Mahamadou Diarra

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Mahamadou Diarra
Personal information
Full name Mahamadou Diarra
Date of birth May 18, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth    Flag of Mali Bamako, Mali
Height 1,83 m
Nickname Djila
Playing position Defensive Midfield
Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 6
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2002
2002-2006
2006-present		 CSK Bamako
OFI Crete
Vitesse Arnhem
Lyon
Real Madrid
21 (2)
69 (9)
119 (7)
19 (2)   
National team2
2001-present Flag of Mali Mali 22 (5)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 February 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of September 3, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mahamadou Diarra (Arabic: محمدو ديارا) (born May 18, 1981 in Bamako, Mali) is a Malian footballer. A talented defensive midfielder that signed with Real Madrid in the summer of 2006. Diarra has played several international matches for the Mali national team.

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[edit] Biography

He started his career with Greek side OFI Crete and Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem. He played for French club Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) from 2002 until 2006, winning four Ligue 1 titles. Diarra was compared to top African midfielders like Patrick Vieira and Claude Makélélé. Many people who have worked with him, including former Vitesse Arnhem manager Ronald Koeman, felt that Diarra had the potential to succeed at the highest sporting level, but that he needed to learn how to control his strong temperament.

He was rated very highly by Lyon manager Gérard Houllier, who said that Diarra would not be leaving Lyon cheaply. His €40 million price tag matched the price Chelsea F.C. paid Lyon for Michael Essien in the summer 2005. Real Madrid joined in the race to sign Diarra, along with Manchester United, and on August 18, 2006 Real Madrid reached an agreement with Lyon for €26 million. On August 22, he was unveiled at the Santiago Bernabeu by Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón, and he was assigned the number 6 shirt; Iván Helguera's prior season shirt number.

of the 2006-2007 season, Diarra was a staple player in Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello's 2-defensive midfielder system; however, a string of poor results saw Diarra relegated to the bench in favor of a new system. Guti, a more offensive-minded midfielder replaced him, while Capello favored Brazilian Emerson in the defensive position. By mid-December, Diarra, complaining about lack of playing time, found himself a regular on the Real Madrid bench.

[edit] Career stats

Club Season League Cups Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSK Bamako 1997 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1998 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Total ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OFI Crete 1998-99 21 2 ? ? - - 21? 2?
Total 21 2 ? ? 0 0 21? 2?
Vitesse Arnhem 1999-00 16 2 ? ? ? ? 16? 2?
2000-01 29 4 ? ? ? ? 29? 4?
2001-02 24 3 ? ? - - 24? 3?
Total 69 9 ? ? ? ? 69? 9?
Olympique Lyonnais 2002-03 28 1 ? ? 7 0 35? 1?
2003-04 27 1 ? ? 10 0 37? 1?
2004-05 33 2 ? ? 9 2 42? 4?
2005-06 31 3 ? ? 9 2 41? 5?
2006-07 2 0 1 0 - - 3 0
Total 121 7 1? 0? 35 4 157? 11?
Real Madrid 2006-07 11 2 3 0 5 1 16 1
Total 11 2 2 0 5 1 17 2
Career total 212? 19? 1? 0? 35? 4? 248? 22?

[edit] International goals

Mahamadou Diarra: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
 ? 6 February 2007 La Courneuve, Paris, France Lithuania 3-1 Win Friendly

[edit] Honours

[edit] External references


Real Madrid - Current Squad

1 Casillas | 2 Salgado | 3 Roberto Carlos | 4 Ramos | 5 Cannavaro | 6 Diarra | 7 Raúl | 8 Emerson | 10 Robinho | 11 Cicinho | 12 Marcelo | 13 López | 14 Guti | 15 Bravo | 16 Gago | 17 van Nistelrooy | 18 Cassano | 19 Reyes | 20 Higuaín | 21 Helguera | 22 Pavón | 23 Beckham | 24 Mejía | 25 Miñambres | 26 Javi García | 27 De la Red | 36 Nieto | 38 Torres | 39 Valero | Coach Capello
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