Stéphane Diarra

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Stéphane Diarra
Diarra with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Stéphane Imad Diarra
Date of birth (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Saint-Étienne
(on loan from Lorient)
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Évian 6 (0)
2016–2019 Rennes 0 (0)
2016–2019 Rennes B 27 (0)
2018–2019Le Mans (loan) 31 (3)
2019–2020 Le Mans 23 (3)
2020– Lorient 56 (2)
2023– Saint-Étienne (loan) 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:38, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Stéphane Diarra (born 9 December 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne, on loan from Ligue 2 club Lorient.[2]

Career

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Diarra made his senior debut for Évian during the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, and then joined Rennes in July 2016.[3] He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Le Mans, helped them gain promotion to Ligue 2 via the play-offs, and joined them on a three-year contract in June 2019.[4][5]

In summer 2020, Diarra moved to FC Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a five-year contract.[6] The transfer fee paid to Le Mans was reported as €3 million.[7]

On 21 August 2023, Diarra joined Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan.[8]

Personal life

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Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stéphane Diarra". Stade Rennais. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "S. Diarra". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Stéphane Diarra". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Le Mans en Domino's Ligue 2 au bout du suspense" [Le Mans in Domino's Ligue 2 but left it late] (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Rennes sell Stéphane Diarra to Le Mans". Get French Football News. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. ^ Adewoye, Gbenga (4 July 2020). "Stephane Diarra: Why Ivorian winger snubbed Leicester City and Newcastle United to join Lorient". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Stéphane Diarra transféré du Mans FC à Lorient en Ligue 1 pour 3 millions d'euros". France Bleu (in French). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Stéphane Diarra passe au Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2023.