Fousseni Diabaté
Malian footballer (born 1995)
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Fousseni Diabaté (born 18 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
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Diabaté playing for Leicester City in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fousseni Diabaté[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1995[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Kasımpaşa | |||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Trabzonspor | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | → Göztepe (loan) | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Giresunspor (loan) | 34 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Partizan | 32 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Lausanne-Sport | 60 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Kasımpaşa | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Mali U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Mali U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Mali | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:06, 26 March 2024 (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]
On 7 July 2022, it was announced that Diabaté signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Partizan being handed the #18 shirt. Diabaté made his debut on 23 July against TSC in a 0–0 draw; he came into the game in the 57th minute as a sub for Nikola Terzić.[11] On 11 August, Diabaté made his second appearance in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, a 2–2 home draw against AEK Larnaca. He provided two assists for Ricardo Gomes,[12] Diabaté scored the first goal in a 4–1 win over Ħamrun Spartans in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.[13]
In the group stage, Diabaté played in all six games and scored four goals.[14][15][16] Diabaté scored his debut goal in the SuperLiga on the road against Napredak. Diabaté made a sudden attempt, the ball caught Dejan Kerkez on the way to the goal and outwitted the helpless Nikola Petrić.[17]
On 7 September 2023, Diabaté signed a two-year contract with Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[18]
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,[19] as well as 5 games at the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[20][21][22][23] He also appeared for the Mali U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 June 2025[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stade Reims II | 2013–14[26] | CFA 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Guingamp II | 2015–16[27] | CFA 2 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17[28] | CFA 2 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
| Guingamp | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 2017–18[29] | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Leicester City | 2017–18[29] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[29] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Sivasspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Amiens (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Trabzonspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Göztepe (loan) | 2021 | Süper Lig | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Giresunspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Partizan | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 66 | 10 | |||||
| Kasımpaşa | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 302 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 50 | ||
International
- As of match played on 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mali | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
