Cheick Diabate (footballer, born 2002)

Cheick Tiemoko Diabate (born 21 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Exeter City.

Cheick Diabate
Personal information
Full name Cheick Tiemoko Diabate[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2018 Stevenage
2018–2019 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Exeter City 17 (2)
2020 → Buckland Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Bideford (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Tiverton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Truro City (loan) 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:04, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Exeter City

Diabate started his career at Stevenage before a move to Exeter City in 2018. He first appeared in a matchday squad during Exeter's 2–0 away EFL Trophy group-stage victory over Newport County in October 2019,[3] and then later that season enjoyed a brief loan spell with Buckland Athletic.[4] In a disrupted 2020–21 campaign, Diabate had loan spells at Bideford[5] and Tiverton Town[6] before making his Exeter debut in November 2020, featuring for the final twenty-eight minutes of their EFL Trophy tie with West Bromwich Albion U23s, which resulted in a 4–0 win for The Grecians.[7]

On 14 July 2021, Diabate joined Southern League Premier Division South side, Truro City[8] and went onto make his debut during a 1–1 draw with Walton Casuals a month later.[9] He then scored his first career goal in a 4–1 away victory over Poole Town in October[9] before eventually returning to Exeter two months later following an injury crisis at the Devon-based side.[10] He made his league debut for the club just a week later in a 2–1 defeat to Sutton United.[11]

Personal life

Diabate's cousin Mory Koné is a former professional footballer, having played for Troyes, Le Mans, and Parma.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2019–20[2] League Two 0000000000
2020–21[2] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2021–22[2] League Two 17200001[lower-alpha 1]0182
Total 172000020192
Buckland Athletic (loan) 2019–20[13] Western League Premier Division 10———10
Bideford (loan) 2020–21[14] Southern League Division One South 0000—0000
Tiverton Town (loan) 2020–21[9] Southern League Premier Division South 10——1[lower-alpha 2]020
Truro City (loan) 2021–22[9] Southern League Premier Division South 14200—3[lower-alpha 2]0172
Career total 334000060394
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "EFL Professional Retain List 2020/21". English Football League. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "C. Diabate". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "Newport County vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "Buckland Athletic on Twitter". Twitter. Buckland Athletic F.C. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "✍️ Loan deals: Cheick Diabate and Lewis Wilson join Bideford until January". Exeter City F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Tiverton Town on loan". Exeter City F.C. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "Exeter City vs. West Bromwich Albion U21". Soccerway. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. "✍️ Cheick Diabate joins Truro on loan". Exeter City F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. "Cheick Diabate Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. "💬 Cheick Diabate on his return to City". Exeter City F.C. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. "Sutton United vs. Exeter City". Soccerway. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. Pilnick, Brent. "Cheick Diabate: Exeter City defender relishing first-team chances". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. "Cheick Tiemoko Diabate Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  14. "Cheick Diabate - Bideford AFC". Bideford A.F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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