Hamaciré Youba Diarra (born 24 March 1998) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Born in

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...

, Diarra started his career with the youth setup of local club Yeelen Olympique. In January 2018 he moved to

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club

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, with whom he signed a contract that ran until May 2022. However, he was soon after loaned to Second Division club SC Wiener Neustadt. In March 2018 he made his debut for

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in the 2. Liga when he started against

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on the 23rd match day of the 2017–18 season. While with the club he helped them to a third place finish and qualification for the promotion play-off. For the 2018–19 season Diarra was loaned to

club

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. After suffering a cruciate ligament rupture, the loan contract was terminated in January 2019. After six months on loan with

, he returned to Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019. After recovering from his injury, in August 2019 he played for the first time for the Red Bull Salzburg reserve team,

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. On 29 August 2019, Diarra was loaned out to

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for the 2019–20 season. After only three appearances for St. Pauli in the 2nd Bundesliga due to injury, his contract with the German club was terminated in January 2020 and he returned to Salzburg. Diarra made his return from injury with

during June 2020. On 11 June 2020, he scored his first goal as a professional in a 3–0 victory over

. On 24 June 2020, Diarra scored another goal in a 4–1 victory over

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. On 1 March 2021, Diarra moved to

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side

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, on a loan deal. On 17 April 2021, Diarra made his debut for New York, appearing as a starter in a 2–1 loss to

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. On 8 January 2022, Diarra moved to TSV Hartberg on another six-month loan – his second stint at the club. He then returned to Salzburg for the 2022/23 season. He made seven Bundesliga appearances for Salzburg before the winter break.

Cádiz

On 27 December 2022, Diarra signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

side

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