Adama Salimou Diakhaby (born 5 July 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.

"[7] It was announced on 4 July 2016 that Diakhaby signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2016–17 season.

[8] Diakhaby made his Ligue 1 debut with Rennes on 14 August 2016 against OGC Nice, replacing Giovanni Sio after 70 minutes.

[10] After not appearing in two matches, Diakhaby came on as a substitute in the 79th minute against Guingamp on 30 September 2016 and scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–0 win.

[11] Since making his debut for Rennes, Diakhaby found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench throughout the 2016–17 season, though he appeared in a starting line–up in a number of matches.

[17] Over the summer transfer window of 2017, Diakhaby was linked with a move to Monaco as a replacement for the outgoing Kylian Mbappé.

[20] Diakhaby made his AS Monaco debut, starting a match against Dijon on 13 August 2017 and set up the club's third goal of the game, in a 4–1 win.

[22] Diakhaby then made his UEFA Champions League debut, starting a match and played 74 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–1 draw against RB Leipzig on 13 September 2017.

[24] It wasn't until on 9 January 2018 when Diakhaby scored his second goal for the club, in a 2–1 win against OGC Nice in the quarter–finals of the Coupe de la Ligue.

[27] It wasn't until on 10 February 2018 when he returned to the starting line–up against Angers SCO and set up Monaco's second goal of the game, in a 4–0 win.

[28] In the Coupe de la Ligue Final against Paris Saint-Germain, Diakhaby played 17 minutes after coming on as a substitute, as the club lost 3–0.

On 20 July 2018, Diakhaby joined Premier League club Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal with the option of an additional year.

[31] Diakhaby made his Huddersfield Town debut, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Chelsea in the opening game of the season.

"[36] It wasn't until on 5 January 2019 when Diakhaby made his first appearance in three months, starting a match and played 73 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Bristol City in the third round of the FA Cup.

At the start of the 2019–20 season, Diakhaby became a first team regular for Huddersfield Town, continuing to play under the management of Siewert and then Danny Cowley.

[58] Manager Julien Stephan said: "We recovered a player who lacked rhythm, but we immediately detected a significant potential in dribbling and elimination.

His goal in Montpellier sums it up: we can see his qualities to project himself to the recovery of the ball, his ability to play behind the opponent's back.

"[59] At Huddersfield Town, Manager Wagner said: "He is a very hungry young footballer with a strong desire to succeed in England.

[61] He made his France U21 debut, starting a match against Albania U21 on 5 June 2017, and set up the U21 side's first goal of the game, in a 3–0 win.