Cheick Diabate (footballer, born 2002)

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Cheick Diabate
Personal information
Full name Cheick Tiemoko Diabate[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2018 Stevenage
2018–2019 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Exeter City 7 (2)
2020 → Buckland Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Bideford (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Tiverton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Truro City (loan) 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:49, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Cheick Tiemoko Diabate (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Exeter City.

Career[]

Exeter City[]

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,[3] and then later that season enjoyed a brief loan spell with Buckland Athletic.[4] In a disrupted 2020–21 campaign, Diabate had loan spells at Bideford[5] and Tiverton Town[6] 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.[7]

On 14 July 2021, Diabate joined Southern League Premier Division South side, Truro City[8] and went onto make his debut during a 1–1 draw with Walton Casuals a month later.[9] He then scored his first career goal in a 4–1 away victory over Poole Town in October[9] before eventually returning to Exeter two months later following an injury crisis at the Devon-based side.[10] He made his league debut for the club just a week later in a 2–1 defeat to Sutton United.[11]

Personal life[]

Diabete's cousin Mory Koné is a former professional footballer, having played for Troyes, Le Mans, and Parma.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 2019–20[2] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[2] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[2] League Two 7 2 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 2
Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 2
Buckland Athletic (loan) 2019–20[13] Western League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Bideford (loan) 2020–21[14] Southern League Division One South 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Tiverton Town (loan) 2020–21[9] Southern League Premier Division South 1 0 — — 1[b] 0 2 0
Truro City (loan) 2021–22[9] Southern League Premier Division South 14 2 0 0 — 3[b] 0 17 2
Career total 23 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 29 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2020/21". English Football League. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "C. Diabate". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Newport County vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Buckland Athletic on Twitter". Twitter. Buckland Athletic F.C. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "✍️ Loan deals: Cheick Diabate and Lewis Wilson join Bideford until January". Exeter City F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Tiverton Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Exeter City vs. West Bromwich Albion U21". Soccerway. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Truro on loan". Exeter City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "Cheick Diabate Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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