Zié Diabaté

Zié Diabaté (born 2 March 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Zié Diabaté
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989
Place of birth M'Pody, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Pontarlier
Youth career
2004–2007 IFER
2007 Kabby Sport Bongouanou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Dinamo II București 23 (1)
2008–2011 Dinamo București 50 (0)
2012–2015 Dijon 19 (0)
2013 → Standard Liège (loan) 10 (0)
2014 → Gent (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 Ajaccio 30 (0)
2016–2018 Nîmes 33 (1)
2017–2018 → Chamois Niortais (loan) 12 (0)
2019 Chauray 1 (0)
2019 Foolad 0 (0)
2019–2020 Gazélec Ajaccio 8 (0)
2021– Pontarlier 35 (0)
International career
2005 Ivory Coast U-17 1 (0)
2008–2009 Ivory Coast U-20
2014 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Zié Diabaté was born on 2 March 1989 in M'Pody, Ivory Coast and started to play junior level football in 2004 at IFER, then in 2007 he moved to Kabby Sport Bongouanou.[1][2] He was noticed by Dinamo București's coach Mircea Rednic while playing for his youth national team at the 2007 Toulon Tournament, deciding to bring him to the team in August 2007.[2][3][4][5] At Dinamo he first played for the satellite team in Liga II, making his Liga I debut for the senior squad on 23 April 2008 when coach Cornel Țălnar sent him on the field at halftime in order to replace Nino Pekarić in a 4–4 against Universitatea Craiova.[1][6] He helped the club fulfill "The wonder from Liberec" after winning with 3–0 the away game against Slovan Liberec, as the first leg was lost with the same score, qualifying after the penalty shoot-out to the group stage of the 2009–10 Europa League.[1][7] During his five seasons spell with The Red Dogs, Diabaté had to compete with Romanian international Cristian Pulhac to play in the starting 11, eventually after playing well and being used constantly by coach Liviu Ciobotariu in the first half of the 2011–12 season, the club sold him for €500.000 to Ligue 1 side, Dijon where he was wanted by coach Patrice Carteron.[1][3][4][5][8][9][10][11]

He made his debut for Dijon on 21 January 2012 in a 2–1 victory against Istres in the Coupe de France, making his Ligue 1 debut one week later in a 3–1 loss in front of Lyon, gaining 14 appearances in the league by the end of the season, being unable to help the team avoid relegation.[1][12][13][14] In the first half of the 2012–13 season he appeared in only one game for Dijon in Ligue 2, so the club decided to loan him at Belgian club Standard Liège where he would play for the rest of the season, reuniting with Mircea Rednic.[1][15][16] In the following season, Diabaté came back to Dijon, but as he continued to be used rarely in the first half of the season, he was sent again on loan in Belgium at Rednic's new team, Gent.[1][17][18]

After his contract with Dijon ended, Diabaté signed with fellow Ligue 2 side Ajaccio in June 2015, playing regularly in the one season spent with L'ours .[1][19] Then he went for the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season to play for Nîmes, where he continued to play on a regular basis, scoring a goal in a 2–2 against Strasbourg.[20][21][22] In the following season, Nîmes loaned him to Chamois Niortais where he would play his last games in Ligue 2, having a total of 80 appearances with one goal scored in the competition.[23][24] After six months without a club, in January 2019, he joined Chauray in Championnat National 3, the fifth level in France, then in March 2019, he moved to Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad where he did not play.[25][26] He returned to France, playing 8 games for Gazélec Ajaccio in Championnat National which is the third division, then in July 2021 he went to play in the fifth division at Pontarlier.[27][28]

International career

Zié Diabaté was called to the Ivory Coast U-17 team and played in a 1–1 against United States U-17 at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[23][29] He played one game under coach Hervé Renard for Ivory Coast's senior team on 30 November 2014 in a 2–0 loss against South Africa in the friendly tournament called Nelson Mandela Challenge which took place outside FIFA's International Match Calendar, having his side's biggest opportunity to score as he executed a free kick over the crossbar.[30][31][32]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][33][23][34][35]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo București 2007–08 Liga I 1000—0010
2008–09 8000—0080
2009–10 8030—6[lower-alpha 1]0170
2010–11 16020—00180
2011–12 17030—4[lower-alpha 1]0240
Total 5008000100680
Dijon 2011–12 Ligue 1 1401000—150
2012–13 Ligue 2 100020—30
2013–14 300000—30
2014–15 101000—20
Total 190202000230
Standard Liège (loan) 2012–13 Pro League 10000——100
Gent (loan) 2013–14 Pro League 9020——110
Ajaccio 2015–16 Ligue 2 3001010—320
Nîmes 2016–17 Ligue 2 3010010—311
2017–18 300000—30
Total 331001000341
Chamois Niortais (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 1203000—150
Chauray 2018–19 National 3 100000—10
Gazélec Ajaccio 2019–20 National 801000—90
Pontarlier 2021–22 National 3 900000—90
2022–23 2100000—210
2023–24 500000—50
Total 350000000260
Career total 2071170401002381
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Dinamo București

References
  1. Zié Diabaté at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Dinamo a achizitionat trei jucatori" [Dinamo acquired three players] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. "Diabate a plecat la Dijon: "Am părăsit cu multă tristeţe Dinamo"" [Diabate left for Dijon: "I left Dinamo with great sadness"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. "Diabate: "Am plecat cu multă tristețe"" [Diabate: "I left with a lot of sadness"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. "Diabate a plecat la Dijon" [Diabate went to Dijon] (in Romanian). A1.ro. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. "Comentariul meciului Dinamo – "U" Craiova 4-4" [Commentary on the match Dinamo - "U" Craiova 4-4] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  7. "Nouă ani de la "Minunea de la Liberec"! Povestea unei performanțe istorice și cum a reușit Florin Matache să intre în istorie" [Nine years since the "Miracle from Liberec"! The story of a historic performance and how Florin Matache managed to make history] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. "Dinamo are două probleme: apărarea şi atmosfera din lot" [Dinamo has two problems: the defense and the atmosphere in the team] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  9. "Primul transfer pentru Dinamo! Zie Diabate și Cristi Pulhac vor avea concurență serioasă pe postul de fundaș stânga" [The first transfer for Dinamo! Zie Diabate and Cristi Pulhac will have serious competition for the left defender position] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  10. "DFCO - Ziè Diabaté va s'engager (Off.)" [DFCO - Ziè Diabaté will commit (Off.)] (in French). Madeinfoot.ouest-france.fr. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  11. "Dijon : Zie Diabaté signe au DFCO" [Dijon: Zie Diabaté signs with DFCO] (in French). France3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. "Ex-dinamovistul Diabate a debutat cu succes la Dijon" [Ex-Dinamo player Diabate made a successful debut at Dijon] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  13. "Lyon 3 Dijon 1". Skysports.com. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  14. "Zie Diabate a plecat titular de la Dinamo şi a ajuns rezervă în liga a 2-a din Franţa!" [Zie Diabate left Dinamo as a starter and ended up as a reserve in the 2nd league in France!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  15. "Rednic l-a luat şi pe Diabate la Standard: "Mă ajută să aduc jucători care mă ştiu"" [Rednic also took Diabate to Standard: "He helps me to bring players who know me"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  16. "Zie Diabate, recunoscător lui Rednic pentru transferul la Standard:"Datorită lui am făcut primii pași în Europa"" [Zie Diabate, grateful to Rednic for the transfer to Standard:"Thanks to him I took my first steps in Europe"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  17. "Fostul fundaș dinamovist Zie Diabate, din nou sub comanda lui Mircea Rednic" [The former Dynamo defender Zie Diabate, again under the command of Mircea Rednic] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  18. "Mircea Rednic l-a adus sub formă de împrumut pe Zie Diabate la KAA Gent" [Mircea Rednic brought Zie Diabate to KAA Gent on loan] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  19. "MERCATO ÎN EUROPA. Toate transferurile verii sunt aici" [MARKET IN EUROPE. All the summer transfers are here] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  20. "Fostul fundaş dinamovist Zie Diabate va juca la Olympique Nîmes, în liga a doua franceză" [Former Dynamo defender Zie Diabate will play for Olympique Nîmes, in the second French league] (in Romanian). News.ro. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  21. "Nîmes - Strasbourg" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  22. "Ligue 2 - 22e journée de championnat : Strasbourg rentre de Nîmes avec le match nul 2 buts partout" [Ligue 2 - 22nd day of the championship: Strasbourg returns from Nîmes with a draw, 2 goals from both sides] (in French). Francebleu.fr. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  23. Zié Diabaté at WorldFootball.net
  24. "Niort se fait prêter Zié Diabaté" [Niort loaned Zié Diabaté] (in French). Lequipe.fr. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  25. "Zié Diabaté rebondit à Chauray" [Zié Diabaté bounced to Chauray] (in French). Lanouvellerepublique.fr. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  26. "Ţi-l mai aminteşti pe Zie Diabate? Unde a ajuns să joace fundaşul vândut de Dinamo cu 500.000 de euro" [Do you still remember Zie Diabate? Where did the defender sold by Dinamo for 500,000 euros end up playing] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  27. "Zie Diabate resilie son contrat avec le Gazelec Ajaccio" [Zie Diabate terminates his contract with Gazelec Ajaccio] (in French). Mondialsport.ci. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  28. "Zié Diabaté, un ancien joueur de Ligue 1 et Ligue 2 signe à Pontarlier" [Zié Diabaté, a former Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 player, signs for Pontarlier] (in French). Estrepublicain.fr. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  29. "Zié Diabaté. U17 World Cup 2005 Peru". WorldFootball. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  30. "David Zulu scored in his first game for South Africa as they beat Ivory Coast 2-0 to win the 20th edition of the Nelson Mandela Challenge". Myfootball.com. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  31. "South Africa vs. Ivory Coast 2 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  32. "South Africa vs. Ivory Coast 2 – 0". Worldfootball. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  33. Zié Diabaté at Soccerway
  34. "Zié Diabaté profile" (in French). Lequipe.fr. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  35. "Zie Diabate's 2009–10 Romanian Cup first appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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