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Cheick Tiemoko Diabate (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Exeter City.

Cheick Diabate

Personal information
Full name	Cheick Tiemoko Diabate[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	London, England[2]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Exeter City
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2018	Stevenage
2018–2019	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Exeter City	25	(3)
2020	→ Buckland Athletic (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ Bideford (loan)	0	(0)
2020	→ Tiverton Town (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ Truro City (loan)	14	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Exeter City

Diabate started his career at Stevenage before a move to Exeter City in 2018. He first appeared in a matchday squad during Exeter's 2–0 away EFL Trophy group-stage victory over Newport County in October 2019,[4] and then later that season enjoyed a brief loan spell with Buckland Athletic.[5] In a disrupted 2020–21 campaign, Diabate had loan spells at Bideford[6] and Tiverton Town[7] before making his Exeter debut in November 2020, featuring for the final twenty-eight minutes of their EFL Trophy tie with West Bromwich Albion U23s, which resulted in a 4–0 win for The Grecians.[8]

On 14 July 2021, Diabate joined Southern League Premier Division South side, Truro City[9] and went onto make his debut during a 1–1 draw with Walton Casuals a month later.[10] He then scored his first career goal in a 4–1 away victory over Poole Town in October[10] before eventually returning to Exeter two months later following an injury crisis at the Devon-based side.[11] He made his league debut for the club just a week later in a 2–1 defeat to Sutton United.[12] He went on to feature heavily in the second half of Exeter’s season as they secured promotion to League One. Diabate was rewarded with a new two-year contract in June 2022.[13]

Personal life

Diabate's cousin Mory Koné is a former professional footballer, having played for Troyes, Le Mans, and Parma.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2019–20[2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2021–22[2]	League Two	17	2	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	2
	Total		17	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	2
Buckland Athletic (loan)	2019–20[15]	Western League Premier Division	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Bideford (loan)	2020–21[16]	Southern League Division One South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Tiverton Town (loan)	2020–21[10]	Southern League Premier Division South	1	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
Truro City (loan)	2021–22[10]	Southern League Premier Division South	14	2	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	17	2
Career total			33	4	0	0	0	0	6	0	39	4

References

External links

• Cheick Diabate at Soccerbase

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