Ismail Diakhité (born 18 December 1991) is a Mauritanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Al-Qaisumah and the Mauritania national team.

Career

On 28 September 2024, Diakité joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Qaisumah. On 18 November 2018, Diakité scored the goal that qualified the Mauritania national team to the

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for the first time ever, against

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in a 2–1 win.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diakhité goal''.

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* * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Nouakchott Mauritanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Mauritania men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Super D1 players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi First Division League players Saudi Pro League players Botola players Qatari Second Division players Saudi Second Division players ASAC Concorde players CS Hammam-Lif players Al-Fayha FC players Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia) players AS Marsa players Al-Khaleej FC players IR Tanger players US Tataouine players Al-Shamal SC players CS Sfaxien players Al-Naft SC players Al-Qaisumah FC players Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar {{Mauritania-footy-bio-stub