Cheick Diabate

Cheick Diabate of St Johnstone was born on 21 January 2002 (age 24).

Cheick Diabate, born on 21 January 2002 (age 24), is an English central defender whose senior career has been shaped mainly by his spell at St Johnstone. At 6ft 4in (1.92m), he is an imposing presence at the back, wearing the number 3 shirt.

St Johnstone is where his football has taken proper shape. Across two league seasons he has made 34 appearances and scored four goals, with all four coming in the 2025–26 campaign. For a centre-half, that is a useful return rather than a curiosity.

He also made three League Cup appearances for St Johnstone in 2025–26. His career to this point is straightforward: a tall central defender building his name through regular football in Perth, with St Johnstone clearly the main chapter so far.

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Cheick Diabate made three League Cup appearances in 2025–26

Cheick Diabate joined St Johnstone on a free transfer in July 2025

Cheick Diabate spent part of 2024–25 on loan at Bradford City

Cheick Diabate is 24 and plays as a central defender for St Johnstone

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Cheick Diabate

CD

1.92m (6ft 3in)
Height: 3
Squad Number: 84kg (13st 3lb)
Weight: 21 January 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Country of Birth: St Johnstone
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: St Johnstone
Premiership 2025 - 2026
Games: -
Starting: -
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: -
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: St Johnstone
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

With the 2026–27 Premiership yet to begin, Cheick Diabate's relevant St Johnstone sample is from 2025–26, when he made three League Cup appearances. At 24, he is an English central defender whose role at McDiarmid Park still looks early-stage after his summer move.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 34
Goals: 4

Team: Exeter City
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 20
Goals: 1

Diabate's career path runs through Exeter City, a Bradford City loan, and then St Johnstone. The sequence suggests a player developed in England's lower leagues before taking a Scottish Premiership opportunity at 24.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Johnstone
7 July 2025
From: Exeter City
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Exeter City
5 January 2025
From: Bradford City
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Bradford City
30 August 2024
From: Exeter City
Type: Loan

Team: Exeter City
1 July 2019
Type: Signed

Diabate joined St Johnstone from Exeter City on a free transfer in July 2025. Before that, he spent part of 2024–25 on loan at Bradford City and returned to Exeter in January 2025, so his move to Scotland followed a loan-assessment spell rather than a fee-backed transfer.

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