Souleymane Diabate
{{short description|Malian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Souleymane Diabate
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mali
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Dhaka Mohammedan
| clubnumber = 10
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1 = XSKT Can Tho F.C.
| caps1 =
| goals1 = 34
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = Long An F.C.
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 14
| years4 = 2019–
| caps4 = 121
| goals4 = 107
| clubs4 = Dhaka Mohammedan
| club-update =20 December 2024
| image =
}}
Souleyman Diabate (born 23 March 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Mohammedan.
Club career
He played for Can Tho F.C. from 2010 to 2014 and Long An F.C. until 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.sggp.org.vn/thethao/vleague/2015/12/407521/ |title=Tiền đạo Souleymane Diabate: Tôi tin sẽ tiếp tục chơi bóng ở V-League | Bóng đá trong nước | Thể Thao - Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng |publisher=Sggp.org.vn |date=2015-12-29 |access-date=2017-06-29}}{{cite web|url=http://soha.vn/su-bien-mat-ky-la-cua-mot-sat-thu-20160801075012755.htm |title=Sự biến mất kỳ lạ của "sát thủ" Diabate |publisher=Soha.vn |date= |access-date=2017-06-29}} He returned to Mali to play for Asom in 2017–18.{{cn|date=November 2021}} In May 2019, he signed for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Personal life
In April 2023, Diabate expressed interest to represent Bangladesh in international level after gaining Bangladeshi citizenship.{{cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=দিয়াবাতে খেলতে চান বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় দলে |trans-title=Diabate wants to play in the Bangladesh national team |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/sport-news/2023/04/12/875906 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=bd-pratidin.com |publisher=Bangladesh Pratidin |language=bn}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|souleymane-diabate/220939}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diabate, Souleymane}}
Category:Malian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players
Category:Malian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Bangladesh Premier League footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
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