Fousseni Diabaté
Fousseni Diabaté (born 18 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Göztepe on loan from Trabzonspor. Born in France, Diabaté has played international football for Mali.
![]() Diabaté playing for Leicester City in 2018 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Fousseni Diabaté[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 October 1995||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Göztepe (on loan from Trabzonspor) | ||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||
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– | Trabzonspor | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021– | → Göztepe (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2015 | Mali U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016 | Mali U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021 (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]
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,[11] as well as 5 games at the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[12][13][14][15] He also appeared for the Mali U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 12 May 2019[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stade Reims II | 2013–14[18] | CFA 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Guingamp II | 2015–16[19] | CFA 2 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
2016–17[20] | CFA 2 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
Total | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
Guingamp | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Gazélec Ajaccio | 2017–18[21] | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | |
Leicester City | 2017–18[21] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
2018–19[21] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Sivasspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Career totals | 110 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 22 |
References
- "Fousseni Diabate". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Fousseni Diabaté: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Fousseni Diabaté". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Fousseni Diabaté, à charge de revanche".
- "L2 – Diabate Fousseni rejoint le GFCA – Gazélec Ajaccio". 20 June 2017.
- "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Domino's Ligue 2 – Saison 2017/2018 – 1ère journée – Valenciennes FC / Gazélec FC Ajaccio". www.lfp.fr.
- "Leicester City: Fousseni Diabate joins Foxes from Gazelec Ajaccio". BBC Sport. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Law, James (27 January 2018). "Peterborough United 1–5 Leicester City". BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46823629
- "Fousseni Diabaté Joins Trabzonspor On Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - Serbia-Mali - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- "Officiel : La liste des joueurs retenus pour le Tournoi de Toulon ! – Malifootball". 19 May 2016.
- "F. Diabaté". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Games played by Fousseni Diabaté in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
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- Fousseni Diabaté – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Fousseni Diabaté at Soccerway
- FIFA Profile
- Fousseni Diabaté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Fousseni Diabaté at Soccerbase