Salim Diakité (born 3 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie B club Palermo. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.[1]
In 2018, Diakité joined the youth academy of Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave.[citation needed]
In 2019, he signed for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian fourth division from French fourth division club Mantois.[citation needed]
In 2020, he signed for Teramo in the Italian third division.[2]
In 2021, he joined Serie B side Ternana.[3]
On 25 January 2024, Diakité signed a 4.5-year contract with Palermo.[4] On 10 May 2024, he made his debut goal for Palermo against Südtirol.
Born in France, Diakité is of Malian descent.[3] He made his debut for the Mali national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 88 minutes in a scoreless draw.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mantois | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Olympia Agnonese | 2019–20 | Serie D | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Teramo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | ||
| Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 182 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
