Mahamadou Diawara

Mahamadou Diawara
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005
Place of birth Longjumeau, France[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Youth career
Longjumeau
2018–2023 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Lyon B 8 (1)
2023– Lyon 13 (0)
2025 → Le Havre (loan) 15 (0)
2025–2026 → Antwerp (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2023–2024 France U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026

Mahamadou Diawara (born 17 February 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Club career

Born in Longjumeau in Île-de-France, Diawara joined the youth academy of the region's giant Paris Saint-Germain in 2018, where he spent five years.[2]

In June 2023, he joined Lyon, signing his first professional contract with the team.[3] On 8 October 2023, he made his professional debut against Lorient in a Ligue 1 game.[4]

On 17 January 2025, Diawara joined Le Havre on loan for the rest of the 2024–25 season.[5]

On 8 September 2025, Diawara was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp until June 2026.[6]

International career

Selected in the France U19 team since 2023, Diawara decided to leave the U19 national selection in March 2024, not accepting the French Football Federation's decision of prohibiting the practice of Ramadan for the Muslim players.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Born in France, Diawara is of Malian descent.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon B 2023–24 CFA 2 71——1[a]081
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 11010——120
2024–25 Ligue 1 20002[b]0—40
2026–27 Ligue 1 000000—00
Total 1301020—160
Le Havre (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 1 150———150
Royal Antwerp 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 8010——90
Career total 431202010481

Honours

Lyon

References

  1. ↑ "Mahamadou Diawara". ligue1.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Le jeune Mahamadou Diawara s'engage pour quatre ans". Le Progrès (in French). 16 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "PSG youth graduate Mahamadou Diawara signs for Lyon". Get French Football News. 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lyon vs. Lorient - 8 October 2023". Soccerway. 8 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mahamadou Diawara arrive au HAC" (in French). Le Havre AC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Prêt de Mahamadou Diawara à Anvers". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Foot, Lyon (21 March 2024). "Lyon Foot". Lyon Foot (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Équipe de France U19 : Mahamadou Diawara renvoyé à l'OL… à cause du Ramadan ?". Foot National (in French). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Football. Le joueur de l'OL Mahamadou Diawara écarté de l'équipe de France U19 à cause du ramadan ?". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lyon s'offre un franco-malien de 18 ans". Sport News Africa (in French). 16 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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