Boubakary Diarra

Boubakary Diarra

Personal information
Full name	Boubakary Diarra
Date of birth	(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Villepinte, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	PSIS Semarang
Number	21
Youth career
	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Torino	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Bra (loan)	17	(1)
2015	Kruoja Pakruojis	13	(0)
2015–2018	Covilhã	93	(4)
2018	Tondela	0	(0)
2018–2019	Rieti	17	(1)
2019–2020	Cova da Piedade	32	(3)
2020–2021	Varzim	16	(0)
2021	Kazma	0	(0)
2022–2023	Mosta	30	(1)
2023–	PSIS Semarang	43	(2)
International career
2012–2013	Mali U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Boubakary Diarra (born 30 August 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang.

Early life

Boubakary Diarra was born on 30 August 1993 in Villepinte, France. ^[2]

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Covilhã on 8 August 2016 in a game against Aves. ^[3]

On 28 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Tondela. ^[4]

However, just two months later, and without playing any games for Tondela, he signed a two-year contract with Italian Serie C club Rieti on 28 August 2018. ^[5] On 18 January 2019 he was released from his Rieti contract by mutual consent. ^[6]

On 1 February 2019, he joined Portuguese second-tier club Cova da Piedade. ^[7]

On 22 June 2022, Diarra joined Saudi Arabian club Hajer. ^[8] On 22 August 2022, Diarra's contract with the club was canceled despite making no appearances. ^[9]

In early 2023 season he plays for Mosta in Malta.^{[ citation needed ]}

PSIS Semarang

On 10 June 2023, Diarra move to Indonesia and signed one-year contract with Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang. ^[10] On 3 July 2023 Diarra scored a goal in his debut match against Bhayangkara at the Jatidiri Stadium, Semarang. ^[11]

On 20 June 2024, PSIS Semarang officially extended Diarra's contract for the next two seasons. ^[12]

International

He represented Mali at the 2013 African U-20 Championship.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Boubakary Diarra". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
2. Boubakary Diarra at Soccerway
3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 August 2016.
4. "Boubakary Diarra - Médio assina pelo CD Tondela até Junho de 2020" (in Portuguese). Tondela. 28 June 2018.
5. "DIARRA, DA GRANATA ALL'AMARANTOCELESTE: TORNA IN ITALIA DOPO L'ESPERIENZA A TORINO" (in Italian). Rieti. 28 August 2018.
6. "RESCISSIONE CONSENSUALE PER BOUBAKARY DIARRA" (in Italian). Rieti. 18 January 2019.
7. "Liga divulga lista final das inscrições neste último dia de mercado" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 1 February 2019.
8. "الوسط الفرنسي "بوبكاري ديارا" هجراوي".
9. "إدارة #هجر تنهي علاقتها التعاقدية مع اللاعب الفرنسي "بوبكاري ديارا"".
10. "PSIS Semarang Resmi Rekrut Boubakary Diarra". www.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
11. "PSIS Semarang vs. Bhayangkara - 3 July 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
12. "PSIS Perpanjang Kontrak Diarra 2 Musim". psis.co.id. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

External links

• Boubakary Diarra at Soccerway
• Boubakary Diarra at WorldFootball.net