Souleymane Diarra

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Souleymane Diarra
Diarra with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
JMG Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 AS Bamako 2 (0)
2014–2015 Wydad Casablanca 0 (0)
2015–2018 Újpest 39 (4)
2017–2018 → Lens (loan) 29 (4)
2018–2019 Lens 33 (1)
2019–2020 Gaziantep 24 (2)
2021 Pau FC 17 (0)
2021–2023 Guingamp 36 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Mali U20 17 (2)
2017– Mali 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mali
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2015 New Zealand U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021

Souleymane Diarra (born 30 January 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Club career[edit]

In August 2015, Diarra joined Hungarian side Újpest FC on a three-year deal.[2]

On 3 August 2019, Diarra signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gazişehir Gaziantep.[3]

On 18 January 2021, Diarra signed with Ligue 2 club Pau FC.[4]

International career[edit]

Diarra was part of the Malian squad reaching 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-final. He also played in the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[5] Diarra made his senior debut for the Mali national football team in a 3–1 win against China, wherein he got a red card on the 38th minute on 29 June 2016.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Souleymane Diarra at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Souleymane Diarra rejoint un club hongrois, à la surprise générale". Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb (in French). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "TRANSFER - SOULEYMANE DIARRA GAZİŞEHİR'DE!" (in Turkish). Gazişehir Gaziantep. 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ Waymel, Dorian (18 January 2021). "Mercato - Officiel : Souleymane Diarra rejoint Pau !" [Official: Souleymane Diarra joins Pau!]. Ma Ligue 2 (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tournoi de Toulon : Mali et Guinée toujours sans victoire – Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
  6. ^ "Match amical International Chine-Mali (1–3): Les Aigles évoluant en Afrique battent la sélection chinoise – Malifootball". 30 June 2014.

External links[edit]


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