Samba Diakité
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Le Bourget | ||
2005–2007 | Torcy | ||
2007–2010 | Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Nancy | 41 | (9) |
2012 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2012–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | (0) |
2014 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Ittihad (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Red Star | 33 | (0) |
2020 | Al Tadhamon | ||
International career | |||
2012–2013 | Mali | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samba Diakité (born 24 January 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, between 2012 and 2013 he made nine appearances for the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Diakité played for Le Bourget and Torcy, before joining Nancy in 2007.
Nancy
[edit]On 27 December 2009, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a two-year deal with Nancy.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 27 January 2010 in a Coupe de France match against Plabennec.[4]
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
[edit]On 29 January 2012, he agreed a deal to join Premier League team Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the season with a view to a permanent switch in the summer of 2012.[5] He made his debut on 25 February 2012 in a 1–0 defeat, at home against Fulham, where he was sent-off after just 33 minutes for a second bookable offence.[6] Diakité scored his first goal, a winning goal, for Queens Park Rangers in a 2–1 victory over London rivals Arsenal on 31 March 2012.[7]
Queens Park Rangers
[edit]On 27 June 2012, it was announced by Queens Park Rangers that they had completed the permanent signing of Diakité on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be £3.5 million.[8][9] Up until his loan move to Watford, he made 14 appearances for the R's that season.
Watford (loan)
[edit]On 31 January 2014, Diakité joined Watford on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[10]
Diakité made his Watford debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Cristian Battocchio in the 2-0 win over Brighton on 2 February 2014.[11]
However, on his full debut against Middlesbrough on 15 February 2014, Diakité was shown a straight red card early in the second half for a two-footed lunge on Dean Whitehead.[12]
Ittihad (loan)
[edit]On 19 July 2014, Diakité joined Ittihad on a season long loan.[13] He was recalled by Queens Park Rangers at the end of the January transfer window, having made seven appearances and scoring one goal during his time at the Saudi Arabian club.[14]
Al Tadhamon
[edit]In 2020, Diakité joined Kuwaiti club Al Tadhamon SC.[15][16]
International career
[edit]On 24 January 2012, he made his senior international debut for Mali at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, in the 1–0 victory against Guinea.[17] In total, he has made nineteen appearances for his country, scoring four goals. His form for his country in the tournament helped them reach the semi-finals, and helped earn him a move to Queens Park Rangers.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nancy | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||
2011–12 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 3 | ||
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Queens Park Rangers | 2012–13 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Watford (loan) | 2013–14 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Ittihad (loan) | 2014–15 | Saudi League | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Red Star | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Al Tadhamon | 2019–20 | Kuwaiti Premier League | ||||||||||
Career total | 110 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 123 | 5 |
- ^ Appearances in the 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the 2014 AFC Champions League
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Mali | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
2013 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Mali
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League Player Profile Samba Diakité". Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "S. Diakité passe pro". Mercato365 (in French). 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Samba Diakité". AS Nancy (in French). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Nancy v. Plabennec Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ Austin, Simon. "QPR set to add Lazio striker Cisse after doing Diakite deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "QPR 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "QPR 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Diakité Signs R's Deal". QPR F.C. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers sign Samba Diakité on four-year deal from Nancy". The Guardian. London. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Samba Signs". Watford FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Watford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Watford 1-0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Transfer news: QPR's Senegal midfielder Samba Diakite joins Saudi Arabians Al Ittihad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Samba Diakite Loan Spell Reaches Conclusion".
- ^ Mercato d’hiver des joueurs maliens et d’origine malienne à travers le monde du 03/02/2020, reference14sport.blogspot.com, 3 February 2020
- ^ Samba Diakité on his official Instagram account, instagram.com, 15 April 2020
- ^ Report
- ^ a b "Samba Diakité". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
External links
[edit]- Samba Diakité at Soccerbase
- Samba Diakité at National-Football-Teams.com
- Samba Diakité – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Samba Diakité – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Samba Diakité at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Montfermeil
- Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Malian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mali men's international footballers
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Ittihad Club players
- Red Star FC players
- Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Kuwait Premier League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
- 21st-century French sportsmen