Youssouf Diarra

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Yussi Diarra
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Diarra
Date of birth (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tenerife
Number 8
Youth career
Cervera
2009–2014 Tàrrega
2014–2015 Lleida Esportiu
2015–2016 Ardoi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Txantrea 33 (15)
2017–2020 Basconia 74 (21)
2020–2022 Bilbao Athletic 61 (2)
2022–2024 Córdoba 74 (9)
2024– Tenerife 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Youssouf "Yussi" Diarra (born 13 September 1998) is a Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club CD Tenerife.

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Early life

Diarra was born in Bamako, [1] and moved to Cervera, Lleida, Catalonia at the age of eight. [2] He began his career with CEF Cervera, and later represented UE Tàrrega and Lleida Esportiu before moving to Pamplona, Navarre in 2015, when he joined CF Ardoi FE. [1]

Club career

In 2016, Diarra joined Tercera División side UDC Txantrea, [3] where he became a spotlight and scored 15 goals during the campaign. [4] His performances attracted the interest of Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal CF, [5] [6] and he joined the former in June, [7] which raised doubts over the club's signing policy. [8] [9]

After playing for the farm team CD Basconia, [10] Diarra was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2020–21 season. On 26 May 2021, he renewed his contract until 2023. [11]

On 13 July 2022, Diarra signed a two-year deal with Córdoba CF in Primera Federación, [12] [13] with Athletic holding a buy-back clause. [14] He was a first-choice for the club during the 2023–24 campaign, scoring five goals in 41 appearances overall as they achieved promotion to Segunda División; on 1 July 2024, he departed the club after rejecting a contract renewal. [15]

On 5 July 2024, Diarra agreed to a three-year contract with CD Tenerife in the second division. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "¿Quién es Youssouf Diarra?" [Who is Youssouf Diarra?] (in Spanish). El Correo. 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Youssouf Diarra and the philosophy of Athletic Club". Diario AS. 9 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ilusión por ser futbolista" [Hopes for being a footballer] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "¿Quién puede jugar en el Athletic? El caso Diarra agita la filosofía del club" [Who can play at Athletic? The case Diarra shakes the club's philosophy] (in Spanish). El País. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "El malí Diarra provoca dudas en el Athletic" [The Malian Diarra brings up doubts at Athletic] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "El Villarreal se suma al interés por el extremo Youssouf Diarra" [Villarreal add up to the interest for the winger Youssouf Diarra] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Youssouf Diarra se incorporará al Basconia" [Youssouf Diarra to join Basconia] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lío en el Athletic por el fichaje del malí Youssouf Diarra" [Trouble in Athletic over the signing of Malian Youssouf Diarra] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ander Alaña: "Si Diarra está aquí entra en la filosofía"" [Ander Alaña: "If Diarra is here he enters the philosophy"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Youssouf Diarra, el polémico fichaje del Basconia que marca más de la mitad de los goles del equipo" [Youssouf Diarra, the controversial signing of Basconia who score more than half of the team's goals] (in Spanish). El Correo. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Renovaciones de Cabo, Paredes y Diarra" [Renewals of Cabo, Paredes and Diarra] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Youssouf Diarra, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Youssouf Diarra, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Diarra departs Athletic Club for Córdoba CF". Athletic Bilbao. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Youssouf Diarra: "Fuera del Athletic también hay fútbol"" [Youssouf Diarra: "There is football outside Athletic too"] (in Spanish). El Correo. 7 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Gracias, Diarra" [Thank you, Diarra] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Yussi Diarra, refuerzo para el centro del campo del CD Tenerife" [Yussi Diarra, addition for CD Tenerife's centre of midfield] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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