Diadie Samassékou
 Samassékou with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Real Bamako | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Liefering | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 83 | (1) |
| 2019– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 42 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Mali U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Mali U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Mali | 17 | (1) |
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Honours | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Diadie Samassékou (born 11 January 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Mali national team.
Career[]
Red Bull Salzburg[]
In August 2015, Samassékou signed a four-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg, initially joining their farm team FC Liefering.[1] During the 2017–18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[2] On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.[3]
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim[]
On 15 August 2019, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim announced the signing of Samassékou on a five-year deal.[4]
International career[]
Samassékou represented Mali at youth level at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup[5] and the 2016 Toulon Tournament. He made his debut for the senior team in a 3–1 friendly win against China on 29 June 2014.[6]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 28 February 2021.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2015–16 | Erste Liga | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 134 | 2 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 208 | 2 | ||
International[]
- As of match played 13 November 2020.[8]
| Mali | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 1 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 June 2019 | Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours[]
Club[]
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Austrian Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19
Individual[]
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18[10]
References[]
- ^ "New Signing Samassekou Signs Deal Until 2019". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Salzburg v Marseille background". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Diadie Samassékou wechselt zur TSG" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Tournois FIFA Joueurs & Entraîneurs - Diadie SAMASSEKOU". FIFA.com (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "China PR vs. Mali - 29 June 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "D. Samassekou". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Diadie Samassékou". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Diadie Samassékou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2017/18 Season". UEFA.com. 17 May 2018.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Malian footballers
- Malian expatriate footballers
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- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
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- FC Liefering players
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