Samba Diakité (born 24 January 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, between 2012 and 2013 he made nine appearances for the Mali national team.
 Diakite with Watford in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Le Bourget | ||
| 2005–2007 | Torcy | ||
| 2007–2010 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Nancy | 41 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ittihad (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Red Star | 33 | (0) |
| 2020 | Al Tadhamon | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Mali | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editDiakité played for Le Bourget and Torcy, before joining Nancy in 2007.
Nancy
editOn 27 December 2009, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a two-year deal with Nancy.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 27 January 2010 in a Coupe de France match against Plabennec.[4]
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
editOn 29 January 2012, he agreed a deal to join Premier League team Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the season with a view to a permanent switch in the summer of 2012.[5] He made his debut on 25 February 2012 in a 1–0 defeat, at home against Fulham, where he was sent-off after just 33 minutes for a second bookable offence.[6] Diakité scored his first goal, a winning goal, for Queens Park Rangers in a 2–1 victory over London rivals Arsenal on 31 March 2012.[7]
Queens Park Rangers
editOn 27 June 2012, it was announced by Queens Park Rangers that they had completed the permanent signing of Diakité on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be £3.5 million.[8][9] Up until his loan move to Watford, he made 14 appearances for the R's that season.
Watford (loan)
editOn 31 January 2014, Diakité joined Watford on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[10]
Diakité made his Watford debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Cristian Battocchio in the 2-0 win over Brighton on 2 February 2014.[11]
However, on his full debut against Middlesbrough on 15 February 2014, Diakité was shown a straight red card early in the second half for a two-footed lunge on Dean Whitehead.[12]
Ittihad (loan)
editOn 19 July 2014, Diakité joined Ittihad on a season long loan.[13] He was recalled by Queens Park Rangers at the end of the January transfer window, having made seven appearances and scoring one goal during his time at the Saudi Arabian club.[14]
Al Tadhamon
editIn 2020, Diakité joined Kuwaiti club Al Tadhamon SC.[15][16]
International career
editOn 24 January 2012, he made his senior international debut for Mali at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, in the 1–0 victory against Guinea.[17] In total, he has made nineteen appearances for his country, scoring four goals. His form for his country in the tournament helped them reach the semi-finals, and helped earn him a move to Queens Park Rangers.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nancy | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2012–13 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Watford (loan) | 2013–14 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ittihad (loan) | 2014–15 | Saudi League | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Red Star | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Al Tadhamon | 2019–20 | Kuwaiti Premier League | ||||||||||
| Career total | 110 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 123 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the 2014 AFC Champions League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
editMali
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "Premier League Player Profile Samba Diakité". Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "S. Diakité passe pro". Mercato365 (in French). 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Samba Diakité". AS Nancy (in French). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Nancy v. Plabennec Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ Austin, Simon. "QPR set to add Lazio striker Cisse after doing Diakite deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "QPR 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "QPR 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Diakité Signs R's Deal". QPR F.C. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers sign Samba Diakité on four-year deal from Nancy". The Guardian. London. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Samba Signs". Watford FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Watford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Watford 1-0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Transfer news: QPR's Senegal midfielder Samba Diakite joins Saudi Arabians Al Ittihad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Samba Diakite Loan Spell Reaches Conclusion".
- ^ Mercato d’hiver des joueurs maliens et d’origine malienne à travers le monde du 03/02/2020, reference14sport.blogspot.com, 3 February 2020
- ^ Samba Diakité on his official Instagram account, instagram.com, 15 April 2020
- ^ Report
- ^ a b "Samba Diakité". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
External links
edit- Samba Diakité at Soccerbase
- Samba Diakité at National-Football-Teams.com
- Samba Diakité – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Samba Diakité – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Samba Diakité at L'Équipe Football (in French)
