Souleymane Diarra signed with Gazisehir Gaziantep FK

RC Lens has been very active this last Mercado but especially in departures and transfers. After the departure of Mehdi Tahrat in Saudi Arabia, the departure of Souleymane Diarra arrived in Lens in 2017 and whom had a remaining year in his contract with Lens, is now done. Barred by the arrival of Yannick Cahuzac, Manuel Perez and the extension of Guillaume Gillet, the 24-year-old midfielder was no longer assured of guaranteed play time at Racing Club Lens, in which he played a total of 68 games in all competitions and scored 6 goals in a season and a half. The international Malian (five selections) will now discover the Turkish championship, Souleymane Diarra signed with Gazisehir Gaziantep FK who was recently promoted this season in first division. The amount of the transfer would be around one million euros according to La Voix du Nord.

Who is Souleymane Diarra ????

Born January 30, 1995 in Bamako, Mali, Diarra began his career with the JMG Academy in Bamako, Mali. Then, the successful midfielder, who played for Wydad and Ujpest, ends up getting noticed while playing with the RC Lens of the French League. Diarra, who has made a name for himself thanks to his speed, his dribbling skills and his ability to adapt, can play at any position as a midfielder. Despite his young age he has already accumulated 119 official competition games in his career and allready accumulated 12 goals in 11 assists in his career. Diarra also played 5 times in the Mali national team.