Bafodé Diakité (born 6 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Bournemouth.
Bafodé Diakité was born on 6 January 2001 in Toulouse, France to Guinean parents. He holds French and Guinean nationalities.[1]
Diakité made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Reims on 5 December 2018, at the age of 17.[2]
On 5 August 2022, Lille announced the signing of Diakité on a four-year deal.[3]
On 13 August 2025, Diakité joined Premier League club Bournemouth.[4]
Diakité is a youth international for France.[5] In 2024, he was called up to the France Olympic football team for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list alongside his Lille teammates Lucas Chevalier and Leny Yoro.[6] However, the three players were eventually retained by their club due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse II | 2018–19 | CFA 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | CFA 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 72 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |||
| Lille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 4 | ||
| Total | 85 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | — | 110 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 169 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 23 | ||
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