# Ousmane Diabaté (footballer, born 2007)
**Ousmane Diabaté** (born 2007) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for [Süper Lig](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-lig) club Gençlerbirliği, on loan from Newcastle United, and for the Guinea national team.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Ousmane Diabaté, 2007, Guinea[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2867372&pageId=526) |
| Position | Defensive midfielder, also listed as a central midfielder; right-footed, 186 cm[2](https://www.fotmob.com/fr/players/1904467/ousmane-diabate) • [3](https://www.footmercato.net/joueur/ousmane-diabate-1/) |
| Youth career | Académie SOAR in Guinea; joined Gençlerbirliği's under-19 side in December 2025[4](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/newcastle-united-sign-guinea-midfielder-ousmane-diabate-from-genclerbirligi/4047579) |
| Senior breakthrough | Promoted to Gençlerbirliği's first team in February 2026; first professional contract registered 22 January 2026, running to 30 June 2029[4](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/newcastle-united-sign-guinea-midfielder-ousmane-diabate-from-genclerbirligi/4047579) • [1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2867372&pageId=526) |
| Newcastle United | Signed by Newcastle in 2026 and loaned back to Gençlerbirliği for the 2026/27 season[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-sign-midfielder-ousmane-diabate) |
| International | Senior debut for Guinea in a friendly against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park in June 2026[6](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/U21/ousmane-diabate-profile) |
| 2026/27 Süper Lig | 6 matches, 1 goal, 1 assist, 482 minutes, 3 yellow cards[2](https://www.fotmob.com/fr/players/1904467/ousmane-diabate) |
## Club career
Diabaté progressed through Académie SOAR in Guinea before moving to Turkey in December 2025 to join Gençlerbirliği Ankara S.K.'s under-19 side[6](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/U21/ousmane-diabate-profile). The Turkish Football Federation's register records his first license with the club on 2 December 2025 and a first professional contract dated 22 January 2026, running to 30 June 2029[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2867372&pageId=526). He was promoted to the senior squad in February 2026[4](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/newcastle-united-sign-guinea-midfielder-ousmane-diabate-from-genclerbirligi/4047579).
**Move to Newcastle.** In 2026, Premier League club Newcastle United completed the signing of the then 18-year-old from Gençlerbirliği, and he returned to the Ankara club on loan for the 2026/27 season[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-sign-midfielder-ousmane-diabate). The TFF register lists the resulting foreign temporary transfer as running from 26 August 2026 to 30 June 2027[1](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2867372&pageId=526). On signing, Diabaté said that from the moment Newcastle showed interest he knew it was the kind of ambitious club he wanted to be part of[5](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-sign-midfielder-ousmane-diabate).
## International career
Diabaté made his senior debut for Guinea in a friendly against [Northern Ireland](https://www.edgepedia.org/northern-ireland) at [Windsor Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/windsor-park) in June 2026[6](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/U21/ousmane-diabate-profile). L'Équipe's database credits him with one Guinea cap[7](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ousmane-diabate/130387), and FotMob records a further appearance in [Africa Cup of Nations](https://www.edgepedia.org/africa-cup-of-nations) qualification against South Africa on 26 September 2026, playing 45 minutes[2](https://www.fotmob.com/fr/players/1904467/ousmane-diabate).
## Playing style and early output
Scouting profiles describe Diabaté as a defensive midfielder whose best future role is the classic [No. 6](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-6), anchoring transitions, with defensive numbers such as tackles per 90 above the league median for his age cohort[8](https://fifa.qtech.hr/scout/articles/ousmane-diabate-2007). In the 2026/27 Süper Lig season, FotMob records 1 goal and 1 assist in 482 minutes across 6 matches, with 177 completed passes at 83.9 percent and 1.3 interceptions per match[2](https://www.fotmob.com/fr/players/1904467/ousmane-diabate) • [3](https://www.footmercato.net/joueur/ousmane-diabate-1/). Aggregator figures differ slightly on totals: Field Insider reports 7 appearances across 572 minutes with an average match rating of 6.93 over his last 7 rated games[9](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/ousmane-diabate-631912), while FotMob lists an average rating of 7.21[2](https://www.fotmob.com/fr/players/1904467/ousmane-diabate).
## References
1. [OUSMANE DIABATE – Player Details, Turkish Football Federation (TFF)](https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?kisiId=2867372&pageId=526)
2. [Ousmane Diabate – statistiques, parcours et valeur marchande, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/fr/players/1904467/ousmane-diabate)
3. [Ousmane Diabate : Palmarès, Age et Club Gençlerbirliği, Foot Mercato](https://www.footmercato.net/joueur/ousmane-diabate-1/)
4. [Newcastle United sign Guinea midfielder Ousmane Diabate from Genclerbirligi, Anadolu Agency](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/newcastle-united-sign-guinea-midfielder-ousmane-diabate-from-genclerbirligi/4047579)
5. [Newcastle United sign midfielder Ousmane Diabaté, Newcastle United FC](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-sign-midfielder-ousmane-diabate)
6. [Ousmane Diabaté – U21 profile, Newcastle United FC](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/U21/ousmane-diabate-profile)
7. [Ousmane Diabate – joueur de football, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ousmane-diabate/130387)
8. [Ousmane Diabaté Scouting Report – Newcastle's Teenage DM, FIFA Agent Mentor](https://fifa.qtech.hr/scout/articles/ousmane-diabate-2007)
9. [Ousmane Diabate – Stats, Rating & Scouting Report, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/ousmane-diabate-631912)
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