Bafodé Diakité (born 6 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Early life
Bafodé Diakité was born on 6 January 2001 in Toulouse, France to Guinean parents. He holds French and Guinean nationalities.[1]
Club career
Toulouse
Diakité made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Reims on 5 December 2018, at the age of 17.[2]
Lille
On 5 August 2022, Lille announced the signing of Diakité on a four-year deal.[3]
International career
Diakité is a youth international for France.[4] In 2024, he was called up to the France Olympic football team for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list alongside his Lille teammates Lucas Chevalier and Leny Yoro.[5] However, the three players were eventually retained by their club due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse II | 2018–19 | CFA 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | CFA 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Toulouse | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |||
| Lille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 1 | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 74 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | — | 97 | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 158 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Toulouse
References
- ^ "Bafodé DIAKITE". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Season 2018/2019 - Week 16 - Stade de Reims / Toulouse FC". ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Transfert : l'enfant du TFC Bafodé Diakité officiellement à Lille". La Dépêche (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Rodolph, Tomegah (27 October 2018). "Bafode Diakité: Le jeune franco-guinéen signe pro avec Toulouse".
- ^ Mayen, Philippe (3 June 2024). "La pré-liste pour les JO". FFF (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Lemaître, Clément (29 May 2024). "Paris 2024 : Le LOSC refuserait de libérer Chevalier, Yoro et Diakité pour les JO". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
- Bafodé Diakité – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Bafodé Diakité at Soccerway
- TFC Profile
- Bafodé Diakité at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Bafodé Diakité at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)