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Fousseni Diabaté
Malian footballer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fousseni Diabaté (born 18 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward, most recently for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
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Diabaté was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis.[1] He was at the youth academy at Stade Rennais for seven years before being kicked out, and thereafter joined Stade de Reims.[4] He played for the reserves of En Avant de Guingamp before joining Gazélec Ajaccio on 20 June 2017.[5] He made his professional debut with Gazélec Ajaccio in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Valenciennes FC on 28 July 2017, assisting his side's only goal.[6]
On 13 January 2018, Diabaté moved to Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.[7] Two weeks later, he made his debut for Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth round match against Peterborough United and scored twice in a 5–1 win.[8]
He joined Sivasspor on loan in January 2019.[9]
On 25 September 2020, Diabaté joined Trabzonspor on a permanent deal.[10]
On 7 July 2022, it was announced that Diabaté signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Partizan being handed the #18 shirt. Diabaté made his debut on 23 July against TSC in a 0–0 draw; he came into the game in the 57th minute as a sub for Nikola Terzić.[11] On 11 August, Diabaté made his second appearance in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, a 2–2 home draw against AEK Larnaca. He provided two assists for Ricardo Gomes,[12] Diabaté scored the first goal in a 4–1 win over Ħamrun Spartans in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.[13]
In the group stage, Diabaté played in all six games and scored four goals.[14][15][16] Diabaté scored his debut goal in the SuperLiga on the road against Napredak. Diabaté made a sudden attempt, the ball caught Dejan Kerkez on the way to the goal and outwitted the helpless Nikola Petrić.[17]
On 7 September 2023, Diabaté signed a two-year contract with Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[18]
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International career
Diabaté made one appearance for the Mali U20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in a 2–0 loss to the Serbia U20s,[19] as well as 5 games at the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[20][21][22][23] He also appeared for the Mali U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[24]
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- As of 24 May 2025[25]
International
- As of match played on 26 March 2024
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