Introduction
Claude Pierre Marie Dielna (born 14 December 1987) is a French footballer who currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday, as a Defender.
Career
Born in Clichy-la-Garenne, Dielna started his career at Caen before moving to Lorient, where he signed his first professional contract in April 2007, which he described as his greatest sporting joy. However, at Lorient, Dielna struggled to make a breakthrough at Lorient and left the club for Istres.
Dielna was a first team regular during his time at Istres, making a total of 95 appearances for the Ligue 2 team.
Olympiacos
He signed for Olympiacos in late May 2012 as a free agent on a three-year contract. However, Manager Leonardo Jardim placed Dielna on a loan list.
Immediately after joining Olympiacos, Dielna returned to France, where he joined Sedan on a season long loan. Dielna made his debut for the club, days later after joining the club, in a 2-2 draw against Caen. Dielna would go on to make twenty-five appearance and score two goals against Tours and Arles-Avignon for the club.
At the start of the 2013-14 season, Dielna loaned out again to join Ligue 1 side Ajaccio on a season long loan. Dielna went on to make twenty-two appearance for the club, though his spell was overshadowed by claims he fell out with manager Fabrizio Ravanelli. However, at the end of the season, Ajaccio were relegated to Ligue 2 and Dielna announced that he will be returning to Olympiacos. Dielna cited the club's relegation was over injuries.
Sheffield Wednesday
On 30 August 2014, Dielna signed a three-year deal with English championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Dielna move to the club was welcomed by Réda Johnson.
Dielna made his debut for the club, where he came on as a substitute for Jacques Maghoma in the last minute, in a 1-0 win over Reading. Then, on 6 December 2014, Dielna scored his first goal for the club after coming on as an 88th-minute substitute and scoring the winner in 93rd minute to win 2-1 over Blackburn Rovers. His good display in the match earned him included Football League Team of the Week for the Championship. Dielna is also nicknamed 'the Gymnast' due to his athletic playing style.
Personal life
Dielna is a cousin of Ronald Zubar and Stéphane Zubar, who are both professional footballers and also has a Guadaloupe extraction.