Oumar Diakité (born 20 December 2003) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Diakité joined Red Bull Salzburg from

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on 12 January 2022. Originally a co-op player, he was sent on loan to become part of the Red Bull Salzburg farm team Liefering. He made his debut in a league match against SKN St. Pölten in 20 February. Diakité scored his first goal against

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in the league match on 3 April. On 21 June 2023, Diakité signed up for

club

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on a five-year contract.

International career

Diakité was called up to the

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for a set of

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matches in June 2022. He was removed from the squad on 6 June 2022, with a minor injury in training. He debuted in a 1–0 win over

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on 9 September 2023. In December 2023, he was named in the 27-man squad for the

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hosted in Ivory Coast. During the quarter-final match against Mali, he scored the winning goal in the stoppage time of extra time, securing a 2–1 victory and qualification to the semi-finals, which he would miss due to receiving a second yellow card following his celebration.

Career statistics

Club

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Honours

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Oumar Diakite
at Liefering {{DEFAULTSORT:Diakité, Oumar 2003 births Living people People from Bingerville Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Men's association football forwards ASEC Mimosas players FC Red Bull Salzburg players FC Liefering players Stade de Reims players 2. Liga (Austria) players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in France 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players