Papé Diakité

Papé Diakité
Personal information
Full name	Papé Abdoulaye Diakité
Date of birth	22 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Pikine, Senegal
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Calicut FC
Youth career
	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
2011–2012	AS Trenčín
2013–2015	Royal Antwerp
2014	→ Oosterzonen (loan)
2016–2017	Edmonton
2018	Police Tero
2018–2019	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2020–2021	Ho Chi Minh City
2021	Sai Gon
2022	Terengganu
2023	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2024	Calicut FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Papé Abdoulaye Diakité (born 22 December 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Kerala club Calicut FC.

Club career

Trenčín

Diakité made his debut for AS Trenčín against Žilina on 24 November 2011.^[1]

FC Edmonton

On 8 February 2016, Diakité signed for Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.^[2] Diakité later revealed that he had offers from Romania and Bulgaria prior to signing with Edmonton, and originally was not going to sign with the club.^[3] After a strong 2016 season, Diakité was named the NASL's Young Player of the Year for the 2016 season^[4]

Terengganu

in 2022, Diakité moved to Malaysia to join Terengganu. With his calm demeanor and his dexterity in fending off opponents attacks, he was praised in the league.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2016^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trenčín	2011–12	Fortuna Liga	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Royal Antwerp	2013–14	Belgian Second Division	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2014–15	Belgian Second Division	25	0	1	0	–		–		26	0
	Total		41	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	42	0
Oosterzonen (loan)	2013–14	Belgian Third Division	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Edmonton	2016	NASL	27	3	2	0	–		–		29	3
Career total			79	3	4	0	-	-	-	-	82	3

References

^ "Premiéra ako hrom, osemnásťročný Diakite to zvládol" (in Slovak). website ASTRENCIN.SK. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ "FC EDMONTON SOLIDIFIES DEFENCE WITH SIGNING OF PAPÉ DIAKITÉ". fcedmonton.com. FC Edmonton. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ Derek van Diest (29 April 2016). "FC Edmonton defender was unsure about Canada". Edmonton Journal.
^ NASL staff (9 November 2016). "FC Edmonton Defender Pape Diakite Named 2016 Young Player Of The Year". NASL.com.
^ "P.Diakité". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

External links

AS Trenčín profile (archived 18 April 2013)
Papé Diakité at Soccerway

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[1] "Premiéra ako hrom, osemnásťročný Diakite to zvládol" (in Slovak). website ASTRENCIN.SK. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[2] "FC EDMONTON SOLIDIFIES DEFENCE WITH SIGNING OF PAPÉ DIAKITÉ". fcedmonton.com. FC Edmonton. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[3] Derek van Diest (29 April 2016). "FC Edmonton defender was unsure about Canada". Edmonton Journal.

[4] NASL staff (9 November 2016). "FC Edmonton Defender Pape Diakite Named 2016 Young Player Of The Year". NASL.com.

[5] "P.Diakité". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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