Salim Diakité
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Mureaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Les Mureaux | |||
| Mantois | |||
| Rio Ave | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Mantois | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Olympia Agnonese | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Teramo | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Ternana | 70 | (4) |
| 2024– | Palermo | 31 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Mali | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Salim Diakité (born 3 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie B club Palermo. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Eraly career
[edit]In 2018, Diakité joined the youth academy of Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave.[citation needed]
Olympia Agnonese
[edit]In 2019, he signed for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian fourth division from French fourth division club Mantois.[citation needed]
Teramo
[edit]In 2020, he signed for Teramo in the Italian third division.[2]
Ternana
[edit]In 2021, he joined Serie B side Ternana.[3]
Palermo
[edit]On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[4] On 10 May 2024, he made his debut goal for Palermo against Südtirol.
International career
[edit]Born in France, Diakité is of Malian descent.[3] He made his debut for the Mali national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 88 minutes in a scoreless draw.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mantois | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Olympia Agnonese | 2019–20 | Serie D | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Teramo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | ||
| Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Campionato Primavera 2
- ^ Appearances in Serie B Play-off
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Salim Diakité at Soccerway
- ^ "Salim Diakite. Freschezza parigina" (in Italian). Teramo.
- ^ a b "Dal Teramo arriva il difensore Salim Diakité, in Abruzzo va il portiere Andrea Tozzo" (in Italian). Ternana. 11 August 2021.
- ^ "DIAKITÉ IS ROSANERO". Palermo FC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Madagascar v Mali game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Salim Diakité at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Yvelines
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Mantois 78 players
- Polisportiva Olympia Agnonese players
- SSD Città di Teramo players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Palermo FC players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century French sportsmen