Banfa Diakité Explained

Banfa Diakité
Fullname:Banfa Diakité
Birth Date:7 October 1997
Birth Place:Toulouse, France
Height:1.79 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Blagnac
Youthclubs1:Toulouse AC
Youthclubs2:Toulouse
Years1:2014–2015
Clubs1:Muret
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Balma
Caps2:50
Goals2:12
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Niort B
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Niort
Caps4:9
Goals4:3
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Bourg-en-Bresse
Caps5:30
Goals5:3
Clubs6:Quevilly-Rouen
Goals6:4
Caps6:21
Years6:2019–2020
Years7:2021–2023
Clubs7:Bourges
Goals7:0
Caps7:5
Years8:2022–2023
Clubs8:Bourges B
Caps8:6
Goals8:0
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Blagnac
Caps9:11
Goals9:4
Club-Update:16:38, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Banfa Diakité (born 7 October 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Blagnac.

Career

Diakité was born in Toulouse in southern France, and played junior football with Toulouse AC and Toulouse FC.[1] However, he was released for being too small and subsequently played one season with Muret in the Division d'Honneur before joining Balma in 2015.[2] During his first season with Balma, he scored six goals in 25 league appearances in the CFA 2.[3]

His performances attracted the attention of several professional teams, and in June 2016 it was announced that he had been signed by Ligue 2 club Amiens.[4] However, the transfer eventually fell through and Diakité returned to Balma for the 2016–17 season. He ended that campaign with an identical record to the previous year of six goals in 25 league matches.[3]

During the summer of 2017, Diakité again courted interest from a number of Ligue 2 clubs. He had trials with Dijon and Nîmes before joining Niort on a two-year contract in May 2017.[1] [5] He made his professional debut in the 4–1 defeat to Valenciennes on 25 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antoine Leautey. On 11 November 2017, Diakité scored his first goal for Niort in a 5–1 win over Tournefeuille in the seventh round of the Coupe de France.[3]

Diakité signed for Bourg-en-Bresse on 12 June 2018.[6] On 3 December 2021, he signed for Bourges.[7] In June 2023, he moved to Blagnac.[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Diakité is of Guinean descent.[9]

Career statistics

[3]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Balma2015–16CFA 22562000276
2016–17CFA 22562000276
Total501240005412
Niort II2017–18National 3133133
Niort2017–18Ligue 2903100121
Bourg-en-Bresse2018–19National3031000313
Quevilly-Rouen2019–20National2141000224
Bourges2021–22National 2500050
2022–23National 2000010
Total50000050
Bourges B2021–22National 35050
2022–23National 31010
Total60000060
Blagnac2023–24National 311421135
Career total145261120015628

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banfa Diakité très proche des Chamois. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130195257/https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/actu/football-banfa-diakite-tres-proche-des-chamois. lanouvellerepublique.fr. 30 May 2017. 30 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Banfa Diakité : "Je connais mes qualités". 23 December 2016. 30 January 2018. ladepeche.fr. Jorge Aibar.
  3. Web site: France – B. Diakité. uk.soccerway.com. 30 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Amiens: Un talent de CFA2 a signé (off.). foot-national.com. 8 June 2016. Alexandre Chochois. 30 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Niort: Un joueur de CFA2 a signé (off.). foot-national.com. Julien Guibet. 28 May 2017. 30 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Officiel : Banfa Diakité quitte Niort et signe au FBBP 01. Clovis Canivenc. 12 June 2018. 19 June 2018. maligue2.fr.
  7. Web site: 3 December 2021. Passé par Niort, Bourg-en-Bresse et QRM, Banfa Diakité rejoint le Bourges Foot 18. Passed by Niort, Bourg-en-Bresse and QRM, Banfa Diakité joins Bourges Foot 18. 20 February 2022. Le Berry Républicain. fr.
  8. Web site: Le journal du mercato du mardi 20 et du mercredi 21 juin 2023. Foot Amateur. fr. 22 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Diakité, le sourire de la fierté. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130194806/https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/actu/diakite-le-sourire-de-la-fierte. lanouvellerepublique.fr. Nicolas Millet. 13 November 2017. 30 January 2018.