Souleymane Diarra (born 30 January 1995) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for French

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club Feignies Aulnoye.

Club career

In August 2015, Diarra joined Hungarian side

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on a three-year deal. On 3 August 2019, Diarra signed a three-year contract with Turkish

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club Gazişehir Gaziantep. On 18 January 2021, Diarra signed with

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club

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International career

Diarra was part of the Malian squad reaching

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semi-final. He also played in the

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. Diarra made his senior debut for the

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in a 3–1 win against

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, wherein he got a red card on the 38th minute on 29 June 2016.

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* 1995 births Footballers from Bamako Living people Men's association football midfielders Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Mali men's under-20 international footballers JMG Academy (Bamako) players AS Bamako players Wydad AC players Újpest FC players RC Lens players Gaziantep F.K. footballers Pau FC players En Avant Guingamp players Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC players Malian Première Division players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players Championnat National 2 players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Malian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub