Samba Lélé Diba (born 24 December 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Athens Kallithea.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 December 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Louga, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athens Kallithea | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2022 | ASEC Ndiambour | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Servette | 25 | (0) |
2024– | Athens Kallithea | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Senegal U23 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:11, 11 September 2023 (UTC) |
Career
editA youth product of the Senegalese club ASEC Ndiambour, Diba transferred to the Swiss club Servette on 21 June 2022 on a 3-year contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Servette in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over FC Winterthur on 6 August 2022.[3]
On 7 August 2024, Diba joined Athens Kallithea FC.[4]
International career
editDiba is a youth international for Senegal, having played up to the Senegal U23s.[5] He was called up to the senior Senegal national team for a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in September 2023.[6]
Personal life
editDiba's father Daouda Diba was a Senegalese footballer in the 1990s.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Diba versucht sich in Probetrainings aufzudrängen". maroons - Deutschschweizer Fans des Servette FC. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Dione, Mbagnick (2022-06-21). "Mercato : Samba Lele Diba signe au Servette FC, en provenance du Ndiambour !". wiwsport (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Samba Lélé Diba joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Dione, Mbagnick (2022-09-11). "Equipe Nationale U23 : 23 joueurs convoqués par Demba Mbaye, dont 18 expatriés". wiwsport (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Convocation joueurs match Sénégal-Rwanda". fsfoot.sn. Senegalese Football Federation. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Mbengue, Hubert (2022-06-21). "Ndiambour : Samba Lele Diba au FC Servette (Suisse) jusqu'en 2025". RECORD (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
External links
edit- Samba Lélé Diba at Soccerway
- SFL Profile