Modibo Diakite

Modibo Diakite is a young French football player who currently features for the Italian Serie A club Lazio. He plays as a central defender and is known for his reading of the game and his physical approach to the sport.

Modibo Diakite commenced his professional club football career at Pescara. He made his Italian Serie B debut for Pescara on May 28,2006. At the end of the 2005-2006 season he was signed by Italian Serie A club Lazio for 300,000 euro.

Diakite made three Serie A appearances for Lazio in the 2006-2007 season and made his debut against Udinese. He has since then made steady progress at the Roman club and won the Coppa Italia with them in the 2008-2009 season.