Cheick Diabate

Following his move to ST Johnstone, Diabate's current-season form is down 57% on last season (Season 7→3), while his Rating climbed 30→44. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	ST Johnstone · 7th	6	1	0	7.23	44	3
2024/25	Exeter City	1	0	0	7	—	—
2024/25	Bradford · 3rd	11	0	1	6.78	30	7
2023/24	Exeter City · 13th	28	0	0	6.73	45	17
2022/23	Exeter City · 14th	20	1	0	6.81	45	16
2021/22	Truro City	1	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

C. Diabate is a 24-year-old full-back at ST Johnstone, rated 43.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (54.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diabate.

On the season, Diabate graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1.333 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 3). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 24 Diabate is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent

43.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

2.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

54.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.33

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · ST Johnstone finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 6 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 54.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.33 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 43.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %54.5%

Available fixtures6 of 6

Goals / 900.167

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.167

Defensive actions / 901.333

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %25

Pass accuracy %91

Dribble success %62.5

Cards / 900.167

Foul involvement / 900.667

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 24, Diabate sits on 9.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Diabate's projected Rating — 43.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target1

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes474

Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success62.5%

Duels won31

Duels won %68.9%

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

About C. Diabate

Cheick Tiemoko Diabate is a 24-year-old full-back who plays for ST Johnstone, born on January 21, 2002 in London, standing 186 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, C. Diabate has made 6 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 540 minutes, averaging a 7.16 match rating over his last 6 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When C. Diabate plays, ST Johnstone's record this season is 2W-1D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.05 at home against 7.26 on the road.

Recent matches

September 9, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Celtic (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Hibernian (90 minutes, 6.84 rating)
September 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Dundee (90 minutes, 7.39 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Heart Of Midlothian (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-1 loss away at ST Mirren (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 2, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs Kilmarnock (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Diabate at 43.8 with a Season form score of 2.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, C. Diabate has totalled 69 club appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 28 appearances for Exeter City.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.