Samba Diakité

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Samba Diakité

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.

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Diakite with Watford in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 36)
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)
2012Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 14 (0)
2014Watford (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Ittihad (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
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Club career

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[18]
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy 2009–10 Ligue 1 30101[a]050
2010–11 230111[b]1252
2011–12 150001[c]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 71002[d]091
Red Star 2017–18 Championnat National 150001000160
2018–19 Ligue 2 180201000210
Total 330202000370
Al Tadhamon 2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League
Career total 11022061521235
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  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 teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201250
201340
Total90
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Honours

Mali

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