# Fode Diallo
**Fode Diallo** (full name Fode Diallo Conde) is a Spanish youth footballer, born in Sabadell in 2012 to a family of Guinean descent, who plays as a center-forward in the youth system of [FC Barcelona](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-barcelona). He joined the club at age 7 and attracted international attention after scoring 97 goals in a single season at the alevín (under-12) level, a total that led Spanish media to nickname him "the new Eto'o".[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fode Diallo Conde[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842) |
| Born | Sabadell, Spain, 2012; Transfermarkt lists 2012, La Preferente lists 2012[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842) • [3](https://www.lapreferente.com/J561704C27447/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo.html) |
| Position | Centre-forward, right-footed[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842) |
| Club | FC Barcelona youth; joined at age 7, contract listed to 30 June 2028[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842) |
| Record season | 97 goals in the 2023-24 alevín (U-12) campaign[4](https://www.fcbarca.com/126709-97-goli-porownania-do-samuela-eto-o-i-lamine-yamala-kim-jest-fode-diallo.html) |
| Career youth goals | 275 goals across six recorded seasons from 2021-22 to 2025-26[5](https://elfutbol.co/ca/player/diallo-conde-fode-448f35e9361b?t=Barcelona%2C+F.C.+A) |
| Current category | Cadete B (Cadet S15) from the 2026-27 season[6](https://vipcrossing.com/fr/biographie/fode-diallo) |
## Background
Diallo was born in Sabadell, a city in the Barcelona metropolitan area, and came to FC Barcelona at the age of 7, developing at the club's Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training ground.[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/) Transfermarkt records his citizenship as Spain and Guinea and his position as a right-footed center-forward.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842)
## Goal-scoring record
Diallo's youth statistics, as compiled by the Catalan federation-based statistics site elFutbol, show an unusually consistent scoring rate across age groups:[5](https://elfutbol.co/ca/player/diallo-conde-fode-448f35e9361b?t=Barcelona%2C+F.C.+A)
- 2021-22, Benjamin A (under-8/9 category): 56 goals in 30 matches
- 2022-23, Alevín Primera División: 71 goals in 28 matches
- 2023-24, Alevín S12 Preferente: 97 goals in 28 matches
- 2024-25, Infantil S13: 39 goals in 30 matches, plus 2 goals in 2 matches for the S14 side
- 2025-26, Infantil S14 (División Honor): 12 goals in 29 matches
The 97-goal season drew the widest coverage. A Polish FCBarca.com report noted that many media accounts misstated the figure or its context: the 97 goals came in the previous campaign with the U-12 (alevín A) side, not the U-13, and the Catalan federation statistics show 97 goals rather than the 96 sometimes reported.[4](https://www.fcbarca.com/126709-97-goli-porownania-do-samuela-eto-o-i-lamine-yamala-kim-jest-fode-diallo.html) The AS journalist's account of the same season gives 97 goals in 30 matches and states that neither [Lamine Yamal](https://www.edgepedia.org/lamine-yamal) nor [Lionel Messi](https://www.edgepedia.org/lionel-messi) recorded figures of that kind at the same stage.[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/)
His scoring rate has fallen as he has moved into older, higher-level categories, from more than three goals per match at alevín level to 12 goals in 29 matches in the División Honor Infantil S14 in 2025-26.[5](https://elfutbol.co/ca/player/diallo-conde-fode-448f35e9361b?t=Barcelona%2C+F.C.+A) In that season he also made 6 appearances with 3 starts for the Catalan U-14 regional selection in the CNSA Sub 14 competition, scoring once.[7](https://www.besoccer.com/player/fode-diallo-3738742)
## Playing style and reputation
Spanish reports describe Diallo as a fast, powerful and skillful striker with an instinct for goal, and the Barcelona fanbase has compared him to the former Barcelona forward [Samuel Eto'o](https://www.edgepedia.org/samuel-etoo), hence the "new Eto'o" nickname.[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/) He celebrates goals in the style of Ferrán Torres and his known "shark mentality"; his brother has said the celebration is not an imitation of Torres but a family philosophy of daily self-improvement.[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/)
Sport is a family affair. His older brother Abdou plays in the youth setup of [RCD Mallorca](https://www.edgepedia.org/rcd-mallorca), his cousin Balla Moussa in that of Espanyol, and his sister Fatu was Spanish under-20 runner-up in the high jump.[1](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/)
## Progression
For the 2026-27 season Diallo stepped up to FC Barcelona's Cadete B side (Cadet S15) in the División de Honor Catalana, where La Preferente records him as a 14-year-old forward who came up from Barcelona B's Cadete ranks.[6](https://vipcrossing.com/fr/biographie/fode-diallo) • [3](https://www.lapreferente.com/J561704C27447/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo.html) A French profile of the player cautions that at 14 it is far too early to predict a trajectory comparable to Barcelona legends, and that coming seasons will show whether his early scoring qualities develop into a complete professional profile.[6](https://vipcrossing.com/fr/biographie/fode-diallo)
## References
1. [Fode Diallo: el heredero de Eto'o en La Masía, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo-el-heredero-de-etoo-en-la-masia-n/)
2. [Fode Diallo - Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fode-diallo/profil/spieler/1527842)
3. [Fode Diallo - F.C. Barcelona, La Preferente](https://www.lapreferente.com/J561704C27447/fc-barcelona/fode-diallo.html)
4. [97 goli, porównania do Samuela Eto'o i Lamine Yamala. Kim jest Fode Diallo?, FCBarca.com](https://www.fcbarca.com/126709-97-goli-porownania-do-samuela-eto-o-i-lamine-yamala-kim-jest-fode-diallo.html)
5. [Diallo Conde, Fode - Estadístiques i carrera, elFutbol](https://elfutbol.co/ca/player/diallo-conde-fode-448f35e9361b?t=Barcelona%2C+F.C.+A)
6. [Diallo Fode - Sa biographie, VIP Crossing](https://vipcrossing.com/fr/biographie/fode-diallo)
7. [Profile Fode Diallo, BeSoccer](https://www.besoccer.com/player/fode-diallo-3738742)
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