Cheick Diabate (footballer, born 2002)

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Cheick Diabate
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Personal information
Full name Cheick Tiemoko Diabate [1]
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Southwark, England [2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
(on loan from Exeter City)
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2018 Stevenage
2018–2019 Exeter City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Exeter City 66 (3)
2020 → Buckland Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Bideford (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Tiverton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Truro City (loan) 14 (2)
2024– → Bradford City (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Cheick Tiemoko Diabate (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City on loan from EFL League One club Exeter City.

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Career

Exeter City

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]

On 30 August 2024, Diabate joined League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan deal. [14]

Personal life

Diabate's cousin Mory Koné is a former professional footballer, having played for Troyes, Le Mans, and Parma. [15]

Diabate is a Muslim. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2019–20 EFL League Two 0000000000
2020–21 [17] 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2021–22 [18] 18200001 [lower-alpha 1] 0192
2022–23 [19] EFL League One 20110101 [lower-alpha 1] 0231
Total383101030433
Buckland Athletic (loan) 2019–20 [20] Western League Premier Division10———10
Bideford (loan) 2020–21 [21] Southern League Division One South0000—0000
Tiverton Town (loan) 2020–21 [10] Southern League Premier Division South10——1 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Truro City (loan) 2021–22 [10] Southern League Premier Division South14200—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0172
Bradford City (loan) 2024-25 EFL League Two 6000002 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Career total605101090715
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

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References

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  2. ↑ "C. Diabate". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cheick Diabate". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Newport County vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Buckland Athletic on Twitter". Twitter. Buckland Athletic F.C. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "✍️ Loan deals: Cheick Diabate and Lewis Wilson join Bideford until January". Exeter City F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Tiverton Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Exeter City vs. West Bromwich Albion U21". Soccerway. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Truro on loan". Exeter City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Cheick Diabate Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "💬 Cheick Diabate on his return to City". Exeter City F.C. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sutton United vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "✍️ Cheick Diabate seals new City contract". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "DIABATE ARRIVES ON DEADLINE DAY". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Pilnick, Brent. "Cheick Diabate: Exeter City defender relishing first-team chances". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ↑ James, Stuart. "Cheick Diabate confident he can step into the Exeter City team". Devon Live. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Cheick Diabate in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "Cheick Tiemoko Diabate Player Stats". The Football Association . Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Cheick Diabate - Bideford AFC". Bideford A.F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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