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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Asec mimosas : Le milieu Salifou Diarrassouba prêté au Fc Saint Gall | FratMat". 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 (24 September 2020). "L'ASEC, ses ambitions, sa nationalité sportive… Diarrassouba Salifou se livre après son transfert en Suisse". Mondialsport.ci.
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