Adama Diakité
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993
Place of birth Memni, Ivory Coast
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Olbia
Number 11
Youth career
Padova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Padova 8 (1)
2012–2013 → AlbinoLeffe (loan) 21 (1)
2014–2016 Casertana 35 (6)
2016 → Martina Franca (loan) 12 (2)
2016–2017 Modena 27 (2)
2017–2018 Taranto 28 (8)
2018–2020 Savoia 29 (14)
2020–2021 Nocerina 27 (9)
2021– Torres 60 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022

Adama Diakité (born 8 October 1993) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Italian Serie C Group B club Torres.

Biography

Born in Memni, Alépé Department, Ivory Coast, Diakité moved to Italy at a young age. Diakité was a player for Madonna Alta Perugia in 2007.[1] He was a player for the reserve team of Calcio Padova from 2009 to 2012.[2] He made his Serie B debut in the last round of 2011–12 Serie B.

On 20 August 2012, he was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex–Serie C1) club AlbinoLeffe in temporary deal, with Matteo Piccinni moved to opposite direction.[3] Padova did not sign Piccinni outright; AlbinoLeffe also did not excise the option on Diakité.[4]

Diakité returned to Padua in July 2013. He played 7 Serie B games for the second division struggler, in which the team was relegated to Lega Pro at the end of season.

On 6 August 2014, he was signed by Casertana.[5]

On 17 December 2018, he was signed by Savoia.[6] In August 2020, Diakité signed for Serie D side A.S.G. Nocerina, on a one-year contract.[7]

Personal life

Adama's family lives in Belgium; his father lives in Perugia. Adama's grandfather died in 2014.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°48 (2006–07)". Settore Giovanile e Scolastico (SGS) Comitato Regionale Umbria (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Fullsoccer Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  3. ↑ "Arriva l'attaccante Adam Diakite, in partenza Matteo Piccinni" (in Italian). UC AlbinoLeffe. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "La parola ai tecnici: il punto sul mercato col DS Valoti" (in Italian). UC AlbinoLeffe. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "La Casertana ingaggia l'attaccante Adama Diakitè" (in Italian). F.C. Casertana. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Serie D – Girone H: Savoia, arriva Diakite" (in Italian). tuttomercato24.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Serie D, la Nocerina fa il colpo Adama Diakite".
  8. ↑ "Adama Diakite dopo il primo gol in biancoscudato: C'è poco da festeggiare, ma lo dedico a mio nonno" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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