Fousseni Diabaté
Fousseni Diabaté (born 18 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Göztepe on loan from Trabzonspor. Born in France, Diabaté has played international football for Mali.
Diabaté playing for Leicester City in 2018 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Fousseni Diabaté[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 October 1995||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Göztepe (on loan from Trabzonspor) | ||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Rennes | ||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Reims | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2013–2015 | Reims II | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||
2015–2017 | Guingamp II | 49 | (12) | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||
2018–2020 | Leicester City | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Amiens (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||
2020– | Trabzonspor | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021– | → Göztepe (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2015 | Mali U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016 | Mali U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021 (UTC) |
Club career
Diabaté was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis.[1] He was at the youth academy at Stade Rennais for seven years before being kicked out, and thereafter joined Stade de Reims.[4] He played for the reserves of En Avant de Guingamp before joining Gazélec Ajaccio on 20 June 2017.[5] He made his professional debut with Gazélec Ajaccio in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Valenciennes FC on 28 July 2017, assisting his side's only goal.[6]
On 13 January 2018, Diabaté moved to Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.[7] Two weeks later, he made his debut for Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth round match against Peterborough United and scored twice in a 5–1 win.[8]
He joined Sivasspor on loan in January 2019.[9]
On 25 September 2020, Diabaté joined Trabzonspor on a permanent deal.[10]
International career
Diabaté made one appearance for the Mali U20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in a 2–0 loss to the Serbia U20s,[11] as well as 5 games at the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[12][13][14][15] He also appeared for the Mali U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 12 May 2019[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stade Reims II | 2013–14[18] | CFA 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Guingamp II | 2015–16[19] | CFA 2 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
2016–17[20] | CFA 2 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
Total | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
Guingamp | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Gazélec Ajaccio | 2017–18[21] | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | |
Leicester City | 2017–18[21] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
2018–19[21] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Sivasspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Career totals | 110 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 22 |
References
- "Fousseni Diabate". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Fousseni Diabaté: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Fousseni Diabaté". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Fousseni Diabaté, à charge de revanche".
- "L2 – Diabate Fousseni rejoint le GFCA – Gazélec Ajaccio". 20 June 2017.
- "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Domino's Ligue 2 – Saison 2017/2018 – 1ère journée – Valenciennes FC / Gazélec FC Ajaccio". www.lfp.fr.
- "Leicester City: Fousseni Diabate joins Foxes from Gazelec Ajaccio". BBC Sport. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Law, James (27 January 2018). "Peterborough United 1–5 Leicester City". BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46823629
- "Fousseni Diabaté Joins Trabzonspor On Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - Serbia-Mali - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- "Officiel : La liste des joueurs retenus pour le Tournoi de Toulon ! – Malifootball". 19 May 2016.
- "F. Diabaté". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fousseni Diabaté. |
- Fousseni Diabaté – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Fousseni Diabaté at Soccerway
- FIFA Profile
- Fousseni Diabaté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Fousseni Diabaté at Soccerbase