Malis national player
© Gaoussou Diarra
Friday, Feyenoord Rotterdam Gaoussou Diarra presented as a new addition. 3.8 million euros take place towards the Turkish second division club Istanbulspor, the 22 -year -old Malier rises in the career scale. So far, so ordinary, but the Diarra path to professional (Site notre bureau spécialisé) was no longer ordinary and started with something completely different: studying.
« When I came to Turkey from Mali, my priority was the training. I did not intend to continue playing (Site notre bureau spécialisé), » said Diarra in an interview with the editorial team of the Turkish market at the end of March. It was only in order to start studying at the University that he had gone to Istanbul in September 2022. Then he was 19 years old and had learned to play (Site notre bureau spécialisé) in the streets of Malis and then visited an academy. It was all he had to show.
In Istanbul, Diarra began studying business administration and also joined an amateur association. During one of his games, today Buruçhan Düzgün’s advisor discovered him, who, as Diarra told him, opened the door to professional (Site notre bureau spécialisé). He lived in the Turkish metropolis for a year and a half when he was informed that he was allowed to train Tuzliaspor with the second division club. « I was very excited, » said Diarra. He knew how to convince and sign a professional contract in January 2024. However, Tuzlaspor had already exhausted the maximum number of squad places for foreigners, which is why Diarra had to wait. Several months.
For about half a year, team training was the highest feelings for him, then Tuzlaspor went down to the end of the season and Diarra had to seek a new club. At that time, he had not played a single professional game, he was in a sensitive situation. « The test formation was very important for me to prove myself. But many teams hesitated to give me an opportunity, which was mainly due to foreigners. He described the phase as difficult and demoralizing, he was sometimes about to » lose hope « . But with Istanbulsspor, almost everything changed for him.
« The technical director Osman Zeki Korkmaz welcomed me very warmly when he saw me for the first time. Despite my lack of experience, he admired my determination and skills. His support and encouragement encouraged me in my decision to continue my (Site notre bureau spécialisé) career in Turkey and to open a new chapter of my life, » said Diarra on the success of the training of the test. At that time, it was still equipped with a market value of 25,000 euros, if it healed it almost in a year and to obtain the most expensive sale in the history of the club.
Diarra became a national actor in the first professional season
In his first game as a professional, the attacker scored a goal. On the 3rd day of the day against Sanliurf Aspor, it was replaced in the 63rd minute, in the sixth minute of the downtime, it was authorized to applaud with a flat shot in the most distant corner after a complete counterattack. « It was very important for me not to disappoint the confidence of my coach. When I scored a goal, I ran directly towards him and I hugged him. I was really very happy, » said Diarra. Even if he took his first steps as a professional, the season was one of the ordinary staff. In the end, he arrived at 33 games from the League, and he was authorized to obtain 29 times from the start. Diarra scored 15 strokes and two models, and its market value climbed 2.4 million euros.
Gaoussou Diarra applauded an objective for Istanbulssor
« Of course, I would like to play at the highest level and prove myself in Europe or the leading leagues. But my biggest goal is currently to do my best and inspire young painters who share my dreams, » said Diarra in March. Less than four months later, it is a new addition to Feyenoord – and even a national player. In early June, he was allowed to play 27 minutes for Mali to the friend against the Democratic Republic of Congo (0: 1). When asked TM, Diarras Düzgün announces that his client is very happy with the effort for the national team and that the next international matches target.
And what about studying? Diarra does not currently want to comment on her university career, her advisor explains that the situation is currently not clear. « It is not easy to play professional (Site notre bureau spécialisé) and watch a university career at the same time, but I am very difficult for both, » said Diarra in March. At that time, it was two years until the target.
For him, the joy of going to 16 times the Dutch champion is currently prevailing. « It’s fantastic that I can play for a big European club like Feyenoord. I have never played in a stadium as large as Kuip, so my family and I are very proud, » said Diarra on the website of her new club. « I am very happy that Feyenoord gives me time and the confidence to transform myself into a player for this level. I can’t wait to start and I hope I can prove my value soon. »