Ibrahim Diabate

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Ibrahim Diabate
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Yalatif Diabate
Date of birth (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
GAIS
Number 19
Youth career
Académie MimoSifcom
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 ASEC Mimosas
2016–2017 → Ivoire Académie (loan)
2018–2023 Mallorca B 118 (49)
2019–2020Sevilla B (loan) 22 (4)
2021–2023 Mallorca 1 (0)
2021Atlético Madrid B (loan) 8 (0)
2023–2024 Västerås SK 36 (4)
2025– GAIS 29 (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025

Ibrahim Yalatif Diabate (born 17 November 1999) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club GAIS. He speaks Spanish and French. [1]

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Club career

ASEC Mimosas

Born in Bouaké, Diabate was promoted to ASEC Mimosas' first team in September 2017, after a loan period at Ligue 2 side Ivoire Académie. [2]

Mallorca

In August 2018, after 11 appearances in all competitions, [3] he signed for RCD Mallorca and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División. [4]

On 2 September 2019, after scoring 16 goals as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs, Diabate was loaned to Sevilla Atlético for one year, with a buyout clause. [5] Upon returning in July 2020, he was assigned back to Mallorca B.

Diabate made his first team debut for the Bermellones on 6 January 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Álex Alegría in a 2–2 away draw against CF Fuenlabrada, as his side was knocked out on penalties, for the season's Copa del Rey. [6] His Segunda División debut occurred four days later, as he replaced Dani Rodríguez in a 0–1 home loss against UD Las Palmas. [7]

On 1 February 2021, Diabate moved to Atlético Madrid B in the third division on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [8]

Västerås SK

On 11 July 2023, Diabete completed a move to Västerås SK in Sweden's second division Superettan on a one-and-a-half-year contract. [9] VSK won promotion to Allsvenskan 2024, and Diabate played 20 games for the club in the top flight, but only managed to score one goal as VSK were relegated.

GAIS

After his contract expired at Västerås, he signed for the Gothenburg club GAIS. [10] This new contract is due to expire at the end of 2028. [11] In a match against Mjällby on 6 April 2025, Diabate scored his first goal for GAIS in the Allsvenskan. It came in the 90th minute and rescued a point for his team in a match that finished 1-1. [12] In July 2025, Diabate won Allsvenskan Player of the Month. He scored four of the team’s nine goals which included a brace in their home win against then top team, Hammarby. [13]

Diabate won the Golden Boot (SV: skytteligan) for the most goals in Allsvenskan 2025 with 18 goals. [14] The team finished in third place in the table and qualified for the UEFA Conference League. [15]

International career

In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France [16] with Ivory Coast.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "GAIS | Ibrahim Diabate är klar för GAIS". www.gais.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. "ÉQUIPE PROFESSIONNELLE: VOICI LES QUATRE RECRUES DE L'ATTAQUE" [PROFESSIONAL TEAM: HERE ARE THE FOUR RECRUITS OF THE ATTACK]. ASEC Mimosas (in French). Facebook. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "Nom et prénoms : DIABATÉ Ibrahim Yalatif Matchs joués (toutes compétitions confondues) : 11 Temps de jeu : 379 mn Situation : Transféré au RCD Mallorca (Ligue 2 Espagnole) #CIVsport" [Surname and first names: DIABATÉ Ibrahim Yalatif Matches played (all competitions): 11 Playing time: 379 mn Situation: Transferred to RCD Mallorca (Spanish League 2) #CIVsport]. ASEC Mimosas (in French). Twitter. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. "Ligue 1 – cuvée 2018–2019: L'ASEC Mimosas présente ses 4 nouvelles recrues" [Ligue 1 – 2018–2019 season: ASEC Mimosas present their 4 new additions] (in French). Mondial Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Ibrahim Diabate refuerza la delantera del Sevilla Atlético" [Ibrahim Diabate bolsters the forward lines of Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. "El Mallorca vuelve a tropezar con una piedra llamada Fuenlabrada" [Mallorca stumble again in a rock called Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. "Las Palmas consigue su primer triunfo a domicilio en Mallorca" [Las Palmas get their first away triumph in Mallorca] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. "Acuerdo con el Mallorca para la cesión de Ibrahim Diabate" [Agreement with Mallorca for the loan of Ibrahim Diabate] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. "KLART: VSK värvar Ibrahim Diabaté" [DONE: VSK recruits Ibrahim Diabaté] (in Swedish). Västerås SK. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. "Ibrahim Diabate är klar för GAIS". gais.se. 6 January 2025.
  11. "Gais på väg mot rekordförsäljning: "Rejält betalt"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  12. "Sportbladet Live". malservice.aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  13. "Ibrahim Diabate är Månadens spelare - Allsvenskan". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. "Priske och Diabate vinner skytteligan 2025". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 9 November 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  15. Bildbyrån, Foto: Michael Erichsen / (2 November 2025). "Gais till Europa trots tappade segern". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  17. "Priske och Diabate vinner skytteligan 2025". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 9 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.