Souleymane Diabate

Souleymane Diabate
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Center forward
Team information
Current team
Dhaka Abahani
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Can Tho (34)
2015–2016 Long An 24 (14)
2017–2018 AS Olympique de Messira
2018–2025 Dhaka Mohammedan 112 (96)
2025– Dhaka Abahani 17 (11)
International career‡
2009 Mali U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 May 2026

Souleyman Diabate (born 23 March 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Abahani.

Club career

He played for Can Tho FC from 2010 to 2014 and Long An FC until 2016.[1][2] He returned to Mali to play for AS Olympique de Messira in 2017–18. In May 2019, he signed for Mohammedan SC in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Personal life

In April 2023, Diabate expressed interest to represent Bangladesh in international level after gaining Bangladeshi citizenship.[3]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

References

  1. ↑ "Tiền đạo Souleymane Diabate: Tôi tin sẽ tiếp tục chơi bóng ở V-League | Bóng đá trong nước | Thể Thao - Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng". Sggp.org.vn. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sự biến mất kỳ lạ của "sát thủ" Diabate". Soha.vn. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "দিয়াবাতে খেলতে চান বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় দলে" [Diabate wants to play in the Bangladesh national team]. bd-pratidin.com (in Bengali). Bangladesh Pratidin. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.