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Djigui Diarra

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Djigui Diarra
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Young Africans
Number 39
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2021 Stade Malien
2021– Young Africans 72 (0)
International career‡
2015 Mali U20 7 (0)
2015 Mali U23 3 (0)
2015– Mali 63 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Djigui Diarra (born 27 February 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Mali national team.[1] He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they achieved a third-place finish.[2]

Club career

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Diarra joined Tanzanian club Young Africans in August 2021.[3]

International career

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Youth

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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.[4][5]

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.[6] Diarra, the team captain, blocked nine shots, including a penalty, in their quarterfinal match against Germany.[7] They eventually won by penalty shootout, by a score of 4–3.[8] They were eliminated in the semifinals by Serbia, but defeated Senegal in the third-place match.

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

Senior

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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,[9] and recorded three shutouts in six matches while Mali reached the finals, where they lost 3–0 to DR Congo.[10] Diarra was named to the Tournament XI as a substitute.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played on 14 October 2024[12]
Mali national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 2 0
2016 10 0
2017 7 0
2018 5 0
2019 14 0
2020 2 0
2021 8 0
2022 1 0
2023 4 0
2024 10 0
Total 63 0

Honours

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Club

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Stade Malien

International

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Mali
Mali U20

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Mali - D. Diarra - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Diarra: Mali's luck has turned". FIFA. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Djigui Diarra : Malian GK joins Tanzanian giants Young Africans". Africa Top Sports. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ Dia, Ibrahima. "Talents Cachés : Djigui Diarra, l'ange gardien des Aiglons du Mali" (in French). Mali Net. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Le vent tourne pour Diarra et les Aigles" (in French). FIFA. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Mali vs. Germany Match Report" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali stun Germany while Brazil shoot-out Portugal". DNA India. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ^ Labidi, Mounib (11 January 2016). "CHAN 2016: Mali squad". Star Africa. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  10. ^ Verschueren, Gianni (7 February 2016). "CHAN 2016 Final: Score and Twitter Reaction for DR Congo vs. Mali". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b Asiimwe, Geoffrey (10 February 2016). "Africa: Sugira Named Among Best CHAN Players". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  12. ^ Djigui Diarra at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "Aubameyang, Samatta Rule Africa". Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Djigui Diarra élu meilleur joueur" (in French). Mali Jet. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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