Adama Diakhaby

Stade Rennais

Born in Ajaccio, France, Diakhaby began his football career at Caen B and progressed through the ranks. However, he left the club after he rejected a contract from them. Following this, Diakhaby spent a year as a free agent and went on trials at different clubs but it was unsuccessful. It was announced on 8 November 2015 that Diakhaby signed for Rennes on a one–year contract. He was quickly assigned to the Rennes B for the rest of the 2015–16 season. While developing, the club's B team Christophe Gadby said about Diakhaby, saying: "He was well above the level. I remember a young man who was respectful of people and of instructions." 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.

Diakhaby made his Ligue 1 debut with Rennes on 14 August 2016 against OGC Nice, replacing Giovanni Sio after 70 minutes. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal two weeks later away at Montpellier HSC to draw the game 1–1. 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. 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. This led Manager Gourcuff explaining his progress in the first team,…

Manager Julien Stephan said: "We recovered a player who lacked rhythm, but we immediately detected a significant potential in dribbling and elimination." Both Christian Gourcuff and Stephan debated about Diakhaby, with Gourcuff saying: "He's a very raw player, who plays when he has the ball in his feet. But there is everything else, anticipation, travel," while Stephan said: "He was not used to playing in teams where sharing the ball was a priority. Last year, we had also worked on his need to be decisive: he managed to obtain many situations, but not to complete the actions. 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. But his finish is not very clean, he must have more lucidity to better place it.". Gourcuff further spoke about the player, saying: "He has a lot of individual qualities, with speed and technique. To take a step forward, there are still many things to do on a collective level, especially in anticipation. But it's going well, even beyond what I expected. He is able at any time to tip a match. It's a very interesting profile. It proves that young people must remain concerned. We have some excellent ones. Things are done on time." At Huddersfield Town, Manager Wagner said: "He is a very hungry young footballer with a strong desire to succeed in England. Obviously he is still learning and improving at 22 years old, but he already has many of the…

Of Senegalese descent, Diakhaby is eligible to play for Senegal and France. In May 2017, Diakhaby was called up to the France U21 squad for the first time. 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. Diakhaby went on to make four appearances for France U21 side.

As of match played 18 May 2025