Brahima Diarra

Brahima Diarra (born 5 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town and the Mali U23 national team.

Brahima Diarra
Personal information
Full name Brahima Diarra[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-05) 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 29 (0)
2022 → Harrogate Town (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2023– Mali U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:37, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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

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. Diarra qualifies for Mali, as even though he was born in France, both his parents are from Mali.[7] 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21[9] Championship 1010000020
2021–22[10] Championship 0000000000
2022–23[11] Championship 190100000200
2023–24[12] Championship 8000100090
Total 280201000310
Harrogate Town (loan) 2021–22[13] League Two 10110002[lower-alpha 1]0141
Career total 381301020451
  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". www.htafc.com.
  4. "AYINA & DIARRA SIGN FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS". www.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.
  13. "Games played by Brahima Diarra in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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