Modibo Diakité (born 2 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Eccellenza club LUISS Roma.
Despite only playing one match for the first team, the 19-year-old Pescara youth product was recognized by giants Lazio, who signed him at the end of the 2005–06 season in co-ownership deal for €250,000.
[2] Although spending the vast majority of his first campaign appearing with the youth squad, Diakité made his first-team – and Serie A – debut on 1 April 2007, replacing Guglielmo Stendardo in the dying minutes of a 4–2 away win against Udinese.
[11] A starter under Paolo Di Canio, he was deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Gus Poyet, and was subsequently loaned to Fiorentina in January.
[19] After being released due to Bari's exclusion from Italian football, Diakité returned to Ternana, playing for them until June 2022.
A quick, large, hard-working, and physically strong player, although not particularly skilled technically, he is known in particular for his ball-winning abilities and his strength in the air.