Karim Diallo

Stony Brook University Athletics

Stony Brook Seawolves

Title

Assistant Coach
Email

abdoul.diallo@stonybrook.edu

Diallo joined the Seawolves after spending the previous five seasons (2015-2020) with New York Institute of Technology. Diallo served as the assistant coach from 2015-18, before being promoted to the head coach in 2018 and reached the conference finals in 2019.

In 2024, Diallo helped guide the Seawolves to a 14-4-3 record, following a strong regular season that saw Stony Brook clinch a share of the regular season championship. The Seawolves won their first-ever CAA Championship, defeating top-seeded Monmouth 2-1 and punching a ticket to the NCAA tournament for a fifth time in program history. Diallo helped four players earn All-CAA honors in 2024, in addition to Linn Beck receiving the first major award in the program’s time in the CAA, being named CAA Co-Midfielder of the Year.

In his first season with the Seawolves, Diallo helped the squad to a 6-6-6 overall record that earned the squad their second consecutive trip to the CAA Tournament. He guided senior defender Kerry Pearson to become the first player in program history to earn First Team All-Conference accolades. Diallo was also instrumental in the help of senior forward Reilly Rich earning Second Team, midfielder Linn Beck Third Team selction and freshman Ashley Bell earning All-Rookie honors.

The native of Guinea in West Africa, Diallo came to the United States to play soccer collegiately at Dowling. His squad won three conference titles during his playing tenure with the school (1998, 2000, and 2001), earned All-Conference and All-Region honors twice (2000 and 2001), and was a member of the All Final Four team in 2001.

Following his graduation in 2002, Diallo went on to play one season professionally with the Long Island Rough Riders, where he was named national Co-Defensive Player of the Year and won a Premier Development League title. Then, he rejoined Dowling College as the men's soccer volunteer assistant coach from August 2002 to December 2004. After finishing his time as a graduate assistant for the men's program from 2005-2007, Diallo joined the women's soccer team at Dowling as the volunteer assistant coach from August 2008 to 2012, before being promoted to assistant coach from August 2012 to November 2015.

He has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in adolescent education from Dowling. Also, Diallo earned his NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, US Soccer Federation F License, and US Soccer Federation E License.

Diallo serves as a youth trainer and coach with the East Islip, Smithtown, and Albertson soccer clubs and the Long Island Junior Soccer development program.

He currently resides in Central Islip, N.Y.