Djigui Diarra

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Djigui Diarra
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Young Africans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2021 Stade Malien
2021– Young Africans
National team‡
2015 Mali U20 7 (0)
2015 3 (0)
2015– Mali 47 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:13, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1:13, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Djigui Diarra (born 27 February 1995) is a Malian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Mali national team.[2] He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they achieved a third-place finish.[3][4]

Club career[]

Diarra joined Tanzanian club Young Africans in August 2021.[5]

International career[]

Youth teams[]

Diarra was set to represent his country at the 2015 African U-20 Championship, but broke his hand during a CAF Champions League match against AS GNN, and was ultimately not selected for the squad.[1][6]

In May 2015, he was named in Mali's squad to represent the national under-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[7] Diarra, the team captain, blocked nine shots, including a penalty, in their quarterfinal match against Germany.[8] They eventually won by penalty shootout, by a score of 4–3.[9] They were eliminated in the semifinals by Serbia, but defeated Senegal in the third-place match.

Additionally, he earned three caps with the during the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in late 2015, recording one shutout.

Senior team[]

Diarra was called up to the Mali national team for the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification, and made his senior international debut during the preliminary round, in a 3–1 victory against Guinea-Bissau on 5 July 2015. He also appeared in a 2–1 victory against Mauritania on 18 October. With these victories, Mali qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship, held in Rwanda. Diarra was once again named to the 23-man squad,[10] and recorded three shutouts in six matches while Mali reached the finals, where they lost 3–0 to DR Congo.[11] Diarra was named to the Tournament XI as a substitute.[12]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of matches played on 15 July 2019[13]
Mali national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 2 0
2016 9 0
2017 7 0
2018 5 0
2019 6 0
Total 29 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Stade Malien

International[]

Mali

Mali U-20

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dia, Ibrahima. "Talents Cachés : Djigui Diarra, l'ange gardien des Aiglons du Mali" (in French). Mali Net. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Mali - D. Diarra - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Djigui Diarra". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Diarra: Mali's luck has turned - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Djigui Diarra : Malian GK joins Tanzanian giants Young Africans". Africa Top Sports. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Le vent tourne pour Diarra et les Aigles" (in French). FIFA. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ Traoré, Mahamat (20 May 2015). "Coupe du Monde U20 Nouvelle Zélande 2015: Le coach Fanyeri Diarra dévoile sa liste des 21 maliens pour mondial" (in French). MaliFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Mali vs. Germany Match Report" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali stun Germany while Brazil shoot-out Portugal". DNA India. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  10. ^ Labidi, Mounib (11 January 2016). "CHAN 2016: Mali squad". Star Africa. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  11. ^ Verschueren, Gianni (7 February 2016). "CHAN 2016 Final: Score and Twitter Reaction for DR Congo vs. Mali". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Asiimwe, Geoffrey (10 February 2016). "Africa: Sugira Named Among Best CHAN Players". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  13. ^ Djigui Diarra at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ "Aubameyang, Samatta Rule Africa". Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Djigui Diarra élu meilleur joueur" (in French). Mali Jet. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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