| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salifou Diarrassouba | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tengréla, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | ASEC Mimosas | 18 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → St. Gallen II (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2025– | Grasshopper | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Burkina Faso U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ivory Coast | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 February 2021 | |||
Salifou Diarrassouba (born 20 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich. He represented Burkina Faso at under-20 international level, and Ivory Coast as an 'A' international (selected for the 2022 African Nations Championship for domestic-based players).
Professional career
[edit]Diarrassouba began his career in the Ivory Coast with ASEC Mimosas. He joined St. Gallen on loan on 24 September 2020, for the 2019–20 season.[1] He made his professional debut with St. Gallen in a 3–2 Swiss Super League loss to FC Zürich on 30 January 2021.[2] On 21 May 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win over Servette.[3]
In the summer of 2025 he returned to Switzerland to link up with Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zürich to join their season preparation. He finally signed for the side on 15 July 2025,[4] on a two-year deal with an option for a further year.
International career
[edit]Diarrassouba represented the Burkina Faso U20s at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Asec mimosas : Le milieu Salifou Diarrassouba prêté au Fc Saint Gall | FratMat". fratmat.info.
- ^ "St. Gallen vs. Zürich – 30 January 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Servette vs. St. Gallen – 21 May 2021 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "GC Zürich verpflichtet Salifou Diarrassouba" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ SARL, NAS (24 September 2020). "L'ASEC, ses ambitions, sa nationalité sportive… Diarrassouba Salifou se livre après son transfert en Suisse". Mondialsport.ci.