Aidil Usman Diarra (born 31 January 1998) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a

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for Liga 2 club Kalteng Putra.

Club career

Diarra was born in

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on 31 January 1998, he was dubbed the ''2020 Indonesian wonderkid'' after successfully bringing Persik Kediri to win

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. He is a multifunctional player, can play as a midfielder, winger, second striker and also

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. In August 2020, he joined Persikota Tangerang.

PSKC Cimahi

In July 2021, Diarra joined Liga 2 club

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. Diarra made his league debut on 27 September 2021 in a match against Perserang Serang at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium. He contributed with 3 league appearances and without scoring during with PSKC Cimahi.

Kalteng Putra

He was signed for other Liga 2 club Kalteng Putra to play in the rest of the 2021–22 season. Diarra made his club debut on 10 November 2021 as a starter in a match against Persewar Waropen at the Batakan Stadium, Balikpapan. In a match against

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on 25 November, he played the full 90 minutes for the first time in a 0–1 lose.

Nusantara United

He was signed for other Liga 2 club Nusantara United to play in the 2022–23 season. Diarra made his club debut on 30 August 2022 as a substitutes in a match against Persipa Pati. Diarra only played 4 times for the club because Liga 2 was decided to stop halfway and has not been rolled back until now.

Hang Yuan

In February 2023, he went abroad for the first time and signed a contract with Taiwan Football Premier League side Hang Yuan. Diarra made his league debut on 19 April 2023 as a substituted

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in a 1–1 draw over Taipei Deva Dragons. He also became the first Indonesian player to play in a Taiwanese professional league when he appeared for Hang Yuan in a Taiwan Football Premier League. Four days later, he picked up his first win with Hang Yuan in his second appearances in a 1–2 away win over AC Taipei.

Personal life

Diarra was born in

. He has Malian descent from his father, Ibrahim Diarra is Malian, while his mother, Sapta Darlis is Indonesian Minang. His parents decided to separate. His father chose to return to Mali. After that, Diarra decided to return to Solok. He lives in his mother's homeland, West Sumatra.

Honours

Club

Persik Kediri * Liga 3:

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References

External links

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at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Diarra, Aidil Usman Indonesian men's footballers Indonesian people of Malian descent Men's association football forwards 1998 births Living people Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Taiwan Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Taiwan Football Premier League players Persikabo Bogor players Persik Kediri players Persikota Tangerang players PSKC Cimahi players Kalteng Putra F.C. players Hang Yuan FC players Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia F.C. players Minangkabau people Footballers from Jakarta