LOSC defender Bafodé Diakité, with a flick of his helmet, allowed his team to take an important point on the OM pitch this Saturday. This is not his first attempt.
“As time went on, people ended up asking me to ride more and it happened naturally. There are moments when we go beyond our simple functions and it works, we find ourselves scoring goals”Bafodé Diakité told us at the start of the season, when he mentioned the additions that Paulo Fonseca had made to his game. Capable of projecting himself, he did it once again this Saturday by rising higher than everyone else. world on a set piece kicked by Rémy Cabella. His helmet strike then shook the nets and allowed LOSC to equalize at the end of the match (87′) on the pitch at the Orange Vélodrome.
It must be said that Bafodé Diakité (23 years old) is not his first attempt. In the heart of the Marseille city, he scored his eleventh goal in the colors of LOSC, all in 89 matches played in all competitions. This latest achievement allows him to join the Top 5 top scorer defenders in Lille in the 21st century, equaling Djibril Sidibé.
All the goals scored at LOSC by Bafodé Diakité: PSG (02/19/23), Stade Brestois (02/24/23), ESTAC Troyes (06/03/23), OGC Nice (08/11/23), Stade Rennais (09/16/23), AS Monaco (10/29/23), Aston Villa (04/11/24), OLx2 (05/06/24), Reims (08/17/24), OM (12/14/23).
The five top scorer defenders of LOSC (21st century):
- Mathieu Debuchy: 18 goals in 308 matches
- Aurélien Chedjou: 15 goals in 206 matches
- Marko Basa: 14 goals in 196 matches
- Bafode Diakité: 11 goals in 89 matches
- Djibril Sidibé: 11 goals in 199 matches
