Souleymane Diarra

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Souleymane Diarra
Souleymane Diarra (RC Lens).jpg
Diarra with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guingamp
Number 8
Youth career
JMG Bamako
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 AS Bamako 2 (0)
2014–2015 Wydad Casablanca 0 (0)
2015–2018 Újpest 39 (4)
2017–2018 → Lens (loan) 29 (4)
2018–2019 Lens 33 (1)
2019–2020 Gaziantep 24 (2)
2021 Pau FC 17 (0)
2021– Guingamp 36 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Mali U20 17 (2)
2017– Mali 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2015 New Zealand U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021

Souleymane Diarra (born 30 January 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Guingamp. [1]

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Club career

In August 2015, Diarra joined Hungarian side Újpest FC on a three-year deal. [2]

On 3 August 2019, Diarra signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gazişehir Gaziantep. [3]

On 18 January 2021, Diarra signed with Ligue 2 club Pau FC. [4]

International career

Diarra was part of the Malian squad reaching 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-final. He also played in the 2016 Toulon Tournament. [5] Diarra made his senior debut for the Mali national football team in a 3–1 win against China, wherein he got a red card on the 38th minute on 29 June 2016. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "S. Diarra". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Souleymane Diarra rejoint un club hongrois, à la surprise générale". Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb (in French). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "TRANSFER - SOULEYMANE DIARRA GAZİŞEHİR'DE!" (in Turkish). Gazişehir Gaziantep. 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Waymel, Dorian (18 January 2021). "Mercato - Officiel : Souleymane Diarra rejoint Pau !" [Official: Souleymane Diarra joins Pau!]. Ma Ligue 2 (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tournoi de Toulon : Mali et Guinée toujours sans victoire - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
  6. ↑ "Match amical International Chine-Mali (1-3): Les Aigles évoluant en Afrique battent la sélection chinoise. - Malifootball". 30 June 2014.


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