Gaoussou Diarra

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Gaoussou Diarra
Personal information
Full name Gaoussou Kyassou Diarra
Date of birth (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Beykoz Anadolu 0 (0)
2024–2025 İstanbulspor 34 (15)
2025– Feyenoord 2 (0)
International career
2025– Mali 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Gaoussou Kyassou Diarra (born 21 November 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Mali national team.

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Early career

Diarra is the son to a Malinese businessman and moved to Istanbul to attend Haliç University in 2024, where he studied business administration. [1] He gained attention while playing for the university's football team.

Club career

In 2024, Diarra signed for Turkish side Beykoz Anadolu, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. [2]

Following his stint there, he signed for Turkish side İstanbulspor, where he made thirty-four league appearances and scored fifteen goals and helped the club achieve fourth place in the league. [3] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Dutch side Feyenoord, following a transfer reportedly worth € 3.5 million. [4]

International career

Diarra is a Mali international. On 5 June 2025, he debuted for the Mali national football team during a 1–0 away friendly loss against the DR Congo national football team.

Style of play

Diarra plays as a winger and is right-footed. Dutch magazine ELF Voetbal  [ nl ] wrote in 2025 that he "is known for his speed and threat in one-on-one thanks to his dribbling... is 1.83 meters tall and can be used as a left or right winger". [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beykoz Anadolu 2023–24 TFF 1. Lig 000000
İstanbulspor 2024–25 TFF 1. Lig3415313716
Feyenoord 2025–26 Eredivisie 20002 [a] 040
Career total36153120004116
  1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202541
Total41
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diarra goal.
List of international goals scored by Gaoussou Diarra
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 2025 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 4–04–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "Feyenoord-aanwinst Diarra in paar jaar van studerende amateur naar Champions League". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  2. Gaoussou Diarra at Soccerway
  3. "Wie is Gaoussou Diarra, de nieuwe vleugelaanvaller van Feyenoord?" [Who is Gaoussou Diarra, Feyenoord's new winger?] (in Dutch). VoetbalNieuws.nl. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. "Feyenoord signs 22-year-old Malian winger, business student from Istanbul for $4.1M". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  5. "Wie is de mogelijke nieuwe aankoop van Dennis te Kloese: Gaoussou Diarra?" [Who is Dennis te Kloese's possible new purchase: Gaoussou Diarra?] (in Dutch). ELF Voetbal  [ nl ]. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.