Banfa Diakité

Banfa Diakité (born 7 October 1997) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for US Quevilly-Rouen as an attacking midfielder. He has previously played for Muret and Chamois Niortais.

Banfa Diakité
Personal information
Full name Banfa Diakité
Date of birth (1997-10-07) 7 October 1997
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Quevilly-Rouen
Number 19
Youth career
Toulouse AC
Toulouse FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Muret
2015–2017 Balma 50 (12)
2017–2018 Chamois Niortais 9 (0)
2018–2019 Bourg-Péronnas 30 (3)
2019– Quevilly-Rouen 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:31, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Diakité was born in Toulouse in southern France, and played junior football with Toulouse AC and Toulouse FC.[1] However, he was released for being too small and subsequently played one season with AS Muret in the Division d'Honneur before joining Balma SC in 2015.[2] During his first season with Balma, he scored six goals in 25 league appearances in the CFA2.[3]

His performances attracted the attention of several professional teams, and in June 2016 it was announced that he had been signed by Ligue 2 club Amiens SC.[4] However, the transfer eventually fell through and Diakité returned to Balma for the 2016–17 season. He ended that campaign with an identical record to the previous year of six goals in 25 league matches.[3]

During the summer of 2017, Diakité again courted interest from a number of Ligue 2 clubs. He had trials with Dijon and Nîmes before joining Chamois Niortais on a two-year contract in May 2017.[1][5] He made his professional debut in the 4–1 defeat to Valenciennes on 25 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antoine Léautey. On 11 November 2017, Diakité scored his first goal for Niort in a 5–1 win over AS Tournefeuille in the seventh round of the Coupe de France.[3]

He signed for Bourg-Péronnas on 12 June 2018.[6]

Personal life

Diakité is of Guinean descent.[7]

Career statistics
As of matches played 24 April 2018.[3]
Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Balma CFA2 Group C 2015–16 2562000276
CFA2 Group G 2016–17 2562000276
Chamois Niortais Ligue 2 2017–18 902100111
Career totals 591261006513

References
  1. "Banfa Diakité très proche des Chamois". lanouvellerepublique.fr. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
  2. Jorge Aibar (23 December 2016). "Banfa Diakité : "Je connais mes qualités"". ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "France – B. Diakité". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. Alexandre Chochois (8 June 2016). "Amiens: Un talent de CFA2 a signé (off.)". foot-national.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. Julien Guibet (28 May 2017). "Niort: Un joueur de CFA2 a signé (off.)". foot-national.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. Clovis Canivenc (12 June 2018). "Officiel : Banfa Diakité quitte Niort et signe au FBBP 01". maligue2.fr. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  7. Nicolas Millet (13 November 2017). "Diakité, le sourire de la fierté". lanouvellerepublique.fr. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
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