| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Longjumeau, France [1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Longjumeau | |||
| 2018–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Lyon B | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lyon | 13 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Le Havre (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Mahamadou Diawara (born 17 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Born in Longjumeau in Île-de-France, Diawara joined the youth academy of the region's giant Paris Saint-Germain in 2018, where he spent five years. [2]
In June 2023, he joined Lyon, signing his first professional contract with the team. [3] On 8 October 2023, he made his professional debut against Lorient in a Ligue 1 game. [4]
On 17 January 2025, Diawara joined Le Havre on loan for the rest of the 2024–25 season. [5]
Selected in the France U19 team since 2023, Diawara decided to leave the U19 national selection in March 2024, not accepting the French Football Federation's decision of prohibiting the practice of Ramadan for the Muslim players. [6] [7] [8]
Born in France, Diawara is of Malian descent. [9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2023–24 | National 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Lyon | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Le Havre (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
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