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Cheick Diabate
Personal information
Full name Cheick Tiemoko Diabate[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Southwark, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
(on loan from Exeter City)
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2018 Stevenage
2018–2019 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Exeter City 66 (3)
2020 → Buckland Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Bideford (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Tiverton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Truro City (loan) 14 (2)
2024– → Bradford City (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Cheick Tiemoko Diabate (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City on loan from EFL League One club Exeter City.

Career

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Exeter City

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Diabate started his career at Stevenage before a move to Exeter City in 2018. He first appeared in a matchday squad during Exeter's 2–0 away EFL Trophy group-stage victory over Newport County in October 2019,[4] and then later that season enjoyed a brief loan spell with Buckland Athletic.[5] In a disrupted 2020–21 campaign, Diabate had loan spells at Bideford[6] and Tiverton Town[7] before making his Exeter debut in November 2020, featuring for the final twenty-eight minutes of their EFL Trophy tie with West Bromwich Albion U23s, which resulted in a 4–0 win for The Grecians.[8]

On 14 July 2021, Diabate joined Southern League Premier Division South side, Truro City[9] and went onto make his debut during a 1–1 draw with Walton Casuals a month later.[10] He then scored his first career goal in a 4–1 away victory over Poole Town in October[10] before eventually returning to Exeter two months later following an injury crisis at the Devon-based side.[11] He made his league debut for the club just a week later in a 2–1 defeat to Sutton United.[12] He went on to feature heavily in the second half of Exeter's season as they secured promotion to League One. Diabate was rewarded with a new two-year contract in June 2022.[13]

On 30 August 2024, Diabate joined League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan deal.[14]

Personal life

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Diabate's cousin Mory Koné is a former professional footballer, having played for Troyes, Le Mans, and Parma.[15]

Diabate is a Muslim.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 2019–20 EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[18] 18 2 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 19 2
2022–23[19] EFL League One 20 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 23 1
Total 38 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 43 3
Buckland Athletic (loan) 2019–20[20] Western League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Bideford (loan) 2020–21[21] Southern League Division One South 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Tiverton Town (loan) 2020–21[10] Southern League Premier Division South 1 0 — — 1[b] 0 2 0
Truro City (loan) 2021–22[10] Southern League Premier Division South 14 2 0 0 — 3[b] 0 17 2
Bradford City (loan) 2024-25 EFL League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 8 0
Career total 60 5 1 0 1 0 9 0 71 5
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

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Exeter City

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2020/21". English Football League. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "C. Diabate". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cheick Diabate". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Newport County vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Buckland Athletic on Twitter". Twitter. Buckland Athletic F.C. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "✍️ Loan deals: Cheick Diabate and Lewis Wilson join Bideford until January". Exeter City F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Tiverton Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Exeter City vs. West Bromwich Albion U21". Soccerway. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Truro on loan". Exeter City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Cheick Diabate Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. ^ "💬 Cheick Diabate on his return to City". Exeter City F.C. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Sutton United vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  13. ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate seals new City contract". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022.
  14. ^ "DIABATE ARRIVES ON DEADLINE DAY". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  15. ^ Pilnick, Brent. "Cheick Diabate: Exeter City defender relishing first-team chances". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ James, Stuart. "Cheick Diabate confident he can step into the Exeter City team". Devon Live. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Cheick Tiemoko Diabate Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Cheick Diabate - Bideford AFC". Bideford A.F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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