Drissa Diakite
Drissa Diakité
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Drissa Diakité |
| Date of birth |
February 18, 1985 (1985-02-18) (age 27) |
| Place of birth |
Bamako, Mali |
| Height |
1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Right sideback |
| Club information |
| Current club |
OGC Nice |
| Number |
23 |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2001–2004 |
Djoliba AC |
0 |
(0) |
| 2004–2006 |
MC Alger |
24 |
(0) |
| 2006– |
OGC Nice[1] |
114 |
(0) |
| National team |
| 2004– |
Mali |
16 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Drissa Diakite (born February 18, 1985 in Bamako[2]) is a Malian football player who, is playing for OGC Nice.
Career
He has previously played for Djoliba AC (Mali) and MC Alger (Algeria). March 2007 the Mali star was linked with £3.5 Million moves to Newcastle United, Everton and Real Zaragoza. He has been labelled as a half and half of Patrick Vieira and Ze Roberto.[3]
International career
Diakite was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4] He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
References
- ^ La fiche de Drissa Diakité Football – L'Equipe.fr
- ^ Football.co.uk Profile
- ^ New Nice deal for Diakite
- ^ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Drissa DIAKITE
| Persondata |
| Name |
Diakite, Drissa |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
February 18, 1985 |
| Place of birth |
Bamako, Mali |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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