Djigui Diarra

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 65 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:24, 19 November 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

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

International career

Youth

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

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

As of matches played on 19 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 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 12 0
Total 65 0

Honours

Stade Malien

Mali

Mali U20

Individual

References

  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.