam5 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps5 = 11 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[UEFA Nations League]]}} {{Medal|Winner|[[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021 Italy]]|}} | club-update = 23:18, 21 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 26 March 2024 }} '''Moussa Diaby''' (born 7 July 1999) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] or [[wide midfielder]] for [[Saudi Pro League]] club [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] and the [[France national football team|France national team]].<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|title=M. Diaby|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/moussa-diaby/436589/|website=Soccerway|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>
== Early life == Coming from a [[Mali]]an family, Moussa Diaby began playing [[association football|football]] at Espérance Paris in the 19th arrondissement, at the Jules-Ladoumègue sports center in the under-10 category, where he remained until the under-14 level.<ref name="SOFOOT.com-2021">{{cite web |date=2021-09-07 |title=Moussa Diaby, de l'Espérance à l'équipe de France |trans-title=Moussa Diaby, from Espérance to the French national team. |url=https://www.sofoot.com/moussa-diaby-de-l-esperance-paris-19e-a-l-equipe-de-france-503902.html |access-date=2021-10-18 |website=SOFOOT.com |language=fr}}</ref> The club president, Morade Djeddi, recalled in September 2021:<ref name="SOFOOT.com-2021" />
{{Blockquote|His skills have been evident since he was a child. He was already dynamic, tenacious, and skillful... he was just exceptional. His small size didn't matter, we promoted him to higher age groups, especially for cup matches.}}
He played alongside future professional footballers such as [[Youssouf Fofana (French footballer)|Youssouf Fofana]] and [[Yahia Fofana]].<ref name="SOFOOT.com-2021" /><ref name="Loïc Tanzi-2021">{{cite web |author=Loïc Tanzi |date=2021-10-03 |title=Moussa Diaby: "Je suis plus concentré par la performance que par ce qu'il se passe autour" |trans-title=Moussa Diaby: "I am more focused on performance than on what's happening around." |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/equipe-de-france/moussa-diaby-je-suis-plus-concentre-par-la-performance-que-par-ce-qu-il-se-passe-autour_AV-202110030008.html |access-date=2021-10-20 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}</ref>
Spotted by several professional clubs, including [[Paris Saint-Germain Football Club|Paris Saint-Germain]], he joined the latter at the age of 13. His small stature initially made it difficult for him to stand out in the lower categories, and he started with the Division d'Honneur team in the under-17 category.<ref>[https://www.goal.com/fr/news/29/ligue-1/2016/11/05/29148642/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-suivi-par-de-grands-clubs-moussa-diaby-psg-noublie-pas Already followed by big clubs, Moussa Diaby (PSG) doesn't forget his roots] on ''goal.com''</ref> Promoted later to the national under-17 team, he became the French champion in this category in 2016.<ref>[http://www.paris-canalhistorique.com/psg-un-double-et-un-record/ PSG youth: a double and a record] on ''paris-canalhistorique.com''</ref> Continuing his good performances the following season, especially in the [[UEFA Youth League]], he was voted Titi d'Or by his training center teammates.<ref>[http://canal-supporters.com/2017/01/moussa-diaby-elu-titi-dor-jy-ai-mis-de-la-volonte-et-je-me-suis-donne-les-moyens-de-reussir/ Moussa Diaby, named best young player at PSG: "I gave myself the means to succeed"] on ''canal-supporters.com''</ref>
== Club career ==
===Paris Saint-Germain=== Diaby is a product of the [[Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy|Paris Saint-Germain Academy]]. He joined the club when he was 13 and began playing for the B team in 2017. Diaby was the recipient of the 2016 [[Titi d'Or]] as the most promising and best talent in the Paris Saint-Germain academy.<ref name="BundesligaInfo" />
In September 2017, at the age of 18, Diaby signed his first professional contract for three years with [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]].<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/psg-moussa-diaby-signe-pro-22-11-2017-7408134.php PSG: Moussa Diaby signs professional contract] on ''leparisien.fr''</ref>
====Loan to Crotone==== Not used by PSG head coach [[Unai Emery]] in the first half of the season and suspended for eight matches due to a foul play in a match for the [[Championnat National U19|Under-19 national league]],<ref name="Frédéric Gouaillard-2018">{{cite web |author=Frédéric Gouaillard |date=27 September 2018 |title=Né à Paris, Moussa Diaby grandit au PSG |trans-title=Born in Paris, Moussa Diaby grew up at PSG. |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/ne-a-paris-moussa-diaby-grandit-au-psg-27-09-2018-7904943.php |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=Le Parisien |language=fr}}</ref> Diaby resolved to be loaned to [[FC Crotone|Crotone]] in [[Serie A]] during the winter break.<ref name="BundesligaInfo">{{cite news|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/moussa-diaby-who-is-the-bayer-leverkusen-and-france-winger-arjen-robben-10640|title=Who is Moussa Diaby: Bayer Leverkusen's NextGen star?|website=Bundesliga|access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref> He scored a goal and provided an assist in his first match with the reserve team. Present on the bench for the first team in the following weeks, he made his professional debut on 14 April against [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]], coming on with eight minutes remaining.<ref name="Frédéric Gouaillard-2018" /> Four days later, he started against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]].<ref name="Frédéric Gouaillard-2018" /> After a good performance, he did not appear in the last matches of the season.<ref>[http://www.culturepsg.com/news/formation/diaby-et-georgen-des-pretes-qui-jouent-peu-mais-apprennent/21026 Diaby and Georgen, loans who play little but learn] on ''culturepsg.com''</ref>
====Return to PSG==== Missing part of the preparation due to the [[2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]], Diaby rejoined Paris Saint-Germain during the summer tour. This gave him the opportunity to play his first matches with the professional team, scoring his first goal in a friendly against [[Atlético Madrid]] and winning the [[2018 Trophée des Champions]], although he did not play in the match. Initially, a new loan to [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] or [[Real Sociedad]] was considered, but the new Parisian coach [[Thomas Tuchel]] decided to keep Diaby at the club.<ref>[http://www.paristeam.fr/transferts/psg-tuchel-met-son-veto-pour-diaby-psg-tuchel-met-son-veto-pour-diaby-36334.htm PSG: Tuchel vetoes Diaby loan] on ''paristeam.fr''</ref>
On 14 September 2018, Diaby, who replaced [[Lassana Diarra]] at halftime, scored for PSG in the 86th minute in a 4–0 win over [[AS Saint-Étienne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/ligue-1/2018-2019/teenager-moussa-diaby-on-target-as-psg-cruise-to-4-0-win-over-saint-etienne_sto6932177/story.shtml|title=Teenager Moussa Diaby on target as PSG cruise to 4–0 win over Saint-Etienne|date=14 September 2018}}</ref> He became the 124th academy graduate to feature for the senior side.
Diaby went on to make 25 [[2018–19 Ligue 1|Ligue 1]] appearances in [[2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain FC season|2018–19]], scoring four times across all competitions and averaging an assist every 190 minutes during the club's successful title defence.<ref name="BundesligaInfo" />
===Bayer Leverkusen=== In June 2019, Diaby was transferred to [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] for 15 million euros excluding bonuses<ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2019 |title=Bayer 04 verpflichtet französischen Stürmer Moussa Diaby |trans-title=Bayer 04 signs French forward Moussa Diaby. |url=https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/news/bayer04/bayer-04-verpflichtet-franzoesischen-stuermer-moussa-diaby |access-date=14 June 2019 |publisher=Bayer 04 Leverkusen |language=de}}</ref> and a resale percentage (20%) for Paris Saint-Germain.<ref name="Loïc Tanzi-2020">{{cite web |author=Loïc Tanzi |date=15 December 2020 |title=Bundesliga: Diaby va prolonger à Leverkusen jusqu'en 2025 |trans-title=Bundesliga: Diaby will extend his contract at Leverkusen until 2025. |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/bundesliga/bundesliga-diaby-va-prolonger-a-leverkusen-jusqu-en-2025_AN-202012150462.html |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}</ref> After five substitute appearances,<ref name="LEFIGARO-2020">{{cite web |date=9 August 2020 |title=Moussa Diaby, la révélation de Leverkusen |trans-title=Moussa Diaby, the revelation of Leverkusen |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ligue-europa/actualites/moussa-diaby-la-revelation-1010039 |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=LEFIGARO |language=fr}}</ref> the international hopeful played his first match as a starter against [[SC Freiburg]] in November, where he shone with his speed and scored his first goal in Germany during a 1–1 draw.<ref name="Benoît Desaint-2020">{{cite web |author=Benoît Desaint |first=Paul |date=22 October 2020 |title=Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), ascension en toute discrétion |trans-title=Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), rising discreetly. |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Moussa-diaby-bayer-leverkusen-ascension-en-toute-discretion/1186312 |access-date=2021-10-20 |website=France Football |language=fr}}</ref> From then on, he became a regular starter in [[Peter Bosz]]'s team.<ref name="Benoît Desaint-2020" /> Ultimately, Diaby scored five goals and provided as many assists during the 2019–20 season, which ended with a fifth-place finish in the [[2019–20 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].<ref name="Benoît Desaint-2020" /> Scoring eight goals and providing as many assists in all competitions,<ref name="LEFIGARO-2020" /> Diaby was even voted player of the season by the fans with 26.9% of the votes, ahead of the squad's star [[Kai Havertz]].<ref name="Benoît Desaint-2020" /> During the summer of 2020, several offers were rejected by the German club's management.<ref name="Loïc Tanzi-2020" /> At the end of 2020, already under contract until 2024,<ref name="goal.com-2021">{{cite news |date=29 June 2021 |title=Moussa Diaby prolonge avec le Bayer Leverkusen jusqu'en 2025 |trans-title=Moussa Diaby extends with Bayer Leverkusen until 2025. |url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/officiel-moussa-diaby-prolonge-avec-le-bayer-leverkusen/1cpgf4or8u3gz1ihq7l461xss4 |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Diaby extended his contract for an additional season with a salary increase.<ref name="Alexis Pereira-2021">{{cite web |author=Alexis Pereira |date=20 January 2021 |title=Moussa Diaby enchante le Bayer Leverkusen |trans-title=Moussa Diaby enchants Bayer Leverkusen. |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a4387026003008700295-moussa-diaby-enchante-le-bayer-leverkusen |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Foot Mercato |language=fr}}</ref> Since 20 November 2019, the international hopeful had not missed any matches in the Bundesliga.<ref name="goal.com-2021" /> Since his arrival in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], he had accumulated thirteen goals and fourteen assists.<ref name="goal.com-2021" /> The most used player by [[Peter Bosz]] in the first half of the 2020–21 season, Diaby had at that point scored four goals, including three in the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], and five assists, placing him among the most decisive players for Leverkusen, who were leaders of the Bundesliga.<ref name="Loïc Tanzi-2020" />{{verify source|date=September 2024|reason=Speculative fix for undefined reference}}
By the end of January 2021, Diaby had three goals and four assists in seventeen league starts, as well as a brace in a 4–1 win over [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in the [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref name="Alexis Pereira-2021" /> He also helped defeat [[Borussia Dortmund]] by a score of 2–1 with a goal and an assist.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 January 2021 |language=fr |title=Un Moussa Diaby décisif permet à Leverkusen de battre Dortmund |work=L'Équipe}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> By mid-April, his team was no longer in the title race but was competing for qualification for European competition, and Diaby contributed with an assist and a goal in a 3–0 win against [[1. FC Köln]].<ref>{{cite news |date=17 April 2021 |language=fr |title=Leverkusen se relance dans la course pour l'Europe grâce à un très bon Moussa Diaby |work=L'Équipe}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> In all competitions, he scored ten goals and provided thirteen assists.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 May 2021 |title=Leverkusen: Moussa Diaby juge sa saison |trans-title=Leverkusen: Moussa Diaby evaluates his season. |url=https://madeinfoot.ouest-france.fr/infos/article-leverkusen-moussa-diaby-juge-sa-saison-345566.html |access-date=20 October 2021 |newspaper=Ouest-France}}</ref>
At the beginning of September 2021, at the time of his first selection for the [[France national football team|France national team]], Diaby was directly involved in 44 goals (20 goals, 24 assists) in 85 appearances for Leverkusen across all competitions, averaging more than one contribution every two matches.<ref>{{cite news |author=Pierre-Hakim OUGGOURNI |date=7 September 2021 |title=L'insaisissable Moussa Diaby a une carte à jouer avec les Bleus |trans-title=The elusive Moussa Diaby has a card to play with Les Bleus. |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/equipe-de-france/france-finlande-l-insaisissable-moussa-diaby-a-une-carte-a-jouer-avec-les-bleus-b137373c-0696-11ec-84ae-1e8c375374a0 |access-date=20 October 2021 |newspaper=Ouest-France}}</ref> A month later, having been called up for the French team for the second consecutive time, he had three goals and one assist in nine matches for Leverkusen at the start of the 2021–22 season.<ref name="Loïc Tanzi-2021" />
=== Aston Villa === On 22 July 2023, Diaby joined [[Premier League]] club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] for an undisclosed fee, rejecting a move to the [[Saudi Pro League]], which was reported to be a [[List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics|club-record]] £51.9 million<ref>{{cite news |last=Fisher |first=Ben |date=21 July 2023 |title=Aston Villa agree club-record £51.9m deal for Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby |publisher=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/21/aston-villa-moussa-diaby-club-record-deal-bayer-leverkusen |access-date=22 July 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> reuniting with former PSG manager Unai Emery.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 July 2023 |title=Aston Villa announce Moussa Diaby signing |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/22/villa-announce-diaby-signing/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |publisher=Aston Villa F.C.}}</ref> On 27 July, Diaby scored minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 pre-season victory over [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in the [[Premier League Summer Series]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reis |first=Bruna |date=27 July 2023 |title=£100m Diaby prediction as Tielemans 'incredible' for Villa |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-receive-100m-moussa-27403751 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=Birmingham Live}}</ref> On 12 August, he scored a goal on his Premier League debut in a 5–1 away defeat against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66413644 |title=Newcastle United 5–1 Aston Villa |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2023 }}</ref>
A goal that Diaby scored on 30 March 2024, in a 2–0 victory over [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], was given the [[Premier League Most Powerful Goal]] award, after being calculated by [[Opta Sports|Opta]] to have been traveling at 109.84 km/h at the time it reached the goal – faster than any other goal in the Premier League that season.<ref name="premierleague.com-2024">{{cite news |date=21 May 2024 |title=Diaby wins Oracle Most Powerful Goal award |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4024550 |access-date=21 May 2024 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref>
=== Al-Ittihad === On 24 July 2024, after just one season in England, Diaby moved to [[Saudi Pro League]] club [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] in a deal reportedly worth around €60 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tanswell |first=Jacob |date=24 July 2024 |title=Moussa Diaby completes Al Ittihad move from Aston Villa |work=The Athletic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5652608/2024/07/24/moussa-diaby-al-ittihad-transfer/ |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c99we1pzk72o|title=Winger Diaby joins Al-Ittihad from Aston Villa|date=24 July 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref>
==International career== [[File:Francia-usa-63.jpg|left|thumb|270x270px|Diaby playing for France U-20]] Diaby is a France youth international having represented the country at [[France national under-18 football team|U18]], [[France national under-19 football team|U19]], [[France national under-20 football team|U20]], and [[France national under-21 football team|U21]] levels.
He produced a goal and three assists at the [[2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2018 UEFA European U19 Championship]], earning a place in the team of the tournament.<ref name="UEFATOT"/> The following summer, he scored one goal and assisted two more in four matches at the [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019 FIFA U20 World Cup]] where France were eliminated at the Round of 16 stage.<ref name="BundesligaInfo" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/match/400010610/#match-summary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053731/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/match/400010610/#match-summary|archive-date=17 May 2019|title=USA edge France in baking Bydgoszcz thriller|website=FIFA|date=4 June 2019|access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
On 26 August 2021, he received his first call to [[France national football team|France]] senior squad.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2021 |title=La liste des vingt-trois Bleus |trans-title=The list of the twenty-three Blues. |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/3280-la-liste-des-vingt-trois-bleus.html |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=fff.fr}}</ref> He made his international debut on 1 September 2021 in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], replacing [[Kylian Mbappé]] in the last minute of the match.
==Personal life== Diaby was born in [[Paris]] to a family of [[Mali]]an descent.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Malifootball |date=14 December 2013 |title=Les "Titis" maliens du PSG: Une mine d'or pour le football malien – Malifootball |trans-title=The Malian "Titis" of PSG: A goldmine for Malian football – Malifootball |url=http://malifootball.com/les-qtitisq-maliens-du-psg-une-mine-dor-pour-le-football-malien/ |work=Malifootball |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/moussa-diaby-20766/ | title=Moussa DIABY |website=unfp.org }}</ref> He is a Muslim.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cw0kglkl4djo#:~:text=Two%20Muslim%20players%20%2D%20Moussa%20Diaby,our%20Muslim%20players%20and%20supporters | title=Aston Villa latest to sign Muslim athlete charter | date=21 August 2023 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 21 May 2026}}<ref name="soccerway"/>
{| 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 [[Coupe de France]], [[DFB-Pokal]], [[FA Cup]], [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] |[[2017–18 Paris Saint-Germain FC season|2017–18]] |[[Ligue 1]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain FC season|2018–19]] |Ligue 1 |25||2||6||1||2||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||0||0||34||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !25!!2!!6!!1!!2!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!34!!4 |- |[[FC Crotone|Crotone]] (loan) |[[2017–18 FC Crotone season|2017–18]] |[[Serie A]] |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |[[2019–20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2019–20]] |[[Bundesliga]] |28||5||5||2||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||39||8 |- |[[2020–21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2020–21]] |Bundesliga |32||4||3||2||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||4||colspan="2"|—||43||10 |- |[[2021–22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2021–22]] |Bundesliga |32||13||2||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||4||colspan="2"|—||42||17 |- |[[2022–23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2022–23]] |Bundesliga |33||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||14{{efn|Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League}}||5||colspan="2"|—||48||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !125!!31!!11!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!36!!14!!colspan="2"|—!!172!!49 |- |[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] |[[2023–24 Aston Villa F.C. season|2023–24]] |[[Premier League]] |38||6||3||1||1||0||12{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||54||10 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] |[[2024–25 Al-Ittihad Club season|2024–25]] |[[Saudi Pro League]] |24||5||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||5 |- |[[2025–26 Al-Ittihad Club season|2025–26]] |Saudi Pro League |31||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League Elite]]}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Saudi Super Cup]]}}||0||43||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55!!9!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!1!!1!!0!!71!!11 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !245!!48!!26!!7!!3!!1!!57!!18!!1!!0!!333!!74 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 26 March 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31608|title=Moussa Diaby|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[France national football team|France]] |2021||4||0 |- |2022||4||0 |- |2023||2||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total||11||0 |}
==Honours== '''Paris Saint-Germain''' * [[Ligue 1]]: [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/psg-champions-as-lille-held-at-toulouse.htm|title=PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse|date=21 April 2019|access-date=21 April 2019|website=Ligue 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220236/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/psg-champions-as-lille-held-at-toulouse.htm|archive-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> * [[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2018 Trophée des Champions|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=511012|title=PSG thrash Monaco to win French Super Cup as Neymar plays 15 minutes|publisher=ESPN|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> * [[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[2018–19 Coupe de France|2018–19]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stade Rennes vs. Paris Saint-Germain - Football Match Report - April 27, 2019 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=539117 |access-date=2020-12-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
'''Al-Ittihad''' * [[Saudi Pro League]]: [[2024–25 Saudi Pro League|2024–25]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/651853/Sports/Ittihad-seals-league-title-away-from-Jeddah-once-again|title=Ittihad seals league title away from Jeddah once again|newspaper=[[Saudi Gazette]]|date=15 May 2025|access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref> * [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]]: [[2024–25 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|2024–25]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/652319/Sports/Al-Ittihad-win-2025-Kings-Cup-ending-six-year-title-drought|title=Al Ittihad end six-year wait to reclaim King’s Cup crown|newspaper=[[Saudi Gazette]]|date=31 May 2025|access-date=31 May 2025}}</ref>
'''France''' * [[UEFA Nations League]]: [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030761--spain-vs-france/ |title=France beat Spain to win Nations League |date=10 October 2021|access-date=10 October 2021 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * [[Titi d'Or]]: 2016<ref name="BundesligaInfo" /> * [[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] Team of the Tournament: [[2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship#Team of the Tournament|2018]]<ref name="UEFATOT">{{cite news|title=Under-19 EURO team of the tournament|date = August 2018|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0dee5d528f37-d719efae43a3-1000--under-19-euro-team-of-the-tournament/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> * [[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: [[2022–23 Bundesliga#Team of the season|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/team-of-the-season-2022-23-vote-fifa-ea-sports-fut23-23319|date=13 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023|publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref> * [[Premier League Most Powerful Goal]]: [[2023–24 Premier League|2023–24]]<ref name="premierleague.com-2024" /> * [[Saudi Pro League]] Player of the Month: [[2024–25 Saudi Pro League#Monthly awards|October 2024]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/moussadiaby Moussa Diaby] at [[Aston Villa F.C.]] *{{Premier League player|51084}} *{{FFF player|8981-diaby-moussa}} *{{UEFA player}} *{{WorldFootball.net}}
{{Al-Ittihad squad}} {{Titi d'Or winners}}
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