Pape Diakhaté Explained

Pape Diakhaté
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Fullname:Pape Malickou Diakhaté
Birth Date:21 June 1984
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Height:1.84 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthclubs1:Ouakam
Youthclubs2:Nancy
Years1:2001–2007
Caps1:141
Goals1:3
Years2:2007–2011
Caps2:37
Goals2:1
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Saint-Étienne (loan)
Caps3:18
Goals3:1
Years4:2010–2011
Clubs4:Lyon (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:1
Years5:2011–2015
Caps5:43
Goals5:0
Years6:2014
Clubs6:Erciyesspor (loan)
Caps6:20
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2017
Clubs8:FC Lunéville
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2005–2012
Nationalcaps1:39
Nationalgoals1:0
Totalcaps:293
Totalgoals:7

Pape Malickou Diakhaté (born 21 June 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Diakhaté was born in Dakar, Senegal. Having come through the Nancy youth ranks, he made his Ligue 2 debut on 20 October 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.

On 18 July 2007, it was announced that Diakhaté had signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for a €4 million transfer fee.[2] He made his debut for Dynamo on 1 August 2007 in a league fixture against FC Chornomorets Odesa. He quickly established himself in the first team and even captained the club on occasion. A month later, on 1 September, he broke a collar bone in a match against FC Kharkiv, but once recovered returned to the team. On 16 December 2009, he left Dynamo Kyiv, and returned to France signing a half-year loan contract with AS Saint-Étienne. The following season he was loaned to Lyon.

On 26 August 2011, Diakhaté signed for Spanish club Granada CF, for a club record transfer fee of €4.5 million on a four-year contract.

In January 2016, he joined former club AS Nancy signing a contract until the end of the season.[3] [4] Having made few appearances due to back problems, he left the club at the end of his contract.[5]

In August 2017, after a year without a club, Diakhaté signed with fifth-tier side FC Lunéville.[6] He played for the club on the first four matchdays before being reported as injured. In October, he agreed to the termination of his contract.[7]

International career

In 2004, Diakhaté earned 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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8] [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy2001–02Ligue 240000040
2002–032502000270
2003–041701000180
2004–052911000301
2005–06Ligue 13323000362
2006–073303000360
Total1413100001513
Dynamo Kyiv2007–08Ukrainian Premier League1601040210
2008–0913100100231
2009–1020000020
2011–1260002080
Total37110160541
Saint-Étienne (loan)2009–10Ligue 11815000231
Lyon (loan)2010–11Ligue 12412160322
Granada2011–12La Liga1101000120
2012–131801000190
2013–141401000150
Total4313000461
Erciyesspor (loan)2013–14Süper Lig1300000130
2014–1570000070
Total2000000200
Nancy2015–16Ligue 250000050
Lunéville2017–18Championnat National 340000050
Career total29372112203288

Honours

Nancy

2005–06[10]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=104151 Career stats at lfp.fr
  2. http://jurisprudence.tas-cas.org/Shared%20Documents/2557.pdf Arbitration CAS 2011/A/2557 FC Dynamo Kyiv v. AS Nancy-Lorraine, award of 4 April 2012
  3. News: Transfert : Pape Diakhaté signe à Nancy. 2 November 2017. L'Équipe. 25 January 2016. fr.
  4. News: Pape Diakhaté revient à Nancy. 2 November 2017. So Foot. 25 January 2016. fr.
  5. News: Pape Diakhaté : " L'ASNL en L1, ça suffit à mon bonheur ". 2 November 2017. L'Est Républicain. 1 June 2016. fr.
  6. News: Diakhaté est Lunévillois !. 2 November 2017. L'Est Républicain. 1 August 2017. fr.
  7. News: Pape Diakhaté a quitté Lunéville. 2 November 2017. L'Est Républicain. 11 October 2017. fr.
  8. Web site: Pape Malickou DIAKHATé - Football : la fiche de Pape Malickou DIAKHATé. L'Équipe. 31 March 2018. fr.
  9. Web site: Pape Diakhaté » Club matches. worldfootball.net. 31 March 2018.
  10. News: Nancy - Nice : compo des équipes. ogcnice.com. 22 April 2006 . 27 February 2024.