Salim Diakité

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 represents Mali internationally.[1]

Salim Diakité
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000
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
0000 Les Mureaux
0000 Mantois
0000 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 15 (1)
International career‡
2024– Mali 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Club career

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

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

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

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

On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[4]

International career

Diakité 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]

Personal life

Born in France, he is of Malian descent.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mantois 2018–19 Championnat National 2 10——10
Olympia Agnonese 2019–20 Serie D 24010—250
Teramo 2020–21 Serie C 26020—280
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B 190101[lower-alpha 1]0210
2022–23 Serie B 32000—320
2023–24 Serie B 19310—203
Total 7032010733
Palermo 2023–24 Serie B 151003[lower-alpha 2]2183
Career total 136450401456
  1. Appearances in Campionato Primavera 2
  2. Appearances in Serie B Play-off

International
As of match played 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202410
Total10

References
  1. Salim Diakité at Soccerway
  2. "Salim Diakite. Freschezza parigina" (in Italian). Teramo.
  3. "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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