Lassine Diarra

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Lassine Diarra
Personal information
Full name Lassine Diarra
Date of birth (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 50
Youth career
–2016 Aspire Academy Dakar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 Lakika FC
2022–2023 Châteauroux 0 (0)
2022–2023 Châteauroux B 10 (0)
2023– Lyon B 12 (0)
2025– Lyon 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Mali U23 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024

Lassine Diarra (born 11 November 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

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Club career

Born in Bamako in Mali, Diarra was formed at the Aspire Academy section in Dakar, Senegal. At 14 years old, he came back to Mali and joined Niamakoro based club Lakika FC. [2] [3]

In 2022, Diarra moved abroad and joined French club Châteauroux. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the Championnat National 3. [4] A year later, in November 2023, he signed for the reserves side of Ligue 1 club Lyon. [2]

In January 2025, Diarra was promoted to Lyon's first team, becoming the third-choice goalkeeper. [5] [6]

International career

Diarra represented the Mali Olympics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [7] As the starter goalkeeper, he played in all three group stage games as Mali failed to qualify to the quarter-finals. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Châteauroux II 2022–23 National 3 100———100
Lyon B 2023–24 National 380———80
2024–25 National 340———40
Total120———120
Lyon 2024–25 Ligue 1 000000—00
Career total220000000220

    References

    1. 1 2 "DIARRA Lassine". olympics.com.
    2. 1 2 "Lassine Diarra : "Je voudrais écrire mon histoire à Lyon"" (in French). africafoot. 20 November 2023.
    3. ↑ "OL : qui est Lassine Diarra, convoqué pour la première fois" (in French). Afrik Foot. 30 March 2024.
    4. ↑ "Berrichonne de Châteauroux : Diarra vise le Real Madrid !" (in French). La Nouvelle République. 15 April 2023.
    5. ↑ "Justin Bengui prolonge à l'OL et rejoint le FK Jedinstvo Ub en prêt jusqu'au 30 juin 2025" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 20 January 2025.
    6. ↑ "OL : Lassine Diarra grimpe dans la hiérarchie des gardiens" (in French). Olympique et Lyonnais. 21 January 2025.
    7. ↑ "Voici la liste des joueurs sélectionnés par le sélectionneur, Badra Alou Diallo pour les Jeux Olympiques Paris 2024" [Here is the list of players selected by the coach, Badra Alou Diallo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.]. Facebook (in French). Mali Football Federation. 8 July 2024.
    8. ↑ "Le jeune gardien Lassine Diarra prolonge à l'OL" (in French). Le Progrès. 16 August 2024.
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