Sigamary Diarra

Malian-French footballer

Sigamary Diarra
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Villepinte, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Caen 23 (2)
2003–2005 Sochaux 6 (0)
2005–2007 Laval 57 (1)
2007–2009 Tours 71 (6)
2009–2012 Lorient 79 (7)
2012–2014 Ajaccio 54 (2)
2014–2018 Valenciennes 82 (5)
International career
2004–2014 Mali 22 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mali
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals


Sigamary Diarra (born 10 January 1984) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Diarra was born in Villepinte. Having started out at Caen in 2002–03, he took his first professional contract at Sochaux, where he received opportunities to play in Ligue 1 and the UEFA Cup. After two years there, he returned to Ligue 2 with Laval, who promptly were relegated to the National.

In 2007, he signed for Tours, where he plays alongside Mali team mate, David Coulibaly and left on 27 June 2009 the club to sign with FC Lorient.

On 3 July 2012, Diarra moved to AC Ajaccio on a two-year deal.

In May 2019 Diarra announced, that he had retired from football after having been without club since his departure from Valenciennes in the summer 2018.[1]

Honours

Mali

References

  1. ^ SIGAMARY DIARRA MET UN TERME À SA CARRIÈRE, football365.fr, 20 May 2019
  2. ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".
  3. ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".

External links

  • Sigamary Diarra – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
  • Sigamary Diarra at National-Football-Teams.com
Mali squads
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Mali squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations third place
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Mali squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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