Big success for BVB wonderkid, Ousmane Diallo is European champion | OneFootball

Velbert, Lotte, Gütersloh: Ousmane Diallo usually does his job in the Regionalliga West. Now the 19-year-old winger from Borussia Dortmund’s U23 has celebrated the title at the European Championship.

Wales 7-0, Denmark 3-0, Germany 4-0, Croatia 3-0 and Germany again 2-0. Spain could not be stopped by anyone at the recently concluded U19 European Championship. Without conceding a single goal, the Iberians secured the title at the tournament in Wales.

Diallo featured in four of the five matches. In the 4-0 group-stage win over Germany, the BVB gem was even in the starting lineup. The Gran Canaria-born son of Senegalese parents got his name on the scoresheet three times in total.

Diallo was also on the pitch on Saturday (11 July) in the final against the DFB team coached by former BVB pro and head coach Christian Wörns (54). Up to the 64th minute, the quick dribbling artist was on the bench. With the score at 2-0, his coach Francisco “Paco” Gallardo (46) brought him into the game. The 19-year-old helped protect the lead. That meant the U19 European Championship went to a Spanish team for the tenth time since 2002.

“Brutally strong one-on-one”

Diallo made his way to Borussia Dortmund in 2023 via the youth academies of UD Las Palmas and Deportivo Alavés. Playing first for the U17s and then the U19s, the left winger made a total of 55 appearances, scoring 17 goals and setting up another eight. He gained international experience not only with various junior national teams for his country, but also for BVB in the UEFA Youth League (11 matches, 3 goals, 2 assists).

In the 2024/25 season, he made his debut for Dortmund’s U23 and played five times in the 3. Liga. After relegation to the Regionalliga, Diallo has become one of the regulars. His record for the past season shows 28 appearances for the Westphalians’ reserve team (one assist).

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So far, however, the attacking gem has not managed to make the jump into the professional squad. When Diallo was signed, then-U19 coach Mike Tullberg (40) was full of praise. “He is brutally strong one-on-one, can dribble with both feet,” described the current FC Midtjylland coach in the Ruhr Nachrichten, though he also pointed out one weakness. “What he lacks is his finishing rate in front of goal. He has to improve there,” demanded Tullberg.

At the U19 European Championship, Diallo proved with his three goals that he has learned.

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