Diadie Samassékou

Diadie Samassékou (born 11 January 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo and the Mali national team.

Club career Red Bull Salzburg In August 2015, Samassékou signed a four-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg, initially joining their farm team FC Liefering. During the 2017–18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.

TSG Hoffenheim On 15 August 2019, TSG Hoffenheim announced the signing of Samassékou on a five-year deal.

On 1 February 2024, Samassékou joined Cádiz in Spain on loan.

Houston Dynamo On 23 August 2025, signed a one-and-a-half year deal with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.

International career Samassékou represented Mali at youth level at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2016 Toulon Tournament. He made his debut for the senior team in a 3–1 friendly win against China PR on 29 June 2014.

He competes for his first international competition in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

In December 2021, Samassékou was selected by coach Mohamed Magassouba to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 2 January 2024 he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics Club

International

International goals Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 June 2019 Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt 1–0 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Austrian Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19 Individual Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18