Soumaïla Diabaté

Soumaïla Diabaté
Diabate in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-22) 22 November 2004[1]
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 5
Youth career
JMG Academy
–2022 FC Guidars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Red Bull Salzburg 28 (2)
2023–2024 → FC Liefering (loan) 32 (2)
2024–2025 → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) 26 (0)
International career‡
2026– Mali 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Soumaïla Diabaté (born 22 November 2004) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.[1]

Club career

Diabate spent his youth career at the JMG Academy and FC Guidars.[2][3] After going on trial with Austrian club FC Liefering in December 2022,[2] he officially joined parent club Red Bull Salzburg on 20 December, signing a five-year professional contract that was set to activate from January 2023.[3][4] In the process, he became the fifth player to join the Austrian club through their affiliation with Guidars, following the likes of Nene Dorgeles, Daouda Guindo, Mamady Diambou and Moussa Yeo.[3][4] The midfielder was assigned to Liefering's squad for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[3][4]

On 1 April 2023, Diabate made his professional debut for Liefering, coming on as a substitute for Tolgahan Sahin at half-time of a 3–1 league defeat to Kapfenberger SV.[5][6] On 23 September, he was sent-off for a double yellow card in a 3–0 league loss to Grazer AK.[7][8]

On 31 March 2024, Diabate scored his first professional goal for Liefering in a 4–1 league win over Floridsdorfer AC.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Austrian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 000000—00
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga ———3[a]030
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 2725010[b]0—422
2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 10101[c]0—30
Total 2826011030482
Liefering (loan) 2022–23 2. Liga 3000——30
2023–24 2. Liga 26100——261
2024–25 2. Liga 3100——31
Total 32200——322
Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 26010——270
Career total 86470110301074
  1. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Soumaïla Diabaté at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "FC Liefering schaut Talenten aus Kolumbien und Mali auf die Beine". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Salzburg verpflichtet 18-jähriges Talent aus Mali". kicker (in German). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "18-jähriger Neuzugang aus Mali". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in Austrian German). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Liefering vs. Kapfenberger SV - 1 April 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "FC Liefering - Heimspiel-Pleite gegen vife Falken". FC Liefering (in Austrian German). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tabellenführung ausgebaut! GAK lässt Liefering keine Chance". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Spielinfo | Grazer AK - FC Liefering 3:0 | 8. Spieltag | 2. Liga 2023/24". kicker (in Austrian German). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "2. Liga: Effizientes Liefering siegt klar gegen den FAC". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 31 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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