Drissa Diakite

Drissa Diakité

Personal information
Full name	Drissa Diakité
Date of birth	February 18, 1985 (1985-02-18) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right sideback
Club information
Current club	OGC Nice
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Djoliba AC	0	(0)
2004–2006	MC Alger	24	(0)
2006–	OGC Nice[1]	114	(0)
National team
2004–	Mali	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Drissa Diakite (born February 18, 1985 in Bamako^[2]) is a Malian football player who, is playing for OGC Nice.

Career

He has previously played for Djoliba AC (Mali) and MC Alger (Algeria). March 2007 the Mali star was linked with £3.5 Million moves to Newcastle United, Everton and Real Zaragoza. He has been labelled as a half and half of Patrick Vieira and Ze Roberto.^[3]

International career

Diakite was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[4] He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.

References

1. ^ La fiche de Drissa Diakité Football – L'Equipe.fr
2. ^ Football.co.uk Profile
3. ^ New Nice deal for Diakite
4. ^ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Drissa DIAKITE

Persondata
Name	Diakite, Drissa
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Date of birth	February 18, 1985
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
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