Bafodé Diakité is a defender who plays for Bournemouth in the Premier League. He was born on 6 January 2001 in Toulouse, France.
His senior career started at Toulouse in 2018, and he went on to play for Lille. He joined Bournemouth in 2025.
Diakité has represented France at youth international level.
Diakité’s senior club career, which began in 2018/19, has so far brought 211 appearances and 20 goals for 3 clubs. The 2023/24 season, with 6 goals from 27 matches for Lille, remains his highest tally. His busiest campaign was 2024/25, with 47 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 1 appearance for AFC Bournemouth. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.