Gaoussou Diarra

Diarra is the son to a Malinese businessman and moved to Istanbul to attend Haliç University in 2024, where he studied business administration. He gained attention while playing for the university's football team.

In 2024, Diarra signed for Turkish side Beykoz Anadolu, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Turkish side İstanbulspor, where he made thirty-four league appearances and scored fifteen goals and helped the club achieve fourth place in the league. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Dutch side Feyenoord, following a transfer reportedly worth € 3.5 million.

Diarra is a Mali international. On 5 June 2025, he debuted for the Mali national football team during a 1–0 away friendly loss against the DR Congo national football team. On 11 December 2025, Diarra was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Diarra plays as a winger and is right-footed. Dutch magazine ELF Voetbal wrote in 2025 that he "is known for his speed and threat in one-on-one thanks to his dribbling... is 1.83 meters tall and can be used as a left or right winger".