Lassana Diarra (born 29 December 1989) is a Malian professional footballer, who plays as a

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for Djoliba AC.

International career

In January 2014, coach

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, invited him to be a part of the Mali squad for the

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. He helped the team to the quarter-finals where they lost to Zimbabwe by two goals to one.

References

1989 births Living people Mali men's international footballers Malian men's footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Men's association football forwards Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players MC Alger players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria 21st-century Malian people Mali men's A' international footballers Djoliba AC players {{Mali-footy-bio-stub