Salifou Diarrassouba (born 20 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas. He represented Burkina Faso at under-20 international level, and Ivory Coast as an 'A' international (selected for the 2022 African Nations Championship for domestic-based players).

Salifou Diarrassouba
Personal information
Full name Salifou Diarrassouba
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Tengréla, Ivory Coast
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
ASEC Mimosas
Youth career
2015–2019 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– ASEC Mimosas 18 (3)
2020–2022St. Gallen (loan) 14 (1)
2021–2022St. Gallen II (loan) 14 (3)
International career
2019 Burkina Faso U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021

Professional career edit

Diarrassouba began his career in the Ivory Coast with ASEC Mimosas. He joined St. Gallen on loan on 24 September 2020, for the 2019-20 season.[1] He made his professional debut with St. Gallen in a 3–2 Swiss Super League loss to FC Zürich on 30 January 2021.[2] On 21 May 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win over Servette.[3]

International career edit

Diarrassouba represented the Burkina Faso U20s at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Asec mimosas : Le milieu Salifou Diarrassouba prêté au Fc Saint Gall | FratMat". www.fratmat.info.
  2. ^ "St. Gallen vs. Zürich - 30 January 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Servette vs. St. Gallen - 21 May 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ SARL, NAS (September 24, 2020). "L'ASEC, ses ambitions, sa nationalité sportive… Diarrassouba Salifou se livre après son transfert en Suisse". Mondialsport.ci.

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