Brahima Diarra

Brahima Diarra

Personal information
Full name	Brahima Diarra[1]
Date of birth	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Wahda
Number	94
Youth career
	Montrouge F.C. 92
	AC Boulogne-Billancourt
2019–	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Huddersfield Town	41	(0)
2022	→ Harrogate Town (loan)	10	(1)
2024–	Al Wahda	0	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Mali U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:37, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Brahima Diarra (born 5 July 2003) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda. Born in France, he plays for the Mali U23 national team.

Club career

Born in Paris, France, Diarra started his football career playing for local Parisian club Montrouge F.C. 92, before moving to Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt.[3]

Alongside fellow Frenchman Loick Ayina, he moved to Huddersfield Town in July 2019, and they both signed professional contracts with the club a year later.[4]

Diarra made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 12 December 2020, when he played as a substitute in their 5–0 EFL Championship defeat against AFC Bournemouth.[5]

On 4 January 2022, Diarra joined EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]

International career

Diarra is eligible to represent either France or Mali internationally, as he was born in France to parents from Mali.[7] On 17 March 2023, Diarra was selected to play for the Mali national under-23 football team for their Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers against Senegal U23. He made his debut as a second half substitute in their 3–1 loss to Senegal on 22 March 2023.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2020–21[9]	Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2021–22[10]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23[11]	Championship	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2023–24[12]	Championship	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		28	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
Harrogate Town (loan)	2021–22[10]	League Two	10	1	1	0	0	0	2[a]	0	14	1
Career total			38	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	45	1

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
2. "Brahima Diarra - Midfielder - U19 Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
3. "IN PROFILE: BRAHIMA DIARRA". htafc.com.
4. "AYINA & DIARRA SIGN FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS". htafc.com.
5. Charlesworth, Ricky (13 December 2020). "Who is Brahima Diarra? Town youngster profiled after Bournemouth debut. From 02/01/2022 at Harrrogate Town on loan". YorkshireLive.
6. "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
7. "Diarra Called Up For Mali U-23". HTAFCAcademy on Twitter. 17 March 2023.
8. "AN INTERNATIONAL DEBUT FOR BRAHIMA DIARRA!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 27 March 2023.
9. "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
10. "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
11. "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
12. "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Brahima Diarra at Soccerway.com