Amadou Haidara vs Cheick Diabaté
Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Amadou Haidara
Mali · 2019–26 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Mali
- #6 of 33
- Clubs
- FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig
In Leipzig on 8 December 2020 he scored in a 3-2 win that put Manchester United out of the Champions League and into the Europa League. Two DFB-Pokal titles came with Leipzig in 2022 and 2023, the Coupe de France with Lens in May 2026, back-to-back Austrian championships at Salzburg, and 52 caps for Mali stretched across four Cups of Nations between 2019 and 2025. Career record: club career at FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig.
Cheick Diabaté
Mali · 2012–13 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Mali
- #10 of 33
- Clubs
- Centre Salif Keita, A.C. Ajaccio, A.S. Nancy-Lorraine
Two goals at the Stade de France on 31 May 2013, the second with a minute to play, won Bordeaux the Coupe de France against Evian, and the 1.94-metre striker took the man of the match award. That cup sits with 50 goals in 127 league games for Bordeaux, eight in eleven Serie A games at Benevento, and 15 goals in 39 caps for a Mali side that took third at the 2012 and 2013 Cups of Nations. Career record: club career at Centre Salif Keita, A.C. Ajaccio, A.S. Nancy-Lorraine.
The verdict
The almanac puts Amadou Haidara ahead by 1 rating point, 84 against 83.
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