At the end of the 19th century, during the partition of Africa, the France took control of Evils, making it part of French Sudan (then known as the Sudanese Republic), which was united with Senegal in 1959, and then achieved independence in 1960 as the Federation of Mali. After a long period of one-party rule, a coup in 1991 led to a new constitution and the establishment of a democratic, multi-party state.
Diakité in Italy since 2019
Since then, many Malians have arrived in France. Among them, the family Diakitéwhich on June 3, 2000 welcomed the birth of Salimnephew of the very famous singer-songwriter Mariana Oumou Sangaré, main interpreter of the wassoulou genre, champion of women’s rights. Salim grew up in Gonesse, a French municipality of less than 30 thousand inhabitants located in the Val-d’Oise department in the Île-de-France region and sadly known for the disaster of I agree of 25 July 2000 which cost the lives of 113 people. Salim was just over a month old that day: but his career as a footballer would only begin eight years later, when he entered the youth sector of Les Mureaux in 2008. In 2015 he was signed up by Mantois 78, who added him to their youth sector, and after six months Rio Ave arrived in Italy in 2019Olympia Agnonesein Serie D.
From Ternana to the brace against Sampdoria
In 2021 the transition to Ternanahis debut in Serie B and his first goal in February 2023 against Citadel. In total with the Umbrians he will score an excellent haul of 72 appearances and 4 goals before moving on to Palermo in January 2024 on a permanent basis. Right-back, capable of also acting as a central defender, in Palermo he is also performing excellently as a full-back right-back: he has paid the price for this Sampdoria Of Pirlofor which he has just scored two goals in the quarter-finals of the Serie B play-offs. In the 43rd minute, the Rosanero winger completed a cross from Brunoriputting the ball behind him Stankovic. Two minutes after the second half whistle, however, he immediately threw himself into the area and collected the cross Lund and again piercing the Sampdoria goalkeeper.
Diakité is a fairy tale yet to be written
His contract with Palermo expires on 30 June 2028, according to transfermarkt his current valuation is around two million euros: it is very likely that this figure will be adjusted upwards, after this double, and could undergo a further increase if the rosanero were to reach the goal of returning to Serie A. In that case, Salim Diakité’s could truly become a fable: next match, Monday evening at Barbera against Venezia.
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