At Wembley on 28 May 2016 he struck the only goal of the Championship play-off final and carried Hull City back into the Premier League. That promotion and the Championship title he won with Newcastle a year later crown a decade in England spent at Wigan, West Ham, Hull and Newcastle, while Senegal gave him 31 caps, two Africa Cup of Nations campaigns and the 2012 Olympic tournament as an overage player.
| 2007–2008 | CD Linares |
| 2008–2009 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2009–2012 | Wigan Athletic |
| 2012–2014 | West Ham United |
| 2014–2016 | Hull City A.F.C. |
| 2016–2019 | Newcastle United |
| 2019–2021 | Al Ahli SC |
| 2022–2023 | CF Fuenlabrada |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Sailiya Sports Club |
Senegal legends whose careers overlapped Diamé's
One rank above: Ferdinand Coly at #23.
One rank below: Omar Daf at #25.
Senegal's editorial top five: Sadio Mané · Kalidou Koulibaly · El Hadji Diouf · Édouard Mendy · Idrissa Gana Gueye.