Habib Diarra
 Habib Diarra with Strasbourg in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mouhamadou Habib Diarra | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Guédiawaye, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Mulhouse | ||
| 2018–2021 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Strasbourg B | 7 | (1) |
| 2021– | Strasbourg | 75 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | France U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | France U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Senegal | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Mouhamadou Habib Diarra (born 3 January 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in Senegal, he represented France on junior levels before switching his allegiance to the Senegal national team. He is regarded as one of the best young players in Europe.[1]
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Mulhouse and Strasbourg, Diarra signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg on 18 August 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 17 October 2021.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Senegal, Diarra moved to France a young age. He was a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s and U18s.[2] In March 2024, Diarra accepted a call-up from Aliou Cisse, thereby transferring to Senegal.[4]
He made his debut for the senior Senegal national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Gabon.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Strasbourg | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 75 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Wonderkid Files: Habib Diarra - the £20m teenager wanted by Man Utd, Leeds, Spurs and Aston Villa - 24 May 2023 - 3addedminutes". 3addedminutes.com.
- ^ a b "Premier contrat pro pour Habib Diarra et Mahamadou Kanouté". 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ALIOU CISSÉ CONVINCES STRASBOURG'S HABIB DIARRA TO REJECT FRANCE SELECTION FOR SENEGAL". Get Football France. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Senegal v Gabon game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Habib Diarra at Soccerway
- Habib Diarra at Soccerbase
- FFF Profile
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Dakar Region
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegal men's international footballers
- Senegalese emigrants to France
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen