Name Zie Diabate Number 12 Role Football player | 2004–2007 IFER Height 1.79 m 2007–2008 Kabby Sport Bongouanou | |
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Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 26) Playing position | ||
Place of birth M\'Pody, Ivory Coast | ||
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Zié Diabaté (born 2 March 1989 in M'Pody) is an Ivorian football defender who plays for French club Nîmes Olympique.
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Career
Diabate began his career with IFER and joined Kabby Sport Bongouanou in 2007. From here, he was transferred in January 2008 to FC Dinamo Bucureşti. After four years, in January 2012 he moved to Ligue 1, signing a contract with French club Dijon. He played for Dijon in 14 games in Ligue 1 but couldn't avoid the club's relegation.In the first half of the 2012-2013 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.In Belgium he reunited with Mircea Rednic who coached him at FC Dinamo Bucureşti.After Mircea Rednic left Standard Liège, his contract with the club was not renewed so he went back to Dijon. He later rejoined Rednic who became the new trainer of KAA Gent a few months before, also on loan.
International
He was called to the Côte d'Ivoire U21 team and played in one match at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
