Djigui Diarra


Djigui Diarra is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Mali national team. He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they achieved a third-place finish.

Club career

Diarra joined Tanzanian club Young Africans in August 2021.

International career

Youth

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.
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. Diarra, the team captain, blocked nine shots, including a penalty, in their quarterfinal match against Germany. They eventually won by penalty shootout, by a score of 4–3. 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

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, and recorded three shutouts in six matches while Mali reached the finals, where they lost 3–0 to DR Congo. Diarra was named to the Tournament XI as a substitute.
On 11 December 2025, Diarra was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 [Africa Cup of Nations].

Honours

Stade Malien
Mali
Mali U20
Individual