Soumaila Diabate

Soumaïla Diabate
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-22) 22 November 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liefering
Number 7
Youth career
0000 JMG Academy
0000–2022 FC Guidars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2023– Liefering 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Soumaïla Diabate (born 22 November 2004) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and its reserve team, Liefering.[1]

Club career

Diabate spent his youth career at the JMG Academy and FC Guidars.[2][3] After going on trial with Austrian club Liefering in December 2022,[2] he officially joined parent club Red Bull Salzburg on 20 December, signing a five-year professional contract that was set to activate from January 2023.[3][4] In the process, he became the fifth player to join the Austrian club through their affiliation with Guidars, following the likes of Nene Dorgeles, Daouda Guindo, Mamady Diambou and Moussa Yeo.[3][4] The midfielder was assigned to Liefering's squad for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[3][4]

On 1 April 2023, Diabate made his professional debut for Liefering, coming on as a substitute for Tolgahan Sahin at half-time of a 3–1 league defeat to Kapfenberger SV.[5][6] On 23 September, he was sent-off for a double yellow card in a 3–0 league loss to Grazer AK.[7][8]

On 31 March 2024, Diabate scored his first professional goal for Liefering in a 4–1 league win over Floridsdorfer AC.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liefering 2022–23 2. Liga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2023–24 26 1 0 0 26 1
Total 29 1 0 0 29 1
Career total 29 1 0 0 29 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d Soumaila Diabate at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "FC Liefering schaut Talenten aus Kolumbien und Mali auf die Beine". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Salzburg verpflichtet 18-jähriges Talent aus Mali". kicker (in German). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "18-jähriger Neuzugang aus Mali". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in Austrian German). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Liefering vs. Kapfenberger SV - 1 April 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "FC Liefering - Heimspiel-Pleite gegen vife Falken". FC Liefering (in Austrian German). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Tabellenführung ausgebaut! GAK lässt Liefering keine Chance". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Spielinfo | Grazer AK - FC Liefering 3:0 | 8. Spieltag | 2. Liga 2023/24". kicker (in Austrian German). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "2. Liga: Effizientes Liefering siegt klar gegen den FAC". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 31 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.