Ousmane Diakité (born 25 July 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Mali | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–2018 | Yeelen Olympique | ||
2018– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Liefering (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 13 | (2) |
National team | |||
2015 | Mali U15 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Mali U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2021 |
Diakité started his career with the Malian side Yeelen Olympique. In July 2018 he signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria till May 2023. He also plays for the feeder team FC Liefering.[1]
His played his first match for FC Liefering on July 27, 2018 against SV Horn. In this match he was excluded after two yellow cards in minute 39 and 92.[2]
On 4 January 2022, Diakité's loan to Swiss club St. Gallen was terminated early to allow him to return to Red Bull and continue his rehabilitation there, after he suffered a serious knee injury in a St. Gallen game in December.[3]
With the Malian U17 he became runner-up in the world championships 2015. In 2017 he played his first match for the U20 national team.
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