Lassine Diarra


Lassine Diarra is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Lyon.

Club career

Born in Bamako in Mali, Diarra was formed at the Aspire Academy section in Dakar, Senegal. At 14 years old, he came back to Mali and joined Niamakoro based club Lakika FC.
In 2022, Diarra moved abroad and joined French club Châteauroux. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the Championnat National 3. A year later, in November 2023, he signed for the reserves side of Ligue 1 club Lyon.
In January 2025, Diarra was promoted to Lyon's first team, becoming the third-choice goalkeeper.

International career

Diarra represented the Mali Olympics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. As the starter goalkeeper, he played in all three group stage games as Mali failed to qualify to the quarter-finals.

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