Fousseni Diabaté
![]() 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) | Attacking midfielder, forward | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | |||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
2020–2022 | Trabzonspor | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021 | → Göztepe (loan) | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Giresunspor (loan) | 34 | (6) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | Partizan | 32 | (2) | |||||||||||
2023– | Lausanne-Sport | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Mali U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016 | Mali U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023– | Mali | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Fousseni Diabaté (born 18 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 7 July 2022, it was announced that Diabaté signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Partizan being handed the #18 shirt. Diabaté made his debut on 23 July against TSC in a 0–0 draw; he came into the game in the 57th minute as a sub for Nikola Terzić.[11] On 11 August, Diabaté made his second appearance in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, a 2–2 home draw against AEK Larnaca. He provided two assists for Ricardo Gomes,[12] Diabaté scored the first goal in a 4–1 win over Ħamrun Spartans in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.[13]
In the group stage, Diabaté played in all six games and scored four goals.[14][15][16] Diabaté scored his debut goal in the SuperLiga on the road against Napredak. Diabaté made a sudden attempt, the ball caught Dejan Kerkez on the way to the goal and outwitted the helpless Nikola Petrić.[17]
On 7 September 2023, Diabaté signed a two-year contract with Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[18]
International career
[edit]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,[19] as well as 5 games at the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[20][21][22][23] He also appeared for the Mali U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 May 2024[25]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stade Reims II | 2013–14[26] | CFA 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
Guingamp II | 2015–16[27] | CFA 2 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |||
2016–17[28] | CFA 2 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||||
Total | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
Guingamp | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Gazélec Ajaccio | 2017–18[29] | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Leicester City | 2017–18[29] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
2018–19[29] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Sivasspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Amiens (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Trabzonspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Göztepe (loan) | 2021 | Süper Lig | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
Giresunspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
Partizan | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
Lausanne-Sport | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
Career total | 240 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 41 |
International
[edit]- As of match played on 26 March 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 October 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.
- ^ "Leicester's Diabate joins Sivasspor on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Fousseni Diabaté Joins Trabzonspor On Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Diabaté makes his debut at Partizan". Soccerway.com. 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Partizan vs. Aek Larnaca". Soccerway.com. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Partizan vs. Ħamrun Spartans". Soccerway.com. 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Diabaté score twice in (Uherské Hradiště)". Soccerway.com. 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Equalizing goal against Nice". Soccerway.com. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "15th minute opener against Koln". Soccerway.com. 13 October 2022.
- ^ "NAPREDAK VS. PARTIZAN 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. 5 February 2023.
- ^ "FOUSSENI DIABATÉ EST LAUSANNOIS !" [FOUSSENI DIABATÉ IS AT LAUSANNE!] (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – Matches – Serbia-Mali – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015.
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". cafonline.com.
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". cafonline.com.
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". cafonline.com.
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship – Match Details". 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.
- ^ a b c "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 (archived)
- Fousseni Diabaté at Soccerway
- FIFA Profile
- Fousseni Diabaté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Fousseni Diabaté at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Footballers from Aubervilliers
- Black French sportspeople
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- Mali men's under-20 international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football utility players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Sivasspor footballers
- Amiens SC players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Göztepe S.K. footballers
- Giresunspor footballers
- FK Partizan players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Swiss Super League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
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- French expatriate sportspeople in England
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