 Diarra withStrasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mouhamadou Habib Diarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (age 21) | ||
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | France U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | France U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Senegal | 11 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Mouhamadou Habib Diarra (born 3 January 2004) is a Senegalese professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forPremier League clubSunderland and theSenegal national team.
A youth product ofMulhouse andStrasbourg, Diarra signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg on 18 August 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Strasbourg in a 5–1Ligue 1 win overSaint-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 againstAC 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]
On 1 July 2025, Diarra moved toPremier League sideSunderland, signing a five-year contract.[7]
Born in Senegal, Diarra moved to France at a young age. He was a youth international for France, having represented theFrance U16s andU18s.[2] In March 2024, Diarra accepted a call-up fromAliou Cissé, thereby transferring toSenegal.[8]
He made his debut for the seniorSenegal national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly againstGabon.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 103 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | |
| 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 | [11] |
| 2 | 19 November 2024 | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium,Diamniadio, Senegal |  Burundi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [12] |
| 3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 10 June 2025 | City Ground,Nottingham, England |  England | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [13] |
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