Souleyman Diabate (born 23 March 1991) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. In April 2023, Diabate expressed interest to represent

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in international level after gaining Bangladeshi citizenship.

Club career

He played for Can Tho F.C. from 2010 to 2014 and Long An F.C. until 2016. He returned to Mali to play for Asom in 2017–18. In May 2019, he signed for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the

Personal life

Via

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, he met Truc Linh. At first she was hesitant but after she got acquainted with him they fell in love, marrying in 2015.

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* 1991 births Living people Malian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Can Tho FC players Long An FC players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Malian expatriate men's footballers V.League 1 players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Malian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Malian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh {{Mali-footy-bio-stub