Ousmane Diakité

Ousmane Diakité
Diakité with Liefering in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ousmane Diakité[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 17
Youth career
–2017 Yeelen Olympique
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Yeelen Olympique
2018–2023 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2018–2019 → FC Liefering (loan) 19 (1)
2019–2020 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 → St. Gallen (loan) 13 (2)
2023–2024 TSV Hartberg 46 (2)
2024– West Bromwich Albion 58 (1)
International career‡
2015 Mali U17 3 (0)
2017–2019 Mali U20 8 (1)
2026– Mali 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Ousmane Diakité (born 25 July 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Mali national team.

Club career

Early career

Diakité started his career with the Malian side Yeelen Olympique. In July 2018 he signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria till May 2023. He also played for the feeder team FC Liefering.[2]

His played his first match for FC Liefering on July 27, 2018 against SV Horn. In this match he was excluded after two yellow cards in minute 39 and 92.[3]

On 4 January 2022, Diakité's loan to Swiss club St. Gallen was terminated early to allow him to return to Red Bull and continue his rehabilitation there, after he suffered a serious knee injury in a St. Gallen game in December.[4]

On 1 February 2023, Diakité joined Hartberg on a permanent deal, signing a contract until the summer of 2024.[5]

West Bromwich Albion

On 27 June 2024, Diakité joined English Championship side West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal with the option for a further season.[6] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3–1 win against QPR in the league.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home defeat to Bristol City on 26 December 2025.[8] On 24 June 2026, Diakité signed a new three-year deal with the club, extending his stay until 2029.[9]

International career

With the Mali under-17 team, Diakité was a runner-up at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In 2017, he played his first match for the under-20 team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2018–19[10] Austrian Bundesliga 0000—0000
FC Liefering (loan) 2018–19[10] 2. Liga 19100——191
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2019–20[10] Austrian Bundesliga 9010——100
St. Gallen (loan) 2021–22[10] Swiss Super League 13220——152
TSV Hartberg 2022–23[10] Austrian Bundesliga 15000——150
2023–24[10] Austrian Bundesliga 31230——342
Total 46230——490
West Bromwich Albion 2024–25[11] Championship 220101000240
2025–26[12] Championship 3612010—391
Total 581302000631
Career total 14569020001566

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202610
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Servus in Salzburg, Ousmane Diakite!". redbulls (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "1. Runde, Saison 2018/19, SV Horn gegen FC Liefering – FC Salzburg Wiki". wiki.salzburg12.at. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ousmane Diakité verlässt den FCSG" (Press release) (in German). St. Gallen. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ousmane Diakité is moving to Hartberg" (in German). TSV Hartberg. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Albion welcome Ousmane Diakité". www.wba.co.uk. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 1-3 West Bromwich Albion". 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City: Robins move into top six". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ousmane Diakité signs new three-year deal". WBA FC. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ousmane Diakite". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ousmane Diakité in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ousmane Diakité in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Ousmane Diakité at National-Football-Teams.com
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