Drissa Diakité
Diakité with Mali in March 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, right defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gallia Club Lucciana FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Djoliba AC | 0 | (0) |
2004–2006 | MC Alger | 24 | (0) |
2006–2012 | Nice | 159 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Olympiacos | 4 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Bastia | 53 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Tours | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Kallithea | 42 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Ionikos | ||
2020– | Lucciana | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2015 | Mali | 43 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:59, 17 June 2019 (UTC) |
Drissa Diakité (born 18 February 1985[1]) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or as a right defender.
Career[]
Early career[]
Diakité was born in Bamako, Mali.
He has previously played for Djoliba AC (Mali) and MC Alger (Algeria).
Nice[]
In January transfer window 2006, Diakité moved to French side OGC Nice, with an undisclosed fee.[2] At Nice, he played defensive midfielder or right fullback. He was fan favourite, though he has physical unwavering commitment, which he earned cards. Diakité made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute for Marama Vahirua in a 3–0 loss against Marseille. In his second half of the season, Diakité made five appearances.
In the 2006/07 season, Diakité made 25 appearances. In March 2007 he was linked with £3.5 million moves to Newcastle United, Everton and Real Zaragoza. He was labelled as a half and half of Patrick Vieira and Zé Roberto.[3] Diakité signed a contract, that will keep him until 2010.[4]
In the 2007–08 season, Diakite made 22 appearances. In a 0–0 draw against Sochaux, on 3 November 2007, he received a straight red card for the first time in his Nice career.
In the 2008–09 season, Diakite signed a contract until 2011[5] and went on to make thirty-one appearances and happen the same thing the following season. The 2010–11 season was troubled for him, as he received two cards[6] and suffering injury.[7] In his last season, his playing time has been more restricted, who suffered a crack in the fibula, making 16 appearances.[8]
At the end of the 2011–12 season, Diakite was released by the club, ending his six-years association with the club.[9] Previously in February 2012, Diakite was told by the club that he's not offered a new contract.[10] In his Nice career, he endured what were considered below-average seasons by most in the three season since he arrived.
Olympiacos, Bastia[]
In summer 2012, he moved to Greek side Olympiacos on a one-year contract.[11] However, Diakite made only four appearances and not even earn a first team place. At the end of 2012–13 season, Diakite was released by the club.
After one-year at Greece, Diakité return to France by joining Bastia on 29 May 2013 on a two-year contract.[12][13]
International career[]
Diakite was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[14] He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2015 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais | Gabon | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Olympiacos
- Superleague Greece: 2012–13
Mali
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2012[15][16]
References[]
- ^ LTD, Digital Sports Group. "Drissa Diakite – No team Football Club". www.football.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Drissa Diakite in Nice, Franck Padovani Toulon" [Drissa Diakite a Nice, Franck Padovani a Toulon] (in French). OGC Nissa.com. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Drissa DIAKITé – Football : la fiche de Drissa DIAKITé". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "New Nice deal for Diakite". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "extends Diakité" [Foot – L1 – Nice : Diakité prolonge]. L'Équipe (in French). 16 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Anin suspended three games" [Anin suspendu trois matches]. L'Équipe (in French). 24 February 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Without Bamogo or Digard" [Sans Bamogo ni Digard]. L'Équipe (in French). 16 October 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Diakite and Guié Guié out" [Diakité et Guié Guié out]. L'Équipe (in French). 13 December 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "D. Not extended Diakité" [Diakité non prolongé] (in French). L'Equope. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "D. Not extended Diakité" [Diakité non prolongé]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Mali international Drissa Diakite joins Olympiakos". BBC Sport. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "D.Diakité two years in Bastia" [Foot – Transferts : D.Diakité, deux ans à Bastia] (in French). L'Eqiupe. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "D.Diakité, deux ans à Bastia". L'Équipe (in French). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Drissa DIAKITE
- ^ https://www.goal.com/en/news/815/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2012/01/12/2843550/mali-coach-alain-giresse-names-final-2012-africa-cup-of
- ^ https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
External links[]
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- Drissa Diakité at Soccerway
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bamako
- Association football defenders
- Malian footballers
- Mali international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Mali
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate footballers in Algeria
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- MC Alger players
- OGC Nice players
- SC Bastia players
- Djoliba AC players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Super League Greece players
- Malian expatriate footballers
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players