Papé Abdoulaye Diakité (born 22 December 1992) is a

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ese professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Trenčín

Diakité made his debut for

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against

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on 24 November 2011.

FC Edmonton

On 8 February 2016, Diakité signed for

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in the

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. Diakité later revealed that he had offers from

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and

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prior to signing with 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

in 2022, Diakité moved to Malaysia to join

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. With his calm demeanor and his dexterity in fending off opponents attacks, he was praised in the league.

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AS Trenčín profile
(archived 18 April 2013) * 1992 births Living people Senegalese men's footballers Footballers from Dakar Men's association football defenders AS Trenčín players Slovak First Football League players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Challenger Pro League players Lierse S.K. (2018) players Belgian Third Division players FC Edmonton players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) 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 men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's 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 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub