Lassana Diarra

Lassana Diarra (born 10 March 1985) is a French former professional footballer. His predominant position was as a defensive midfielder but he could also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally has done for the France national football team. Diarra has, in his club footballing career, featured for Chelsea, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Real Madrid and most recently Paris Saint-Germain before retiring on 21 February 2019. The Frenchman has also played for Russian clubs Anzhi Makhachkala and Lokomotiv Moscow.

Lassana Diarra
Diarra with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lassana Diarra
Date of birth (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Paris FC
1999–2001 Nantes
2001–2002 Le Mans
2002–2003 Red Star 93
2003–2004 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Le Havre 29 (0)
2005–2007 Chelsea 13 (0)
2007–2008 Arsenal 7 (0)
2008–2009 Portsmouth 24 (1)
2009–2012 Real Madrid 87 (1)
2012–2013 Anzhi Makhachkala 18 (0)
2013–2014 Lokomotiv Moscow 17 (1)
2015–2017 Marseille 37 (1)
2017 Al Jazira 5 (0)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (0)
Total 250 (4)
International career
2005–2006 France U21 18 (0)
2007–2016 France 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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