Lamine Diack (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lamine Diack

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Hatayspor
(on loan from Nantes)

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Oslo FA

| years1 = 2019–2021

| clubs1 = Shkupi

| caps1 = 52

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = Tuzlaspor

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2022–2024

| clubs3 = Ankaragücü

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = → Nantes (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Nantes B (loan)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Nantes

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = → Colorado Rapids (loan)

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = → Hatayspor (loan)

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Senegal U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 10:04, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

}}

Lamine Diack (born 15 November 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Hatayspor, on loan from {{French football updater|Nantes}} club Nantes.

Club career

A product of the youth academy of the Oslo FA in Senegal, Diack transferred to the Macedonian club Shkupi on 7 June 2019, signing a two-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwsport.com/2019/06/07/mercato-oslo-football-academy-lamine-diack-signe-au-fc-shkupi-macedoine/|title=Exclu - Oslo Football Academy : Lamine Diack signe au FC Shkupi (Macédoine)|date=7 June 2019}} After two seasons in the Macedonian First Football League, Diack moved to the TFF First League with Tuzlaspor on 11 August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwsport.com/2021/08/11/mercato-lancien-doslo-fa-lamine-diack-file-a-tuzlaspor-en-d2-turque/|title=Mercato : L'ancien d'Oslo FA Lamine Diack file à Tuzlaspor en D2 turque|date=11 August 2021}} In the summer of 2022 his license was issued to Fenerbahçe, who promptly transferred him to Ankaragücü on 25 July 2022 on a 3+1 year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/fenerbahce-lisansi-cikardi-ankaragucune-gitti-lamine-diacktan-3-1-yillik-imza-transfer-haberleri-42106827|title=Fenerbahçe lisansı çıkardı, Ankaragücü'ne gitti! Lamine Diack'tan 3+1 yıllık imza | Transfer Haberleri|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr|date=25 July 2022 }} He made his Süper Lig with Ankaragücü in a 0–0 tie with Konyaspor on 8 August 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/mke-ankaragucu-arabamcom-konyaspor|title=ÖZET | MKE Ankaragücü 0 0 Arabam com Konyaspor|first=beIN|last=SPORTS|website=beinsports.com.tr|date=19 August 2022 }}

On 31 July 2023, Ligue 1 club Nantes announced the signing of Diack on a season-long loan with a future obligatory buy clause.{{Cite web |date=31 July 2023 |title=Lamine Diack est Nantais! |trans-title=Lamine Diack is Nantais! |url=https://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=43215 |access-date=1 August 2023 |website=fcnantes.com |language=fr}}

After Nantes made the transfer permanent, Diack moved on a six-months loan to Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.{{cite web|publisher=Colorado Rapids|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/colorado-rapids-acquire-senegalese-midfielder-lamine-diack|title=Colorado Rapids acquire Senegalese midfielder Lamine Diack|date=1 February 2024|access-date=2 February 2024}} He left Colorado on 30 June 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/colorado-rapids-end-lamine-diack-s-loan-spell|title=Colorado Rapids end Lamine Diack’s loan spell | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}

International career

Diack represented the Senegal U20s at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/can-u20-la-liste-du-senegal-avec-5-expatries|title=CAN U20 : la liste du Sénégal avec 5 expatriés|date=30 January 2019|website=Afrik-Foot}}