- Cheik Diabaté
Infobox Football biography
playername = Cheik Diabaté
fullname = Cheik Tidiane Diabaté
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|4|25|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Mali
height = height|m=1.94
position =Striker
currentclub =AC Ajaccio
clubnumber = 14
youthyears = 2006–2008
youthclubs = Bordeaux
years = 2008–
2008–
clubs = Bordeaux
→AC Ajaccio (loan)
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
009 0(7)
nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = Mali
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 22 September 2008
ntupdate =Cheik Tidiane Diabaté (born
25 April 1988 inMali ) is a Malian football player who currently plays forAC Ajaccio on loan from Bordeaux.Career
Diabaté was promoted to the senior squad of Bordeaux for the 2008-09 season, however, due to a surplus of more experienced strikers, manager
Laurent Blanc decided to loan him out to theCorsica -based side andLigue 2 sideAC Ajaccio to get more playing time.Diabaté made his debut for Ajaccio in their opening match loss to
LB Châteauroux playing the full 90 minutes. In the second match, he proved beneficial to the club scoring a brace in their 3-1 win overStade Reims . He has since gone on to score in every following match giving him a total tally of 7 goals through 9 matches.International Career
Diabaté participated in the 2005 African U-17 Championships with Mali, where they were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage.
External links
*fr icon [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur29384.html Player profile at L'Equipe]
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