Salim Diakité
Malian footballer (born 2000)
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Salim Diakité (born 3 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem, on loan from Serie B club Palermo. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Mureaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Zulte Waregem (on loan from Palermo) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Les Mureaux | |||
| Mantois | |||
| Rio Ave | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Mantois | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Olympia Agnonese | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Teramo | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Ternana | 70 | (4) |
| 2024– | Palermo | 60 | (3) |
| 2026 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Mali | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Club career
Eraly career
In 2018, Diakité joined the youth academy of Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave.[citation needed]
Olympia Agnonese
In 2019, he signed for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian fourth division from French fourth division club Mantois.[citation needed]
Teramo
In 2020, he signed for Teramo in the Italian third division.[2]
Ternana
Palermo
On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[4] On 10 May 2024, he made his debut goal for Palermo against Südtirol. On 2 February 2026, Diakité was loaned by Juve Stabia.[5]
On 17 August 2026, Diakité moved on a new loan to Zulte Waregem in the Belgian top tier, with an option to buy.[6]
International career
Born in France, Diakité is of Malian descent.[3] He made his debut for the Mali national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 88 minutes in a scoreless draw.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mantois | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Olympia Agnonese | 2019–20 | Serie D | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Teramo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | ||
| Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 182 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in Campionato Primavera 2
- Appearances in Serie B Play-off
International
- As of match played 8 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |