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Salim Diakité

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Salim Diakité
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Les Mureaux, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Palermo
Number 23
Youth career
Les Mureaux
Mantois
Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Mantois 1 (0)
2019–2020 Olympia Agnonese 24 (1)
2020–2021 Teramo 26 (0)
2021–2024 Ternana 70 (4)
2024– Palermo 31 (2)
International career
2024– Mali 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Salim Diakité (born 3 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie B club Palermo. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.[1]

Club career

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Eraly career

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In 2018, Diakité joined the youth academy of Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave.[citation needed]

Olympia Agnonese

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In 2019, he signed for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian fourth division from French fourth division club Mantois.[citation needed]

Teramo

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In 2020, he signed for Teramo in the Italian third division.[2]

Ternana

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In 2021, he joined Serie B side Ternana.[3]

Palermo

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On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[4] On 10 May 2024, he made his debut goal for Palermo against Südtirol.

International career

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Born in France, Diakité is of Malian descent.[3] He made his debut for the Mali national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 88 minutes in a scoreless draw.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mantois 2018–19 Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
Olympia Agnonese 2019–20 Serie D 24 0 1 0 25 0
Teramo 2020–21 Serie C 26 0 2 0 28 0
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B 19 0 1 0 1[a] 0 21 0
2022–23 Serie B 32 0 0 0 32 0
2023–24 Serie B 19 3 1 0 20 3
Total 70 3 2 0 1 0 73 3
Palermo 2023–24 Serie B 15 1 1 0 3[b] 2 19 3
2024–25 Serie B 16 1 1 0 17 1
Total 31 2 2 0 3 2 36 4
Career total 152 5 7 0 4 0 163 7
  1. ^ Appearances in Campionato Primavera 2
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie B Play-off

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2024 5 0
Total 5 0

References

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  1. ^ Salim Diakité at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Salim Diakite. Freschezza parigina" (in Italian). Teramo.
  3. ^ a b "Dal Teramo arriva il difensore Salim Diakité, in Abruzzo va il portiere Andrea Tozzo" (in Italian). Ternana. 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "DIAKITÉ IS ROSANERO". Palermo FC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Madagascar v Mali game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
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