Brahima Diarra
Brahima Diarra (born 5 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town. Born in France, he plays for the Mali U23 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brahima Diarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montrouge F.C. 92 | |||
| AC Boulogne-Billancourt | |||
| 2019– | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Huddersfield Town | 41 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 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) | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- As of match played 7 October 2023
| 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[13] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b . www.htafc.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "IN PROFILE: BRAHIMA DIARRA". www.htafc.com.
- ^ "AYINA & DIARRA SIGN FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS". www.htafc.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Diarra Called Up For Mali U-23". HTAFCAcademy on Twitter. 17 March 2023.
- ^ "AN INTERNATIONAL DEBUT FOR BRAHIMA DIARRA!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.