Mouhamadou Habib Diarra (born 3 January 2004) is a professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder or
winger for
Ligue 1
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club
Strasbourg
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. Born in Senegal, he represented France on junior levels before switching his allegiance to the
Senegal national team. He is regarded as one of the best young players in Europe.
Club career
A youth product of
Mulhouse and
Strasbourg
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, Diarra signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg on 18 August 2021.
He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 5–1
Ligue 1
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win over
Saint-Étienne
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Saint-Étienne is the t ...
on 17 October 2021.
International career
Born in Senegal, Diarra moved to France a young age. He was a youth international for France, having represented the
France U16s and
U18s.
In March 2024, Diarra accepted a call-up from
Aliou Cisse
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Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran
N'Délé
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, thereby transferring to
Senegal.
He made his debut for the senior
Senegal national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Gabon.
Career statistics
References
External links
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FFF Profile
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2004 births
Living people
People from Dakar Region
Naturalized citizens of France
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
France men's under-21 international footballers
Senegalese men's footballers
Senegal men's international footballers
Senegalese emigrants to France
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
Men's association football midfielders
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Ligue 1 players
Championnat National 3 players