Djigui Diarra

Djigui Diarra
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Stade Malien
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Stade Malien
National team‡
2015 Mali U20 7 (0)
2015 Mali U23 3 (0)
2015– Mali 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:49, 1 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1:49, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Djigui Diarra (born February 27, 1995) is a Malian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stade Malien and the Mali national team.[2] He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they achieved a third-place finish.

International career

Youth teams

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.[1][3]

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.[4] Diarra, the team captain, blocked nine shots, including a penalty, in their quarterfinal match against Germany.[5] They eventually won by penalty shootout, by a score of 4:3.[6] 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 team

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 July 5, 2015. He also appeared in a 2-1 victory against Mauritania on October 18. With these victories, Mali qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship, held in Rwanda. Diarra was once again named to the 23-man squad,[7] and recorded three shutouts in six matches while Mali reached the finals, where they lost 3-0 to DR Congo.[8] Diarra was named to the Tournament XI as a substitute.[9]

Honours

Club

Stade Malien

International

Mali

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Dia, Ibrahima. "Talents Cachés : Djigui Diarra, l'ange gardien des Aiglons du Mali" (in French). Mali Net. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Soccerway profile
  3. ↑ "Le vent tourne pour Diarra et les Aigles" (in French). FIFA. March 10, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Traoré, Mahamat (May 20, 2015). "Coupe du Monde U20 Nouvelle Zélande 2015: Le coach Fanyeri Diarra dévoile sa liste des 21 maliens pour mondial" (in French). MaliFootball. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mali vs. Germany Match Report" (PDF). FIFA. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali stun Germany while Brazil shoot-out Portugal". DNA India. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ Labidi, Mounib (January 11, 2016). "CHAN 2016: Mali squad". Star Africa. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ Verschueren, Gianni (February 7, 2016). "CHAN 2016 Final: Score and Twitter Reaction for DR Congo vs. Mali". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Asiimwe, Geoffrey (February 10, 2016). "Africa: Sugira Named Among Best CHAN Players". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Aubameyang, Samatta Rule Africa". Confederation of African Football. January 7, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Djigui Diarra élu meilleur joueur" (in French). Mali Jet. February 23, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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