Cheick Diabaté (footballer)

Cheick Diabaté

Personal information
Full name	Cheick Tidiane Diabaté
Date of birth	25 April 1988 (1988-04-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bordeaux
Number	14
Youth career
2000–2006	Centre Salif Keita
2006–2008	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Bordeaux	29	(8)
2008–2009	→ AC Ajaccio (loan)	30	(14)
2009–2010	→ Nancy (loan)	2	(0)
National team‡
2008–	Mali	13	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 19 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:18, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Cheick Tidiane Diabaté (born 25 April 1988) is a Malian football player who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1.

Career

Bordeaux

Diabaté was promoted to the senior squad of Bordeaux for the 2008–09 season following a successful season in the CFA, where he made 35 appearances and scored 18 goals. Unfortunately, due to a surplus of more experienced strikers, manager Laurent Blanc loaned him out to the Corsica-based and Ligue 2 club AC Ajaccio to get more playing time.

Loan moves

Diabaté made his debut for Ajaccio in their opening match loss to Châteauroux playing the full 90 minutes. In the second match, he proved beneficial to the club scoring a brace in their 3–1 win over Stade Reims.^[1] Three weeks later, he scored another brace, this time in a 4–0 thrashing of Vannes.^[2] The following three weeks, he scored one goal in each match with Ajaccio earning wins over Brest^[3] and Clermont^[4] and drawing with Nîmes.^[5]

Diabaté's positive play continued throughout the season scoring important game-winning goals against Guingamp,^[6] Lens,^[7] Angers,^[8] and Boulogne.^[9] He also scored a goal in the annual Derby Corse against Bastia with the match finishing in a 1–1 draw.^[10] Diabaté finished the season with 14 goals, a team high and 4th among Ligue 2 topscorers, helping the club stave off relegation on the final day of the season.

Diabaté's play with Ajaccio earned him a contract extension with his parent club agreeing to remain in Bordeaux until June 2013.^[11] Despite returning to Bordeaux on 1 July, on 20 July, he was sent on loan again, this time to fellow Ligue 1 club AS Nancy.^[12] The striker has spent most of the stint playing in the reserves only featuring twice with the senior team.

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. He has also earned senior caps with the Mali national football team.

International goals

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 2008	Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France	Algeria	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	26 March 2011	Stade 26 mars, Bamako, Mali	Zimbabwe	1-0	1–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	10 August 2011	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Tunisia	2–3	2–4	Friendly
4.	3 September 2011	Stade 26 mars, Bamako, Mali	Cape Verde	1–0	3–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	3 September 2011	Stade 26 mars, Bamako, Mali	Cape Verde	2–0	3–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.	8 October 2011	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville, Liberia	Liberia	1–1	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

1. ^ Reims v. Ajaccio Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
2. ^ Ajaccio v. Vannes Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
3. ^ Brest v. Ajaccio Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
4. ^ Ajaccio v. Clermont Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
5. ^ Nîmes v. Ajaccio Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
6. ^ Ajaccio v. Guingamp Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
7. ^ Lens v. Ajaccio Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
8. ^ Angers v. Ajaccio Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
9. ^ Boulogne v. Ajaccio Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
10. ^ Ajaccio v. Bastia Match Report. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
11. ^ Bordeaux: Trois prolongations. Mercato365.com (31 August 2011). Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
12. ^ Trois Bordelais à Nancy. L'Equipe. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.

External links

• (French) Player profile at L'Equipe
• Cheick Diabaté (footballer) at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Diabate, Cheick
Alternative names
Short description	Malian association footballer
Date of birth	25 April 1988
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Date of death
Place of death