Diadie Samassékou
Malian footballer (born 1996)
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Diadie Samassékou (born 11 January 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo and the Mali national team.
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Samassékou with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Houston Dynamo | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | TSG Hoffenheim | 87 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | → Cádiz (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Houston Dynamo | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Mali U20 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mali U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Mali | 41 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Red Bull Salzburg
In August 2015, Samassékou signed a four-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg, initially joining their farm team FC Liefering.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
TSG Hoffenheim
On 15 August 2019, TSG Hoffenheim announced the signing of Samassékou on a five-year deal.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Samassékou joined Cádiz in Spain on loan.[6]
Houston Dynamo
On 23 August 2025, signed a one-and-a-half year deal with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.[7]
International career
Samassékou represented Mali at youth level at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup[8] and the 2016 Toulon Tournament. He made his debut for the senior team in a 3–1 friendly win against China PR on 29 June 2014.[9]
He competes for his first international competition in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
In December 2021, Samassékou was selected by coach Mohamed Magassouba to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 2 January 2024 he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 March 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 2 | ||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |
| Cádiz (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 220 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 286 | 6 | ||
International
- As of match played 6 June 2024.[12]
| Mali | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[13]
| 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
Red Bull Salzburg
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2017–18,[14] 2018–19[15]
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18[16]
