Samba Diakité

Samba Diakité (born 24 January 1989) is a French-born Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al Tadhamon SC and the Mali national football team.

Samba Diakité
Diakite with Watford in April 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al Tadhamon
Number 28
Youth career
2003–2005 Le Bourget
2005–2007 Torcy
2007–2010 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Nancy 41 (9)
2012 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 14 (0)
2014 → Watford (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Ittihad (loan) 7 (1)
2016–2019 Red Star 33 (0)
2020– Al Tadhamon
National team‡
2012– Mali 19 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:20, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:06, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Diakité played for Le Bourget and Torcy, before joining Nancy in 2007.

Nancy

On 27 December 2009, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a two-year deal with Nancy.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 27 January 2010 in a Coupe de France match against Plabennec.[4]

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

On 29 January 2012, he agreed a deal to join Premier League team Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the season with a view to a permanent switch in the summer of 2012.[5] He made his debut on 25 February 2012 in a 1–0 defeat, at home against Fulham, where he was sent-off after just 33 minutes for a second bookable offence.[6] Diakité scored his first goal, a winning goal, for Queens Park Rangers in a 2–1 victory over London rivals Arsenal on 31 March 2012.[7]

Queens Park Rangers

On 27 June 2012, it was announced by Queens Park Rangers that they had completed the permanent signing of Diakité on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be £3.5 million.[8][9] Up until his loan move to Watford, he made 14 appearances for the R's that season.

Watford (loan)

On 31 January 2014, Diakité joined Watford on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[10]

Diakité made his Watford debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Cristian Battocchio in the 2-0 win over Brighton on 2 February 2014.[11]

However, on his full debut against Middlesbrough on 15 February 2014, Diakité was shown a straight red card early in the second half for a two-footed lunge on Dean Whitehead.[12]

Ittihad (loan)

On 19 July 2014, Diakité joined Ittihad on a season long loan.[13] He was recalled by Queens Park Rangers at the end of the January transfer window, having made seven appearances and scoring one goal during his time at the Saudi Arabian club.[14]

Al Tadhamon

In 2020, Diakité joined Kuwaiti club Al Tadhamon SC.[15][16]

International career

On 24 January 2012, he made his senior international debut for Mali at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, in the 1–0 victory against Guinea.[17] In total, he has made nineteen appearances for his country, scoring four goals. His form for his country in the tournament helped them reach the semi-finals, and helped earn him a move to Queens Park Rangers.

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 June 2019[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy 2009–10 Ligue 1 30—101[lower-alpha 1]050
2010–11 230—111[lower-alpha 2]1252
2011–12 150—001[lower-alpha 3]1161
Total 410002132463
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 9100000091
Queens Park Rangers 2012–13 Premier League 140001000150
2013–14 Championship 0000100010
2014–15 Premier League 0000000000
2015–16 Championship 0000000000
Total 140002000160
Watford (loan) 2013–14 Championship 6000000060
Ittihad (loan) 2014–15 Saudi League 71—002[lower-alpha 4]091
Red Star 2017–18 Championnat National 150001000160
2018–19 Ligue 2 180201000210
Total 330202000370
Career total 11022061521235
  1. Appearances in the 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearances in the 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in the 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
  4. Appearances in the 2014 AFC Champions League

International
As of match played 22 June 2019[18]
National team Year Major competition
TournamentAppsGoals
Mali 2012 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 50
2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations 40
Total 90

References
  1. "Premier League Player Profile Samba Diakité". Premier League. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. "S. Diakité passe pro". Mercato365 (in French). 27 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  3. "Samba Diakité". AS Nancy (in French). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. "Nancy v. Plabennec Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  5. Austin, Simon. "QPR set to add Lazio striker Cisse after doing Diakite deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  6. "QPR 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  7. "QPR 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  8. "Diakité Signs R's Deal". QPR F.C. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  9. "Queens Park Rangers sign Samba Diakité on four-year deal from Nancy". London: The Guardian. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  10. "OFFICIAL: Samba Signs". Watford FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
  11. "Watford 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. "Watford 1-0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  13. "Transfer news: QPR's Senegal midfielder Samba Diakite joins Saudi Arabians Al Ittihad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  14. http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/samba-diakite-al-ittihad-qpr-loan-2244283.aspx
  15. Mercato d’hiver des joueurs maliens et d’origine malienne à travers le monde du 03/02/2020, reference14sport.blogspot.com, 3 February 2020
  16. Samba Diakité on his official Instagram account, instagram.com, 15 April 2020
  17. Report
  18. "Samba Diakité". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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