Florida Atlantic University revitalized its men’s soccer team with a sizable class of transfers this year. One particular transfer player has made an immediate impact on the team, with 10 goal involvements in only nine games. The new rising star is Mamadou Diarra.
Diarra, a senior transfer from Southwestern College majoring in business analytics, has scored six goals and assisted a teammate four times so far in his Owl career. He was born in Mali, a French-speaking Western African country where he began his soccer training.
The Philadelphia Union, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team, was set to sign him professionally straight from his home country.