Boubacar Diarra (born 18 April 1994) is a Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Horoya AC.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boubacar Diarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horoya AC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Revenant | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | AS Korofina | ||
| 2013–2016 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2016 | Club Africain | 13 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Wadi Degla | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lierse | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Hilal Club | ||
| 2019 | Najran | ||
| 2019 | NEROCA FC | 12 | (4) |
| 2020– | Horoya AC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Mali U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mali U23 | ||
| 2014– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 3 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:57, 4 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Diarra's career began in Mali with AS Revenant and AS Korofina, he then left his homeland to go to the DR Congo to join Linafoot team TP Mazembe.[4][5] During his time with TP Mazembe, Diarra won the 2013 Linafoot, the 2013–14 Linafoot and the 2015 CAF Champions League.[2] He departed in 2016 to join Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 outfit Club Africain, making his debut in a defeat to Stade Tunisien on 17 February 2016.[2][5] Six months and thirteen appearances later, Diarra was on the move again as he signed for Wadi Degla of the Egyptian Premier League.[2] On 19 January 2017, Diarra completed a transfer to Wadi Degla's sister club Lierse.[6]
He made his Lierse debut on 27 January in a league match against OH Leuven.[7] In October 2018, Diarra joined Sudan Premier League side Al-Hilal Club.[8] A move to Saudi Arabia and Najran of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League occurred on 26 June 2019.[9] However, in the succeeding September, Diarra headed to I-League club NEROCA; having terminated his Najran contract.[10][11][12][13] He netted goals against Chennai City, East Bengal, TRAU and Real Kashmir across 2019–20.[2]
International career edit
Diarra has represented Mali at U20, U23 and senior level.[2][4] He won three caps for the U20s during the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[2] He made his senior debut on 29 June 2016 in a friendly against China at the Shenzhen Stadium.[2]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 3 July 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse | 2016–17 | First Division B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| NEROCA | 2019–20 | I-League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| Career total | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Belgian First Division A play-offs
International edit
- As of 27 October 2018.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours edit
- TP Mazembe[2]
- Linafoot (2): 2013, 2013–14
- CAF Champions League: 2015
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Boubacar Diarra profile". Soccerway. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Boubacar Diarra". World Football. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Boubacar Diarra avec les Espoirs du Mali". TP Mazembe. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Diarra declined to extend with TPM". TP Mazembe. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Boubacar Diarra tekende bij Lierse". Lierse S.K. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "OH Leuven vs. Lierse". Soccerway. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "رسمياً..الهلال يكمل الاتفاق مع مهاجم كنغولي ومدافع مالي". SNN. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "ديارا أول صفقات نجران الأجنبية". Alwatan. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "اللاعب: بوباكار ديارا". Kooora. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "برازيلي يدعم نجران". arriyadiyah. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "We also signed Malian International midfielder Boubacar Diarra". NEROCA. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "NEROCA FC complete signing of six foreigners for forthcoming I-League season". Goal. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
External links edit
- Boubacar Diarra at Soccerway