| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boubacar Diarra | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Real Bamako | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Djoliba AC | 15 | (1) |
| 1997–2007 | SC Freiburg | 228 | (2) |
| 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Luzern | 37 | (0) |
| 2010 | Liaoning Hongyun | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | AS Bamako | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Mali | 22 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Boubacar Diarra (born 15 July 1979) is a Malian former professionalfootballer who played ascentral defender. Having started his senior career withDjoliba AC, he moved to Germany in 1997 joiningSC Freiburg where he amassed over 200 league matches in a decade-long spell. He signed with1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2007 but only spent half a season there. He went on to play for Swiss clubFC Luzern andLiaoning Hongyun of China before returning to Mali withAS Bamako.[2]
Born inBamako, Diarra started his career atDjoliba AC.
In 1997, he moved to Europe joining German clubSC Freiburg where he spent a decade. Following a short period with1. FC Kaiserslautern, where his chance to play was limited by a broken arm, he joined Swiss clubFC Luzern in 2008.[3]
On 11 March 2010, Diarra left Lucerne and joined Chinese Super League clubLiaoning Hongyun.[4]
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