SAMSUNSPOR signed a 4-year contract with Ivory Coast football player Cheick Tidiane Diabate.

The red-white club added 19-year-old Cheick Tidiane Diabate, who previously played for Club Omnisports de Korhogo and has been trying out in training for a while, to its squad. Diabate, who became the top scorer in the Ivory Coast League with 14 goals and 5 assists in the 2025-2026 season, also won the best player of the season award. The Ivory Coast football player, who plays as an offensive midfielder, will wear the Samsunspor jersey in the 2026-2027 season.