Mickaël Diakota
Mickaël Diakota (born 6 October 1990) is a French professional footballer who most recently played for Gaz Metan Mediaș as a midfielder.
_9.jpg.webp) Diakota in February 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | FC Massy 91 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Antony Sports | ||
| 2005–2007 | Centre de Formation F. Paris | ||
| 2007–2010 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Nancy II | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Noisy-le-Sec | 30 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Luzenac | 53 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Colmar | 24 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Raon-l'Étape | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Béziers | 40 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 15 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2020 | |||
Club career
Diakota was a member of the AS Nancy youth academy since 2007, and begun his career in the lower divisions of France. He helped Luzenac AP win promotion into the Ligue 2 in 2014, but the authorities denied their promotion. He went to SR Colmar in 2015, but tore his achilles tendon leaving him out of action for seven months.[1]
Diakota joined AS Béziers in 2017 and helped them get promoted into the Ligue 2.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over his childhood club AS Nancy.[3]
On 6 July 2019, Diakota signed a two-year contract with Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaș.[4]
International career
Diakota made one appearance for the France U20s in a 1–1 friendly tie with the Senegal U20s on 28 September 2009.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 May 2019[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Noisy-le-Sec | 2010–11 | CFA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Luzenac | 2011–12 | Championnat National | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Colmar | 2014–15 | Championnat National | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Raon-l'Étape | 2016–17 | CFA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Béziers | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 158 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 6 | ||
1 Including Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
References
- "Football : le néo-Raonnais Mickaël Diakota a connu des péripéties dans sa carrière".
- "Mickaël Diakota (AS Béziers) : " On va vite se mettre au niveau " - MaLigue2". 9 June 2018.
- "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Nancy Lorraine / AS Beziers". www.lfp.fr.
- Mickaël Diakota este noul jucător al Gazului Metan [Mickaël Diakota is the new player of Gaz Metan]. gaz-metan-medias.ro (in Romanian)
- "Match - France - Sénégal - FFF".
- Mickaël Diakota at Soccerway
External links
- Mickaël Diakota – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Mickaël Diakota at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
- Foot National Profile
- Mickaël Diakota at L'Équipe Football (in French)