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(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Beykoz Anadolu 0 (0)
2024–2025 İstanbulspor 34 (15)
2025– Feyenoord 1 (0)
International career
2025– Mali 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 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 9 August 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 10001 [a] 020
Career total35153110003916
  1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 4 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202520
Total20

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.