Mahamadou Diarra: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Mahamadou Diarra: profile

Mahamadou Diarra (born 18 May 1981 in Bamako, Mali) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Diarra made the step into senior football with OFI Crete F.C. in 1998. He played for 6 clubs in 6 countries between 1998 and 2014. The busiest spell of his career was at Olympique Lyonnais (2002–2006): 123 appearances and 7 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 323 appearances and 21 goals.

At international level, Diarra represented Mali (2001–2012). Our match database lists 3 of his international goals; the first came against Burkina Faso on 30 January 2004 (Africa Cup of Nations). He also played for Mali at under-17 and under-20 level.

Bamako has produced 198 footballers in our database, including Seydou Keita, Yves Bissouma and Amadou Haidara.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2001 (aged about 20)
First international goal: 2004 – aged 22 (match)
Club career: 1998–2014 (17 seasons)
Countries played in: 6: Greece, Netherlands, France, Spain, Monaco and United Kingdom
Club goals per game: 0.07 (21 in 323)
Height: 183 cm — taller than 47% of Malian internationals on record
Latest move: AS Monaco FC (2011)
Shares a birthday with: Brian Idowu, Adama Tamboura and Christian Mawissa Elebi (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1998–1999	OFI Crete F.C.	Super League Greece	21	2
1999–2002	SBV Vitesse	Eerste Divisie	69	9
2002–2006	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	123	7
2006–2011	Real Madrid Club de Fútbol	La Liga	90	3
2011	AS Monaco FC	Ligue 1	9	0
2011–2012	AS Monaco FC	Ligue 1	11	0
2011–2014	Fulham F.C.	Premier League	–	–
	Total		323	21

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1997–1998	Mali U17	Under-17	4	1
1999	Mali U20	Under-20	3	0
2000	Mali U20	Under-20	1	0
2001–2012	Mali	Senior	–	–

International goals (3)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	30 Jan 2004	Burkina Faso 1–3 Mali	37	Africa Cup of Nations
2	7 Feb 2004	Mali 2–1 Guinea	90	Africa Cup of Nations
3	5 Jun 2005	Mali 4–1 Liberia	75	World Cup Qualification