Drissa Diakité

Drissa Diakité

Diakité with Mali in March 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team	Lucciana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Djoliba AC	0	(0)
2004–2006	MC Alger	24	(0)
2006–2012	Nice	159	(0)
2012–2013	Olympiacos	4	(0)
2013–2015	Bastia	53	(0)
2015–2016	Tours	6	(0)
2017–2018	Kallithea	42	(0)
2018–2019	Ionikos
2020–	Lucciana	33	(0)
International career
2004–2015	Mali	43	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Drissa Diakité (born 18 February 1985^[1]) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and right-back for Championnat National 3 club Lucciana. A former Mali international, he scored one goal in 43 caps for the national team from 2004 to 2015.

Career

Early career

Diakité was born in Bamako, Mali. In his early career, he played for Malian club Djoliba AC and Algerian club MC Alger.^{[citation needed]}

Nice

In January transfer window 2006, Diakité moved to French side Nice, with an undisclosed fee.^[2] At Nice, he played defensive midfielder or right fullback. He was fan favourite, though he has physical unwavering commitment, which he earned cards.^{[citation needed]} Diakité made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute for Marama Vahirua in a 3–0 loss against Marseille.^{[citation needed]} In his second half of the season, Diakité made five appearances.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2006/07 season, Diakité made 25 appearances.^{[citation needed]} In March 2007 he was linked with £3.5 million moves to Newcastle United, Everton and Real Zaragoza.^{[citation needed]} He was labelled as a half and half of Patrick Vieira and Zé Roberto.^[3] Diakité signed a contract, that will keep him until 2010.^[4]

In the 2007–08 season, Diakite made 22 appearances.^{[citation needed]} In a 0–0 draw against Sochaux, on 3 November 2007, he received a straight red card for the first time in his Nice career.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2008–09 season, Diakite signed a contract until 2011^[5] and went on to make thirty-one appearances and happen the same thing the following season. The 2010–11 season was troubled for him, as he received two cards^[6] and suffering injury.^[7] In his last season, his playing time has been more restricted, who suffered a crack in the fibula, making 16 appearances.^[8]

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Diakite was released by the club, ending his six-years association with the club.^[9] Previously in February 2012, Diakite was told by the club that he's not offered a new contract.^[10] In his Nice career, he endured what were considered below-average seasons by most in the three season since he arrived.^{[citation needed]}

Greece and return to France

In summer 2012, he moved to Greek side Olympiacos on a one-year contract.^[11] However, Diakite made only four appearances and not even earn a first team place. At the end of 2012–13 season, Diakite was released by the club.^{[citation needed]}

After one-year in Greece, Diakité return to France by joining Bastia on 29 May 2013 on a two-year contract.^[12][13]

International career

Diakite was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[14] He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.^{[citation needed]}

International goals

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.^{[citation needed]}

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 March 2015	Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais	Gabon	1–0	3–4	Friendly

Honours

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2012–13^{[citation needed]}

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2012^[15][16]

References

External links

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