Bakaye Dibassy

Bakaye Dibassy

Dibassy with Minnesota United in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Valenciennes
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Olympique Noisy-le-Sec
2012–2013	Bergerac	18	(1)
2013–2014	Stade Montois	25	(2)
2014–2016	Sedan	50	(2)
2016–2020	Amiens	125	(9)
2020–2023	Minnesota United	67	(2)
2024–	Valenciennes	19	(0)
International career‡
2017–2019	Mali	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019

Bakaye Dibassy (born 11 August 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for Championnat National club Valenciennes. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team. ^[2]

Club career

On 16 July 2024, Dibassy signed with Valenciennes in Championnat National. ^[3]

International career

Dibassy was born in France and is Malian by descent. ^[4] Dibassy made his debut for the Mali national team in a 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Morocco on 1 September 2017. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2020 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bergerac	2012–13	Championnat de France amateur 2	18	1	—		—		—		18	1
Stade Montois	2013–14	Championnat de France Amateur	25	2	1	0	—		—		26	2
Sedan	2014–15	Championnat de France Amateur	25	1	—		—		—		25	1
	2015–16	Championnat National	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		50	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	52	2
Amiens	2016–17	Ligue 2	37	5	0	0	0	0	—		37	5
	2017–18	Ligue 1	32	1	1	0	2	0	—		35	1
	2018–19	Ligue 1	34	1	1	0	2	0	—		37	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	22	2	1	0	2	0	—		25	2
	Total		125	9	3	0	6	0	0	0	134	9
Minnesota United	2020	MLS	11	0	—		—		3 [a]	2	14	2
Minnesota United	2021	MLS	26	1	—		—		1	0	27	1
Minnesota United	2022	MLS	26	1	1	0	—				27	1
Minnesota United	2023	MLS	11	0	—		3	0			14	0
	Total		9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Valenciennes FC	2024	Championnat National	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career total			292	16	7	0	9	0	4	2	312	18

1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played 26 March 2019 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2017	1	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	2	0
Total		4	0

References

1. "Bakaye Dibassy". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
2. Bakaye Dibassy at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. "Bakaye Dibassy, nouveau Valenciennois !" [Bakaye Dibassy, new Valenciennes resident!] (in French). Valenciennes. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
4. "Site Officiel de l'Amiens SC Football". Amiens SC Football.
5. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Morocco-Mali". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
6. Bakaye Dibassy at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
7. Bakaye Dibassy at National-Football-Teams.com