_60.jpg) Diarra playing for Toulouse in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Alavés | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Toulouse II | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Toulouse | 88 | (1) |
| 2024– | Alavés | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Mali | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 24 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Moussa Diarra (born 10 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back. Born in France, Diarra plays for the Mali national team.
Club career
Toulouse
On 21 April 2019, Diarra signed his first professional contract with Toulouse. He made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Chamois Niortais on 30 October 2019.
On 14 May 2023, Diarra refused to participate in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes due to the game being part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia. He scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2024, in a 2–1 away win over Rennes.
Alavés
On 18 July 2024, Diarra joined La Liga side Deportivo Alavés on a four-year deal.
International career
Born in France, Diarra is Malian by descent. He was called up to the Mali national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022.
On 2 January 2024, he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse B | 2018–19 | National 3 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Toulouse | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 88 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 1 | ||
| Alavés | 2024–25 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 24 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Toulouse
References
- "Moussa Diarra". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Moussa Diarra a signé son premier contrat professionnel". LesViolets.Com.
- "Niort vs. Toulouse - 30 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- "Toulouse FC's Players, Including Morocco's Aboukhlal, Refuse LGBTQ+ Jerseys". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- "Moussa Diarra refuerza la zaga albiazul" [Moussa Diarra bolsters the white-and-blue defense] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- "À la découverte de Moussa Diarra, le capitaine du TFC en Gambardella". LesViolets.com (in French).
- "Mali: un Toulousain dit oui aux Aigles (officiel)". Afrik-Foot (in French). 16 September 2022.
- Ouest-France (2 January 2024). "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Mali pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
- Moussa Diarra – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Moussa Diarra at Soccerway
- Toulouse FC Profile
| Deportivo Alavés – current squad | |
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| Mali squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football defenders
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Toulouse FC players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century French sportsmen