Papé Abdoulaye Diakité (born 22 December 1992) is a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

ese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

club

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

Club career

Trenčín

Diakité made his debut for

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovakia, Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its association football, football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak Super Liga, Fortuna Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak Fi ...

against

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Sl ...

on 24 November 2011.

FC Edmonton

On 8 February 2016, Diakité signed for

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

. Diakité later revealed that he had offers from

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

prior to signing with FC Edmonton, and originally was not going to sign with the club. After a strong 2016 season, Diakité was named the NASL's Young Player of the Year for the 2016 season Terengganu FC in 2022, Diakité moved to Malaysia to join Terengganu FC. With his calm demeanor and his dexterity in fending off opponents' attacks, he was praised in the league.

Career statistics

References

External links

AS Trenčín profile
* 1992 births Living people Senegalese footballers Sportspeople from Dakar Association football defenders AS Trenčín players Slovak Super Liga players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Belgian First Division B players Lierse Kempenzonen players Belgian Third Division players FC Edmonton players North American Soccer League players Pape Diakite Pape Diakite Tampa Bay Rowdies players USL Championship players Ho Chi Minh City FC players Saigon FC players V.League 1 players Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate soccer players in the United States Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub