Moussa Diakité (footballer, born 2003)

Malian footballer

Moussa Diakité
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cádiz B
Number	8
Youth career
	Etoiles Mandé
2022	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Cádiz B	60	(0)
2023–	Cádiz	2	(0)
International career^‡
2024–	Mali U23	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024

Moussa Diakité (born 4 November 2003) is a Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Cádiz CF Mirandilla.

Club career

Born in Bamako, Diakité played for local side Académie des Étoiles du Mandé before joining the youth categories of Cádiz CF in January 2022.^[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves late in that month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luka Cvetićanin in a 4–0 Segunda División RFEF home loss to Córdoba CF.^[2]

Diakité established himself as a regular starter for the B's during the 2022–23 season,^[3] and made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 December 2023, replacing Rubén Alcaraz late into a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.^[4]^[5]

On 26 August 2024, Diakité renewed his contract with the Andalusians until 2029.^[6]

International career

On 8 July 2024, Diakité was included in the squad of the Mali national under-23 team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[7]

References

^ "El Cádiz B es una ONU" [Cádiz B is an UN] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ "El Córdoba aplasta al filial del Cádiz CF (0–4)" [Córdoba thrash the reserve team of Cádiz CF (0–4)] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ "Moussa Diakité : "Déterminé à franchir un palier cette saison"" [Moussa Diakité: "Determined to take a step forward this season"] (in French). Africa Foot. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ "El Celta se frustra ante un Cádiz con diez" [Celta is frustrated against a ten-man Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ "Crónica: El Cádiz CF resiste pese a sufrir un escandaloso arbitraje ante el Celta (1–1)" [Report: Cádiz CF hold down despite an outrageous refereeing against Celta (1–1)] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^ "Moussa Diakité renueva hasta 2029" [Moussa Diakité renews until 2029] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Voici la liste des joueurs sélectionnés par le sélectionneur, Badra Alou Diallo pour les Jeux Olympiques Paris 2024" [Here is the list of players selected by the coach, Badra Alou Diallo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.]. Facebook (in French). Mali Football Federation. 8 July 2024.