Stéphane Diarra (born 9 December 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese Liga 3 club União de Santarém on loan from Alverca.

Career Diarra made his senior debut for Évian during the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, and then joined Rennes in July 2016. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Le Mans, helped them gain promotion to Ligue 2 via the play-offs, and joined them on a three-year contract in June 2019.

In summer 2020, Diarra moved to FC Lorient, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Le Mans was reported as €3 million.

On 21 August 2023, Diarra joined Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan.

On 16 July 2025, Diarra signed with Alverca in Portugal.

Personal life Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÉvian2015–16Ligue 2600000—60Rennes B2016–17CFA110———1102017–18National 2160———160Total270000000270Le Mans (loan)2018–19National31332—20365Le Mans2019–20Ligue 22331041—284Lorient2020–21Ligue 113010——1402021–2215010——1602022–2328221——3032024–25Ligue 23030——60Total592710000663Saint-Étienne (loan)2023–24Ligue 211010——120Lorient B2024–25National 340———40Career total1618123412017912

Honours Lorient

Ligue 2: 2024–25

References