Pape Diakhaté
Pape Diakhaté
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Pape Malickou Diakhaté |
| Date of birth |
21 June 1984 (1984-06-21) (age 27) |
| Place of birth |
Dakar, Senegal |
| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Playing position |
Centre back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Granada |
| Number |
15 |
| Youth career |
|
Ouakam |
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Nancy |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2001–2007 |
Nancy |
141 |
(3) |
| 2007–2011 |
Dynamo Kyiv |
37 |
(1) |
| 2010 |
→ Saint-Étienne (loan) |
18 |
(1) |
| 2010–2011 |
→ Lyon (loan) |
24 |
(1) |
| 2011– |
Granada |
4 |
(0) |
| National team |
| 2005– |
Senegal |
35 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Pape Malickou Diakhaté (born 21 June 1984 in Dakar) is a Senegalese professional footballer who currently plays in Spain for Granada CF.
Career
Diakhaté has been at Nancy since his youth, and made his Ligue 2 debut on October 20, 2001, playing the first half of the 2–0 win over LB Châteauroux. He played 25 league matches the following season, and appeared regularly for the club, although his 2003–04 season was severely disrupted by injury.[1] 2004–05 brought Diakhaté favourable recognition, winning a place in France Football's team of the season. However, on July 18, 2007 it was announced that he had signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv. Diakhaté made his debut for Dynamo on August 1, 2007 in a league fixture against FC Chornomorets Odessa.[2] Pape quickly established himself in the first team and even captained the club on occasion. A month later on September 1 he broke a collar bone in a match against FC Kharkiv, but once recovered returned to the team. On 16 December 2009 he left the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, and returned back to France signing a half year loan contract with AS Saint-Étienne.[3] The following season he was loaned to Lyon and was relatively used.
On 26 August 2011 he signed for Spanish club Granada CF, for a club record €4,500,000 on a four year contract.
Position
Originally a left-back and capable of playing as a wide midfielder, he is recognised mainly as a centre-back. He has also been known to play in goal for Senegal on numerous occasions.
Career statistics
International career
He earned in 2004 also a full international call-up from Senegal. After Nancy's promotion to Ligue 1 in 2005, Diakhaté was also part of the Senegalese team that finished fourth in the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Diakhate, Pape |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
21 June 1984 |
| Place of birth |
Dakar, Senegal |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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