Bafodé Diakité (born 6 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lille.
![]() Diakité signing autographs in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back, right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Toulouse ACF | ||
2013–2018 | Toulouse | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Toulouse II | 10 | (3) |
2018–2022 | Toulouse | 72 | (7) |
2022– | Lille | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | France U16 | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U18 | 6 | (0) |
2019 | France U19 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 7 August 2022 (UTC) |
Diakité was born in Toulouse, in France, to Guinean parents. They was from Touba, Boké Region.
Diakité made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Reims on 5 December 2018, at the age of 17.[1]
On 5 August 2022, Lille announced the signing of Diakité on a four-year deal.[2]
Born in France, Diakité is of Guinean descent. He is a youth international for France.[3]
Toulouse
Lille OSC – current squad | |
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