Club mourns
At just 18 years old: youth player is dead
April 3, 2026 – 8:09 a.mReading time: 1 min.
He was in goal for Yverdon Sport’s U18s and was considered a promising talent. But now Mamadou Alpha Diallo has died.
Yverdon Sport FC is mourning the loss of a young talent: young goalkeeper Mamadou Alpha Diallo from the club’s U18 team is dead. The club from western Switzerland announced this on Instagram on Thursday evening. The club did not provide any information about the cause of death of Diallo, who came from Guinea. Diallo was only 18 years old.
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The club expressed its dismay: “Its deepest condolences are expressed to his family, his relatives, his teammates and the entire coaching staff. Mamadou Alpha will be remembered as a beloved, committed, always smiling young man, whose passion for football was unbroken.”
No further details will be released out of consideration for the family. Instead, they want to stand together in this difficult time. At the next home game in the Challenge League against Bellinzona, a minute’s silence is planned before kick-off.
