Moussa Diakité (born 4 November 2003) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, on loan from Spanish club Cádiz CF, and the Mali national team.

Club career Born in Bamako, Diakité played for local side Académie des Étoiles du Mandé before joining the youth categories of Cádiz CF in January 2022. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves late in that month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luka Cvetićanin in a 4–0 Segunda División RFEF home loss to Córdoba CF.

Diakité established himself as a regular starter for the B's during the 2022–23 season, and made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 December 2023, replacing Rubén Alcaraz late into a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.

On 26 August 2024, Diakité renewed his contract with the Andalusians until 2029. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May of the following year, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of SD Huesca.

On 14 August 2026, Diakité was loaned to Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor for one year.

International career On 8 July 2024, Diakité was included in the squad of the Mali national under-23 team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCádiz B2021–22Segunda Federación10——102022–23Segunda Federación300——3002023–24Segunda Federación300——3002024–25Segunda Federación40——40Total650——650Cádiz2023–24La Liga1000—102024–25Segunda División22200—2222025–26Segunda División29220—312Total52420—544Career total117420001194

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMali202610Total10

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