Oumar Diakité

Oumar Diakité
Diakité with Reims in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003
Place of birth Bingerville, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Reims)
Number 10
Youth career
ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 ASEC Mimosas
2022–2023 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Liefering (loan) 35 (12)
2023– Reims 54 (9)
2025– → Cercle Brugge (loan) 15 (3)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast 23 (6)
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:30, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Oumar Diakité (born 20 December 2003) is an Ivorian-French[2] footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge, on loan from Ligue 2 club Reims, and the Ivory Coast national team.[3]

Club career

Diakité joined Red Bull Salzburg from ASEC Mimosas on 12 January 2022 and was quickly sent on loan to Red Bull Salzburg's farm team, Liefering.[4][5] He made his debut in a league match against SKN St. Pölten in 20 February.[6] Diakité scored his first goal against SK Rapid Wien II in the league match on 3 April.[7]

On 21 June 2023, Diakité signed up for Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims on a five-year contract.[8]

Diakité scored his first goal for Stade de Reims on 3 September 2023, in a Ligue 1 match against FC Metz. He was named in the starting lineup, and the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[9]

On 10 March 2024, Diakité scored the equalising goal against Paris Saint-Germain, bringing the score to 2–2. He was later voted Reims Player of the Match by the club's supporters.

On 5 September 2025, Diakité joined Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge on loan for one year, with an option for a permanent transfer.[10][11]

International career

Diakité was called up to the Ivory Coast for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022.[12] He was removed from the squad on 6 June 2022, with a minor injury in training.[13][14] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023.[15]

In December 2023, he was named in the 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Ivory Coast.[16][17] During the quarter-final match against Mali, he scored the winning goal in the stoppage time of extra time, securing a 2–1 victory and qualification to the semi-finals, which he would miss due to receiving a second yellow card following his celebration.[18]

Diakité was included in the list of Ivorian players selected by coach Emerse Faé to participate in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[19][20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 May 2025[21]
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Liefering (loan) 2021–22 2. Liga 12 3 — — 12 3
2022–23 2. Liga 23 9 — — 23 9
Total 35 12 — — !35 12
Reims 2023–24 Ligue 1 28 5 0 0 — 28 5
2024–25 Ligue 1 26 4 5 0 2[b] 0 33 4
2025–26 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 54 9 5 0 2 0 61 9
Career total 89 21 5 0 2 0 96 21

International

As of match played 10 October 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2023 5 0
2024 16 5
2025 2 1
Total 23 6
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diakité goal.
List of international goals scored by Oumar Diakité
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 3 February 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Mali 2–1 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [23]
2 23 March 2024 Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France  Benin 2–2 2–2 Friendly [24]
3 10 September 2024 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Chad 2–0 2–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [25]
4 11 October 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast  Sierra Leone 4–1 4–1 [26]
5 19 November 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Chad 4–0 4–0 [27]
6 10 October 2025 Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre, Mauritius  Seychelles 3–0 7–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Reims

Ivory Coast

References

  1. ^ a b Oumar Diakité at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Demba, Varore (24 April 2024). "Reims-Oumar Diakité : «Depuis tout petit, j'ai baigné dans la culture ivoirienne» - Football". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Oumar Diakite". Liefering.
  4. ^ "Salzburg lotst mit Oumar Diakite das nächste Talent in die Mozartstadt" (in German). Kicker. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg holt Talent Oumar Diakite" (in German). spox.com. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ "SKN St. Pölten vs. Liefering". 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Rapid II gleicht in Nachspielzeit ein 0:2 aus" (in German). laola1.at. 3 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Vitesse et percussion sur le front de l'attaque stadiste!" [Speed and percussion on the front of the stadium attack!]. www.stade-de-reims.com (in French). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Football - À Metz, Oumar Diakité a enfin été récompensé avec le Stade de Reims". www.lunion.fr (in French). 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ Africafoot, L'équipe (1 September 2025). "Oumar Diakité finalement prêté au Cercle Bruges". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Oumar Diakité versterkt de groen-zwarte aanval | Cercle Brugge KSV". cerclebrugge.be. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Elim. CAN 2023 (CIV-ZAM Du 3 Juin 2022) : Des Renforts Chez Les Eléphants" (in French). fifciv.com. 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Eléphants : Blessé, Diakité Oumar Quitte La Sélection" (in French). fifciv.com. 6 June 2022.
  14. ^ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE : VICTIME D'UNE FRACTURE, DIAKITÉ OUMAR QUITTE LA SÉLECTION" (in French). africatopsports.com. 6 June 2022.
  15. ^ "La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Lesotho sur le score de 1 but à 0 au stade Laurent Pokou de San Pedro. Le but ivoirien a été inscrit par Ibrahim Sangaré à la 16e minute". rti.info (in French). 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  16. ^ "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
  17. ^ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Ivory Coast 2-1 Mail AET: Oumar Diakite scores last minute winner as hosts book Africa Cup of Nations semi-final place". Eurosport. 3 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Nicolas Pépé et Simon Adingra absents, Wilfried Zaha de retour : la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la CAN". www.lequipe.fr (in French). 9 December 2025.
  20. ^ "CAN 2025: la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire, tenante du titre, avec le retour de Wilfried Zaha". www.rfi.fr (in French). 9 December 2025.
  21. ^ Oumar Diakité at Soccerway
  22. ^ "Oumar Diakité". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Mali". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Benin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Chad vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Sierra Leone". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Chad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  28. ^ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  29. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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