Abdel Rahamane Diarra Khalil (born 28 December 1994) is an Ivorian professional
footballer
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who plays for Swedish club
Nordic United as a
centre-back
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.
Club career
On 21 January 2020, Diarra joined
Danish 1st Division
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club
HB Køge
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on a 2.5-year contract. After terminating his deal with Køge on 30 May 2020 with zero appearances for the club, Diarra returned to Sweden and joined
Superettan
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club
AFC Eskilstuna
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He was released again in July 2021.
International career
Diarra represented
Ivory Coast U23s during the
2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
Career statistics
Club
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References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Ivorian men's footballers
Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
TFF 1. Lig players
Superettan players
Challenger Pro League players
Academie de Foot Amadou Diallo players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Antalyaspor footballers
Karşıyaka S.K. footballers
Syrianska FC players
K Beerschot VA players
HB Køge players
AFC Eskilstuna players
Leixões S.C. players
Nordic United FC players
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
People from Divo, Ivory Coast
Footballers from Gôh-Djiboua District
21st-century Ivorian sportsmen
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