Zié Diabaté

Zié Diabaté
Personal information
Date of birth2 March 1989
Place of birthM'Pody, Ivory Coast
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionLeft back / Centre back
Club information
Current team
Dijon
Youth career
2004–2007IFER
2007–2008Kabby Sport Bongouanou
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011Dinamo II Bucureşti37(1)
2008–2011Dinamo Bucureşti50(0)
2012–Dijon18(0)
2013Standard Liège (loan)10(0)
2014Gent (loan)1(0)
National team
2005Côte d'Ivoire U17
2008–2009Côte d'Ivoire U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zié Diabaté (born 2 March 1989 in M'Pody) is an Ivorian football defender who plays for French club Dijon.

Career

Diabate began his career with IFER and joined Kabby Sport Bongouanou in 2007. From here, he was transferred in January 2008 to FC Dinamo Bucureşti. After four years, in January 2012 he moved to Ligue 1, signing a contract with French club Dijon.[1] He played for Dijon in 14 games in Ligue 1 but couldn't avoid the club's relegation.In the first half of the 2012-2013 season he appeared in only one game for Dijon in Ligue 2 so the club decided to loan him at Belgian club Standard Liège[2] where he would play for the rest of the season.In Belgium he reunited with Mircea Rednic who coached him at FC Dinamo Bucureşti.After Mircea Rednic left Standard Liège, his contract with the club was not renewed so he went back to Dijon. He later rejoined Rednic who became the new trainer of KAA Gent a few months before, also on loan.

International

He was called to the Côte d'Ivoire U21 team and played in one match at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

References

  1. "Zié Diabaté signe à Dijon" (in French). Chronofoot. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. "Zié Diabaté rejoint les rouches" (in French). standard.be. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

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