Djibril Diarra

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Djibril Diarra
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Seraing
Number 23
Youth career
2016–2023 Génération Foot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023- Seraing 15 (0)
International career
2023 Senegal U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 January 2025

Djibril Diarra (born 30 April 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League side Seraing and the Senegal national under-20 football team. [1]

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Club career

A product of the Génération Foot football academy in Senegal, he spent seven years with them prior to his departure in 2023. [2]

He joined Belgian club RFC Seraing in the summer of 2023. [3] He was one of five players to move to the club from Generation Foot at that time. [4] [5] He made his debut for the club in the Challenger Pro League against K.M.S.K. Deinze on 17 September 2023. [6]

International career

He played for Senegal at the 2022 African Nations Championship. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Djibril Diarra". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. "Generation Foot: After the coronation, Djibril Diarra confirms his departure and his future destination". wiwsport. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. "Matar Cissé discusses the adaptation of Cheikhou Oumar Ndiaye and Djibril Diarra to RFC Seraing". Presafrik.com. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. "RFC SERAING RECRUITS 5 GENERATION FOOT PLAYERS!". Letsgometz. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. "Mercato : Le RFC Seraing annonce enfin l'arrivée de ses recrues en provenance de Génération Foot". Wiwsport. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. "DEINZE VS. RFC SERAING 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  7. "(Video) Djibril Diarra: "We will win the final because we have a good team and we know Algeria"". Wiwsport. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. "Djibril Diarra: "We will win the final because…"". Senego. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.