Habib Diarra
 Diarra with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mouhamadou Habib Mbacke Diarra[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guédiawaye, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Mulhouse | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Strasbourg | 92 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Strasbourg B | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Sunderland | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | France U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | France U18 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | France U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Senegal | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Mouhamadou Habib Mbacke Diarra (born 3 January 2004) is a French-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland and the Senegal national team.
Club career
Strasbourg
A youth product of Mulhouse and Strasbourg, Diarra signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg on 18 August 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 17 October 2021.[3]
On July 21, 2022, Diarra extended his contract with Racing until June 2027.[4][5]
On April 16, 2023, Diarra scored his first professional goal in Ligue 1 during the 31st matchday of the 2022–23 season, finding the net in the 71st minute against AC Ajaccio, less than ten minutes after coming on as a substitute.
On November 23, 2023, Strasbourg announced a one-year extension of Diarra's contract, which now runs until June 2028.[6]
Sunderland
On 1 July 2025, Diarra moved to Premier League side Sunderland, signing a five-year contract.[7]
International career
Born in Senegal, Diarra moved to France at a young age. He was a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s and U18s.[2] In March 2024, Diarra accepted a call-up from Aliou Cissé, thereby transferring to Senegal.[8]
He made his debut for the senior Senegal national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Gabon.[9]
In January 2026, following Senegal's victory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, he was received by the mayor of Mulhouse.[10]
On 21 May 2026, Diarra was officially selected by Senegal's coach Pape Thiaw from his list of 28 players to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Strasbourg | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 92 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 99 | 10 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
International
- As of match played 1 July 2026[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diarra goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [13] |
| 2 | 19 November 2024 | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, Senegal |  Burundi |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [14] |
| 3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 10 June 2025 | City Ground, Nottingham, England |  England |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [15] |
| 5 | 26 June 2026 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |  Iraq |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | |
| 6 | 1 July 2026 | Lumen Field, Seattle, United States | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1–0 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
References
- ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 6 June 2026. p. 39. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Premier contrat pro pour Habib Diarra et Mahamadou Kanouté". 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne - 17 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "HABIB DIARRA PROLONGE JUSQU'EN 2027". www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr. 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "Habib Diarra signe pour deux ans de plus avec le Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace". www.francebleu.fr. 22 July 2022.
- ↑ C. O.-B. (23 November 2023). "Habib Diarra prolonge jusqu'en 2028 avec Strasbourg". L'Équipe (in French).
- ↑ "Habib Diarra signs for Sunderland". www.safc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "ALIOU CISSÉ CONVINCES STRASBOURG'S HABIB DIARRA TO REJECT FRANCE SELECTION FOR SENEGAL". Get Football France. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ "Senegal v Gabon game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
- ↑ "Vainqueur de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, Habib Diarra reçoit un accueil triomphal à Mulhouse". www.lalsace.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "La liste du Sénégal pour la Coupe du Monde 2026 est connue". FIFA (in French). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Habib Diarra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "Senegal vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Dismal England beaten by Senegal as Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions booed off". The Mirror. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
External links
- Habib Diarra at Soccerway
- Habib Diarra at Soccerbase
- Habib Diarra at the French Football Federation (in French)
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Sportspeople from Dakar region
- French men's footballers
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Premier League players
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Senegal men's international footballers
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
- Naturalized citizens of France
- Senegalese emigrants to France
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England