Salim Diakité

Salim Diakité
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000
Place of birth Les Mureaux, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
(on loan from Palermo)
Youth career
Les Mureaux
Mantois
Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Mantois 1 (0)
2019–2020 Olympia Agnonese 24 (1)
2020–2021 Teramo 26 (0)
2021–2024 Ternana 70 (4)
2024– Palermo 60 (3)
2026 → Juve Stabia (loan) 12 (0)
2026– → Zulte Waregem (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Mali 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025

Salim Diakité (born 3 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem on loan from Italian club Palermo. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.[1]

Club career

Eraly career

In 2018, Diakité joined the youth academy of Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave.

Olympia Agnonese

In 2019, he signed for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian fourth division from French fourth division club Mantois.

Teramo

In 2020, he signed for Teramo in the Italian third division.[2]

Ternana

In 2021, he joined Serie B side Ternana.[3]

Palermo

On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[4] On 10 May 2024, he made his debut goal for Palermo against Südtirol. On 2 February 2026, Diakité was loaned by Juve Stabia.[5]

On 17 August 2026, Diakité moved on a new loan to Zulte Waregem in the Belgian top tier, with an option to buy.[6]

International career

Born in France, Diakité is of Malian descent.[3] He made his debut for the Mali national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 88 minutes in a scoreless draw.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mantois 2018–19 Championnat National 2 10——10
Olympia Agnonese 2019–20 Serie D 24010—250
Teramo 2020–21 Serie C 26020—280
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B 190101[a]0210
2022–23 Serie B 32000—320
2023–24 Serie B 19310—203
Total 7032010733
Palermo 2023–24 Serie B 151103[b]2193
2024–25 Serie B 32110—331
2025–26 Serie B 2010—30
Total 4923032554
Career total 170580401827
  1. ↑ Appearances in Campionato Primavera 2
  2. ↑ Appearances in Serie B Play-off

International

As of match played 8 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202450
202530
Total80

References

  1. ↑ Salim Diakité at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Salim Diakite. Freschezza parigina" (in Italian). Teramo. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Dal Teramo arriva il difensore Salim Diakité, in Abruzzo va il portiere Andrea Tozzo" (in Italian). Ternana. 11 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "DIAKITÉ IS ROSANERO". Palermo FC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Salim Diakité in gialloblù fino al 30 giugno 2026" [Salim Diakité in yellow and blue until 30 June 2026] (in Italian). SS Juve Stabia. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Essevee versterkt verdediging met Salim Diakité" [Essevee strengthens defense with Salim Diakité] (in Dutch). SV Zulte Waregem. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Madagascar v Mali game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
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