Djigui Diarra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1995 | ||
| 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 | 63 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 15 October 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
[edit]Diarra joined Tanzanian club Young Africans in August 2021.[3]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]International
[edit]- As of matches played on 14 October 2024[12]
| Mali national team | |||||||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | |||||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Stade Malien
- Malian Première Division: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Malian Cup: 2013, 2015, 2018
- Malian Super Cup: 2014, 2015
- Tanzania Premier League: 2021, 2022
International
[edit]- Mali
- African Nations Championship runners-up: 2016
- Mali U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2015
Individual
[edit]- CAF Team of the Year: 2015 (as a substitute)[13]
- African Nations Championship Best XI: 2016 (as a substitute)[11]
- Malian Première Division Player of the Year: 2014–15[14]
2022 Tanzania premier league (NBC) trophy
.2021-22 Tanzania FA Cup (Azam sports federation cup) Trophy
. 2021-22 Best Goal keeper of Tanzania premier league (NBC)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mali - D. Diarra - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to FIFA.com News - Diarra: Mali's luck has turned". FIFA. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Djigui Diarra : Malian GK joins Tanzanian giants Young Africans". Africa Top Sports. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Dia, Ibrahima. "Talents Cachés : Djigui Diarra, l'ange gardien des Aiglons du Mali" (in French). Mali Net. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Le vent tourne pour Diarra et les Aigles" (in French). FIFA. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mali vs. Germany Match Report" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali stun Germany while Brazil shoot-out Portugal". DNA India. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Labidi, Mounib (11 January 2016). "CHAN 2016: Mali squad". Star Africa. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Verschueren, Gianni (7 February 2016). "CHAN 2016 Final: Score and Twitter Reaction for DR Congo vs. Mali". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ a b Asiimwe, Geoffrey (10 February 2016). "Africa: Sugira Named Among Best CHAN Players". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Djigui Diarra at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Aubameyang, Samatta Rule Africa". Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Djigui Diarra élu meilleur joueur" (in French). Mali Jet. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
External links
[edit]
- Djigui Diarra at ESPN FC
- Djigui Diarra – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Djigui Diarra at National-Football-Teams.com
- Djigui Diarra at Soccerway
- Djigui Diarra at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Footballers from Bamako
- Malian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Mali men's international footballers
- Mali men's under-20 international footballers
- Malian Première Division players
- Stade Malien players
- Young Africans S.C. players
- Mali men's A' international footballers
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Malian people
- Tanzanian Premier League players
- 2016 African Nations Championship players
- 2020 African Nations Championship players
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania
- Malian expatriate men's footballers