Souleymane Diarra

Souleymane Diarra (born 30 January 1995) is a Malian footballer who most recently played for French club Pau FC.[1]

Souleymanne Diara
Personal information
Full name Souleymane Diarra
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pau FC
Number 14
Youth career
JMG Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 3 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 Mali U20 17 (2)
2017– Mali 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2018

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

He 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]

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 (2021-01-18). "Mercato - Officiel : Souleymane Diarra rejoint Pau !" [Official: Souleymane Diarra joins Pau!]. Ma Ligue 2 (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  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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