Habib Diarra

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Habib Diarra
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Diarra with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mouhamadou Habib Diarra [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Guédiawaye, Senegal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2018 Mulhouse
2018–2021 Strasbourg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Strasbourg 92 (9)
2021–2022 → Strasbourg B 7 (1)
2025– Sunderland 4 (0)
International career‡
2020 France U16 3 (1)
2021 France U18 5 (1)
2022 France U19 3 (0)
2023 France U21 3 (0)
2024– Senegal 11 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Mouhamadou Habib Diarra (born 3 January 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland and the Senegal national team.

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Club career

Strasbourg

A youth product of Mulhouse and Strasbourg, Diarra signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg on 18 August 2021. [2] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 17 October 2021. [3]

Sunderland

On 1 July 2025, Diarra moved to Premier League side Sunderland, signing a five-year contract. [4]

International career

Born in Senegal, Diarra moved to France at a young age. He was a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s and U18s. [2] In March 2024, Diarra accepted a call-up from Aliou Cissé, thereby transferring to Senegal. [5]

He made his debut for the senior Senegal national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Gabon. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strasbourg B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 61——61
2022–23 Championnat National 310——10
Total71——71
Strasbourg 2021–22 Ligue 1 4000—40
2022–23 Ligue 129310—303
2023–24 Ligue 131231—343
2024–25 Ligue 128430—314
Total92971—9910
Sunderland 2025–26 Premier League 40000040
Career total10310710011011

International

As of match played 10 June 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202493
202521
Total114
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diarra goal.
List of international goals scored by Habib Diarra
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
114 November 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1–01–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [8]
219 November 2024 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, SenegalFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–02–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [9]
32–0
410 June 2025 City Ground, Nottingham, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 2–13–1 Friendly [10]

References

  1. ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Premier contrat pro pour Habib Diarra et Mahamadou Kanouté". 18 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Habib Diarra signs for Sunderland". www.safc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "ALIOU CISSÉ CONVINCES STRASBOURG'S HABIB DIARRA TO REJECT FRANCE SELECTION FOR SENEGAL". Get Football France. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Senegal v Gabon game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Habib Diarra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Burkina Faso vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Senegal vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "BREAKING: Dismal England beaten by Senegal as Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions booed off". The Mirror. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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