| Salim Diakité | |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Les Mureaux, France |
| Position: | Defender |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Currentclub: | Palermo |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthclubs1: | Les Mureaux |
| Youthclubs2: | Mantois |
| Youthclubs3: | Rio Ave |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Mantois |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Olympia Agnonese |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Teramo |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Ternana |
| Caps4: | 70 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Palermo |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 December 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 15 October 2024 |
Salim Diakité (born 3 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Palermo. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
In 2018, Diakité joined the youth academy of Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave.
In 2019, he signed for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian fourth division from French fourth division club Mantois.
In 2020, he signed for Teramo in the Italian third division.[1]
In 2021, he joined Serie B side Ternana.[2]
On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[3] On 10 May 2024, he made his debut goal for Palermo against Südtirol.
Born in France, Diakité is of Malian descent.[2] He made his debut for the Mali national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 88 minutes in a scoreless draw.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mantois | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Olympia Agnonese | 2019–20 | Serie D | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Teramo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | |||
| Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 162 | 7 | |||