Stéphane Diarra (born 9 December 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Lorient.[2]
 Diarra with Rennes in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Imad Diarra | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Évian | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Rennes | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Rennes B | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Le Mans (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Le Mans | 23 | (3) |
| 2020– | Lorient | 56 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Saint-Étienne (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:38, 3 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editDiarra made his senior debut for Évian during the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, and then joined Rennes in July 2016.[3] He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Le Mans, helped them gain promotion to Ligue 2 via the play-offs, and joined them on a three-year contract in June 2019.[4][5]
In summer 2020, Diarra moved to FC Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a five-year contract.[6] The transfer fee paid to Le Mans was reported as €3 million.[7]
On 21 August 2023, Diarra joined Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan.[8]
Personal life
editBorn in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Stéphane Diarra". Stade Rennais. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "S. Diarra". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Stéphane Diarra". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Le Mans en Domino's Ligue 2 au bout du suspense" [Le Mans in Domino's Ligue 2 but left it late] (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Rennes sell Stéphane Diarra to Le Mans". Get French Football News. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Adewoye, Gbenga (4 July 2020). "Stephane Diarra: Why Ivorian winger snubbed Leicester City and Newcastle United to join Lorient". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Stéphane Diarra transféré du Mans FC à Lorient en Ligue 1 pour 3 millions d'euros". France Bleu (in French). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Stéphane Diarra passe au Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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