Oumar Diakité

Oumar Diakité

Oumar Diakité (2022)
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bingerville, Ivory Coast[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Reims
Number	22
Youth career
	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	ASEC Mimosas
2022–2023	Red Bull Salzburg	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Liefering (loan)	35	(12)
2023–	Reims	28	(5)
International career^‡
2023–	Ivory Coast	10	(1)
Medal record Representing  Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:45, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Oumar Diakité (born 20 December 2003) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Reims and the Ivory Coast national team.^[2]

Club career

Diakité joined Red Bull Salzburg from ASEC Mimosas on 12 January 2022. Originally a co-op player, he was sent on loan to become part of the Red Bull Salzburg farm team Liefering.^[3][4] He made his debut in a league match against SKN St. Pölten in 20 February.^[5] Diakité scored his first goal against SK Rapid Wien II in the league match on 3 April.^[6]

On 21 June 2023, Diakité signed up for Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims on a five-year contract.^[7]

International career

Diakité was called up to the Ivory Coast for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022.^[8] He was removed from the squad on 6 June 2022, with a minor injury in training.^[9][10] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023.^[11]

In December 2023, he was named in the 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Ivory Coast.^[12][13] During the quarter-final match against Mali, he scored the winning goal in the stoppage time of extra time, securing a 2–1 victory and qualification to the semi-finals, which he would miss due to receiving a second yellow card following his celebration.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2022–23 season^[15]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Bull Salzburg	2021–22	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Liefering (loan)	2021–22	2. Liga	12	3	0	0	—		—		12	3
	2022–23		23	9	0	0	–		—		23	9
Career total			35	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	12

Notes

Honours

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[16]

References

1. Oumar Diakité at WorldFootball.net
2. "Oumar Diakite". Liefering.
3. "Salzburg lotst mit Oumar Diakite das nächste Talent in die Mozartstadt" (in German). kicker.de. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
4. "Red Bull Salzburg holt Talent Oumar Diakite" (in German). spox.com. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
5. "SKN St. Pölten vs. Liefering". 20 February 2022.
6. "Rapid II gleicht in Nachspielzeit ein 0:2 aus" (in German). laola1.at. 3 April 2022.
7. "Vitesse et percussion sur le front de l'attaque stadiste!" [Speed and percussion on the front of the stadium attack!]. www.stade-de-reims.com (in French). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
8. "Elim. CAN 2023 (CIV-ZAM Du 3 Juin 2022) : Des Renforts Chez Les Eléphants" (in French). fifciv.com. 31 May 2022.
9. "Eléphants : Blessé, Diakité Oumar Quitte La Sélection" (in French). fifciv.com. 6 June 2022.
10. "CÔTE D'IVOIRE : VICTIME D'UNE FRACTURE, DIAKITÉ OUMAR QUITTE LA SÉLECTION" (in French). africatopsports.com. 6 June 2022.
11. "La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Lesotho sur le score de 1 but à 0 au stade Laurent Pokou de San Pedro. Le but ivoirien a été inscrit par Ibrahim Sangaré à la 16e minute". rti.info (in French). 9 September 2023.
12. "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
13. "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
14. "Ivory Coast 2-1 Mail AET: Oumar Diakite scores last minute winner as hosts book Africa Cup of Nations semi-final place". Eurosport. 3 February 2024.
15. Oumar Diakité at Soccerway
16. Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

• Oumar Diakité at Soccerway
• Oumar Diakité at WorldFootball.net
• Oumar Diakite at Liefering