Soumaila Diabate
_13.jpg) Diabate in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mali | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025 | |||
Soumaïla Diabaté (born 22 November 2004) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[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
- As of match played 12 August 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Liefering (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ a b c d Soumaila Diabate at Soccerway
- ^ a b "FC Liefering schaut Talenten aus Kolumbien und Mali auf die Beine". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Salzburg verpflichtet 18-jähriges Talent aus Mali". kicker (in German). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "18-jähriger Neuzugang aus Mali". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in Austrian German). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Liefering vs. Kapfenberger SV - 1 April 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "FC Liefering - Heimspiel-Pleite gegen vife Falken". FC Liefering (in Austrian German). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Tabellenführung ausgebaut! GAK lässt Liefering keine Chance". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Spielinfo | Grazer AK - FC Liefering 3:0 | 8. Spieltag | 2. Liga 2023/24". kicker (in Austrian German). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "2. Liga: Effizientes Liefering siegt klar gegen den FAC". www.laola1.at (in Austrian German). 31 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
- Soumaila Diabate at Soccerway
- Soumaila Diabate at WorldFootball.net