Cheick Diabaté vs Mahamadou Diarra
Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Cheick Diabaté
Mali · 2012–13 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Mali
- #10 of 33
- Clubs
- Centre Salif Keita, A.C. Ajaccio, A.S. Nancy-Lorraine
Two goals at the Stade de France on 31 May 2013, the second with a minute to play, won Bordeaux the Coupe de France against Evian, and the 1.94-metre striker took the man of the match award. That cup sits with 50 goals in 127 league games for Bordeaux, eight in eleven Serie A games at Benevento, and 15 goals in 39 caps for a Mali side that took third at the 2012 and 2013 Cups of Nations. Career record: club career at Centre Salif Keita, A.C. Ajaccio, A.S. Nancy-Lorraine.
Mahamadou Diarra
Mali · 2002–10 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Mali
- #4 of 33
- Clubs
- SBV Vitesse, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Before Real Madrid signed him in 2006, Fabio Capello told president Ramón Calderón the squad needed three players: Diarra, Diarra and Diarra. He arrived with four consecutive Ligue 1 titles from his four seasons at Lyon and added La Liga in 2006-07 and 2007-08, having made the Ligue 1 team of the year in 2005-06, and he won 72 caps for Mali, whom he captained, across Africa Cup of Nations campaigns in 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. Career record: club career at SBV Vitesse, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mahamadou Diarra ahead by 4 rating points, 87 against 83.
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