Papé Diakité
Senegalese footballer (born 1992)
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Papé Abdoulaye Diakité (born 22 December 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kedah FA.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Papé Abdoulaye Diakité | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kedah FA | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur | ||
| 2011–2012 | AS Trenčín | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Royal Antwerp | 33 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Oosterzonen (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Edmonton | 56 | (3) |
| 2018 | Police Tero | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 46 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ho Chi Minh City | 20 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sai Gon | ||
| 2022 | Terengganu | 19 | (1) |
| 2023 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 20 | (0) |
| 2024 | Calicut | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kedah FA | 28 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Trenčín
Diakité made his debut for AS Trenčín against Žilina on 24 November 2011.[1]
FC Edmonton
On 8 February 2016, Diakité signed for Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.[2] Diakité later revealed that he had offers from Romania and Bulgaria prior to signing with Edmonton, and originally was not going to sign with the club.[3] After a strong 2016 season, Diakité was named the NASL's Young Player of the Year for the 2016 season[4]
Terengganu
in 2022, Diakité moved to Malaysia to join Terengganu. With his calm demeanor and his dexterity in fending off opponents attacks, he was praised in the league.
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 October 2016[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trenčín | 2011–12 | Fortuna Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Royal Antwerp | 2013–14 | Belgian Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Oosterzonen (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Edmonton | 2016 | NASL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
