Souleymane Diarra

Souleymane Diarra
Diarra with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth 30 January 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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 17 (0)
2021–2023 Guingamp 36 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Mali U20 17 (2)
2017– Mali 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing Mali
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2015 New Zealand U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021

Souleymane Diarra (born 30 January 1995) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

In August 2015, Diarra joined Hungarian side Újpest FC on a three-year deal.

On 3 August 2019, Diarra signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gazişehir Gaziantep.

On 18 January 2021, Diarra signed with Ligue 2 club Pau FC.

International career

Diarra was part of the Malian squad reaching 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-final. He also played in the 2016 Toulon Tournament. 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.