Monarchs Sign Hamed Modibo Diallo

March 8, 2010 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Real Maryland Monarchs News Release


Silver Spring, MD -- Real Maryland and Say Management USA, LLC have reached an agreement on the former International Ivory Coast Hamed Modibo Diallo.

Diallo, a native of C=F4te d'Ivoire, has signed with the Real Maryland FC Monarchs of the United Soccer Leagues, pending Visa approval. Before he signed with the Monarchs, he played with the Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division. Prior to seeing limited playing time in 2009, Diallo scored seven goals and registered three assists in 16 games to finish with a team-leading 17 points in 2008. He registered an assist in his debut with the team (a 1-1 draw at Vancouver) and scored a hat trick in a 4-3 loss at Seattle on Aug. 24.

In 2007, Diallo started his USL Career with the Rochester Rhinos on fire where he scored nine goals and had two assists from a team-leading 20 points. In 1999, Diallo was the top goal scorer (20) in France's Ligue 2 with Stade Laval. He also won the Ligue 2 Golden Boot in 2002 with Amiens SC. Diallo has also played professionally in Belgium, Italy, Sweden and Qatar.

To learn more about Hamed Modibo Diallo and other new Monarch players for the 2010 season, please visit our website at www.realmaryland.us.



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