Gaoussou Diakité
Malian footballer (born 2004)
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Gaoussou Diakité (born 26 September 2005) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.
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Diakité with FC Liefering in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Mali | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lausanne-Sport (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | FC Guidars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 34 | (13) |
| 2025– | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Mali U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2025– | Mali | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Diakité was born on 26 September 2005 in Mali. As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Malian side FC Guidars. He was teammates with Malian footballer Soumaïla Diabaté, who he later reunited with after signing for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.[1]
On 25 January 2024, he signed for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg. After that, he was sent on loan to Austrian side FC Liefering.[2][3] On 2 March 2024, Diakité debuted for the club during a 3–1 win over SKN St. Pölten.[4] On 31 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the club during a 4–1 win over Floridsdorfer AC.[5]
Diakité joined Lausanne-Sport on loan on 4 July 2025.[6]
International career
On 11 December 2025, Diakité was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Liefering (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 9 | |||
| Total | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13[a] | 4 | — | 42 | 11 | |
| Career total | 61 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 24 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |