Moussa Diarra (footballer, born 2000)

For other people named Moussa Diarra, see Moussa Diarra (disambiguation).

Moussa Diarra
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)[1]
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)
*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.[2] He made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Chamois Niortais on 30 October 2019.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

International career

Born in France, Diarra is Malian by descent.[6] He was called up to the Mali national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 1[b] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 24 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2023 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Toulouse

References

  1. ^ "Moussa Diarra". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Moussa Diarra a signé son premier contrat professionnel". LesViolets.Com.
  3. ^ "Niort vs. Toulouse - 30 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Toulouse FC's Players, Including Morocco's Aboukhlal, Refuse LGBTQ+ Jerseys". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "À la découverte de Moussa Diarra, le capitaine du TFC en Gambardella". LesViolets.com (in French).
  7. ^ "Mali: un Toulousain dit oui aux Aigles (officiel)". Afrik-Foot (in French). 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.