KIPA MPYA YANGA DJIGUI DIARRA

Djigui Diarra (born 27 February 1995) is a Malian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stade Malien and the Mali national team.^[2] He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they achieved a third-place finish.^[3][4]

Djigui Diarra

Personal information
Date of birth	27 February 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 87 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Stade Malien
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Stade Malien
National team‡
2015	Mali U20	7	(0)
2015	Mali U23	3	(0)
2015–	Mali	47	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:13, 30 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1:13, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

International career

Youth teams

Diarra was set to represent his country at the 2015 African U-20 Championship, but broke his hand during a CAF Champions League match against AS GNN, and was ultimately not selected for the squad.^[1][5]

In May 2015, he was named in Mali's squad to represent the national under-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.^[6] Diarra, the team captain, blocked nine shots, including a penalty, in their quarterfinal match against Germany.^[7] They eventually won by penalty shootout, by a score of 4–3.^[8] They were eliminated in the semifinals by Serbia, but defeated Senegal in the third-place match.

Additionally, he earned three caps with the Mali under-23 national team during the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in late 2015, recording one shutout.

Senior team

Diarra was called up to the Mali national team for the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification, and made his senior international debut during the preliminary round, in a 3–1 victory against Guinea-Bissau on 5 July 2015. He also appeared in a 2–1 victory against Mauritania on 18 October. With these victories, Mali qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship, held in Rwanda. Diarra was once again named to the 23-man squad,^[9] and recorded three shutouts in six matches while Mali reached the finals, where they lost 3–0 to DR Congo.^[10] Diarra was named to the Tournament XI as a substitute.^[11]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019^[12]

Mali national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	2	0
2016	9	0
2017	7	0
2018	5	0
2019	6	0
Total	29	0

Honours

Club

Stade Malien

• Malian Première Division: 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016
• Malian Cup: 2013, 2015
• Malian Super Cup: 2014, 2015

International

Mali

• African Nations Championship runners-up: 2016

Mali U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2015

Individual

• CAF Team of the Year: 2015 (as a substitute)^[13]
• African Nations Championship Best XI: 2016 (as a substitute)^[11]
• Malian Première Division Player of the Year: 2014–2015^[14]