Malian footballer
Boubacar Diarra (born 18 April 1994) is a Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Horoya AC .[2]
Club career
Diarra's career began in Mali with AS Revenant and AS Korofina , he then left his homeland to go to the DR Congo to join Linafoot team TP Mazembe .[4] [5] During his time with TP Mazembe, Diarra won the 2013 Linafoot , the 2013–14 Linafoot and the 2015 CAF Champions League .[2] He departed in 2016 to join Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 outfit Club Africain , making his debut in a defeat to Stade Tunisien on 17 February 2016.[2] [5] Six months and thirteen appearances later, Diarra was on the move again as he signed for Wadi Degla of the Egyptian Premier League .[2] On 19 January 2017, Diarra completed a transfer to Wadi Degla's sister club Lierse .[6]
He made his Lierse debut on 27 January in a league match against OH Leuven .[7] In October 2018, Diarra joined Sudan Premier League side Al-Hilal Club .[8] A move to Saudi Arabia and Najran of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League occurred on 26 June 2019.[9] However, in the succeeding September, Diarra headed to I-League club NEROCA ; having terminated his Najran contract.[10] [11] [12] [13] He netted goals against Chennai City , East Bengal , TRAU and Real Kashmir across 2019–20 .[2]
International career
Diarra has represented Mali at U20 , U23 and senior level.[2] [4] He won three caps for the U20s during the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[2] He made his senior debut on 29 June 2016 in a friendly against China at the Shenzhen Stadium .[2]
Career statistics
Club
As of 3 July 2020 .[2]
Club statistics
Club
Season
League
Cup
League Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Lierse
2016–17
First Division B
5
0
—
—
—
8[a]
0
13
0
2017–18
11
0
0
0
—
—
2[a]
0
13
0
Total
16
0
0
0
—
—
10
0
26
0
NEROCA
2019–20
I-League
12
4
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
12
4
Career total
28
4
0
0
0
0
—
10
0
38
4
International
As of 27 October 2018 .[2]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Mali
2014
1
0
Total
1
0
Honours
TP Mazembe[2]
References
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