Samba Diakité

Samba Diakité
Diakite with Watford in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
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
International career
2012–2013 Mali 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samba Diakité (born 24 January 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, between 2012 and 2013 he made nine appearances for the Mali national team.

Club career

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Early career

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

Nancy

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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

International career

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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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[18]
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy 2009–10 Ligue 1 3 0 — 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2010–11 23 0 — 1 1 1[b] 1 25 2
2011–12 15 0 — 0 0 1[c] 1 16 1
Total 41 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 46 3
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Queens Park Rangers 2012–13 Premier League 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2013–14 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Watford (loan) 2013–14 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Ittihad (loan) 2014–15 Saudi League 7 1 — 0 0 2[d] 0 9 1
Red Star 2017–18 Championnat National 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2018–19 Ligue 2 18 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Total 33 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 37 0
Al Tadhamon 2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League
Career total 110 2 2 0 6 1 5 2 123 5
  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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2012 5 0
2013 4 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Mali

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Samba Diakité". Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. ^ "S. Diakité passe pro". Mercato365 (in French). 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. 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". The Guardian. London. 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. ^ "Samba Diakite Loan Spell Reaches Conclusion".
  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. ^ a b "Samba Diakité". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  20. ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
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