Cheick Diabate (footballer, born 2002)
Cheick Tiemoko Diabate (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Exeter City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheick Tiemoko Diabate[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Stevenage | ||
| 2018–2019 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Exeter City | 38 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Buckland Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bideford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Truro City (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 14 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Exeter City edit
Diabate started his career at Stevenage before a move to Exeter City in 2018. He first appeared in a matchday squad during Exeter's 2–0 away EFL Trophy group-stage victory over Newport County in October 2019,[4] and then later that season enjoyed a brief loan spell with Buckland Athletic.[5] In a disrupted 2020–21 campaign, Diabate had loan spells at Bideford[6] and Tiverton Town[7] before making his Exeter debut in November 2020, featuring for the final twenty-eight minutes of their EFL Trophy tie with West Bromwich Albion U23s, which resulted in a 4–0 win for The Grecians.[8]
On 14 July 2021, Diabate joined Southern League Premier Division South side, Truro City[9] and went onto make his debut during a 1–1 draw with Walton Casuals a month later.[10] He then scored his first career goal in a 4–1 away victory over Poole Town in October[10] before eventually returning to Exeter two months later following an injury crisis at the Devon-based side.[11] He made his league debut for the club just a week later in a 2–1 defeat to Sutton United.[12] He went on to feature heavily in the second half of Exeter’s season as they secured promotion to League One. Diabate was rewarded with a new two-year contract in June 2022.[13]
Personal life edit
Diabate's cousin Mory Koné is a former professional footballer, having played for Troyes, Le Mans, and Parma.[14]
Diabate is a Muslim.[15]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 14 February 2023
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Exeter City | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | EFL League One | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Buckland Athletic (loan) | 2019–20[19] | Western League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bideford (loan) | 2020–21[20] | Southern League Division One South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tiverton Town (loan) | 2020–21[10] | Southern League Premier Division South | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Truro City (loan) | 2021–22[10] | Southern League Premier Division South | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Career total | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
Honours edit
Exeter City
- League Two runner-up: 2021–22[21]
References edit
- ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2020/21". English Football League. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "C. Diabate". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheick Diabate". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Newport County vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Buckland Athletic on Twitter". Twitter. Buckland Athletic F.C. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "✍️ Loan deals: Cheick Diabate and Lewis Wilson join Bideford until January". Exeter City F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Tiverton Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Exeter City vs. West Bromwich Albion U21". Soccerway. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Truro on loan". Exeter City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Cheick Diabate Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "💬 Cheick Diabate on his return to City". Exeter City F.C. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Sutton United vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "✍️ Cheick Diabate seals new City contract". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent. "Cheick Diabate: Exeter City defender relishing first-team chances". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ James, Stuart. "Cheick Diabate confident he can step into the Exeter City team". Devon Live. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Cheick Tiemoko Diabate Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheick Diabate - Bideford AFC". Bideford A.F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
External links edit
- Cheick Diabate at Soccerbase