Assane Diao

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Assane Diao
Personal information
Full name Assane Diao Diaoune
Date of birth (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Ndangane  [ fr ], Senegal [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Como
Number 38
Youth career
Badajoz
2019–2020 Flecha Negra
2020–2021 Balón de Cádiz
2021–2022 Betis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Betis B 25 (6)
2023–2025 Betis 28 (3)
2025– Como 3 (2)
International career‡
2023 Spain U18 2 (2)
2023–2024 Spain U19 11 (1)
2023– Spain U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2024 Northern Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Assane Diao Diaoune (born 7 September 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Como. Born in Senegal, he is a youth international for Spain.

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Club career

Betis

Diao is a youth product of Badajoz, Flecha Negra and Balón de Cádiz, before moving to the youth academy of Real Betis in 2021, on a contract until 2024. [3] Originally a midfielder, his attacking skills led to him being molded in to a left winger, and he started playing with the reserves in the Segunda Federación in 2022. [4]

On 26 July 2023, Diao extended his contract with the club until 2027. [5] He made his senior and professional debut with the Verdiblancos as a late substitute in a 1–0 Europa League loss to Rangers on 21 September 2023. [6] Later that month, on 28 September, he scored his first goal on his La Liga debut in a 1–1 away draw against Granada. [7] A week later, on 5 October, he netted his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 victory over Sparta Prague. [8] On 7 December, after coming on as a substitute, he scored his second La Liga goal, a 90+4' equalizer in a 2-2 draw against FC Barcelona.

Como

On 7 January 2025, Betis announced Diao's transfer to Italian Serie A side Como 1907. [9] [10] The fee was reported at around €12 million. [11]

International career

Born in Senegal, Diao moved to Spain at the age of three and has dual citizenship. He played for the nation's under-19 team at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [4]

Style of play

Originally a midfielder, Diao is a strong, and powerful winger who is great at crossing the ball. Primarily right-footed, he is strong with both feet. He has a powerful technique, and strong heading ability. [12]

Personal life

Diao has a twin brother, Ousseynou, who is also a youth footballer in Spain. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 January 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis B 2022–23 Segunda Federación 204——204
2023–24 Segunda Federación52——52
Total256——256
Betis 2023–24 La Liga 182317 [a] 1284
2024–25 La Liga101118 [b] 0192
Total28342151476
Como 2024–25 Serie A 32——32
Career total5611421517514
  1. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League.
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Spain U19

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References

  1. ↑ "Assane Diao causa impacto en el Real Madrid". Estadio Deportivo. 22 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Assane Diao -". en.realbetisbalompie.es.
  3. ↑ Carbonero, Javi (30 March 2023). "Assane Diao: la reconversión en delantero del último canterano que se ha entrenado con Pellegrini". ElDesmarque.
  4. 1 2 Hall, Andy (6 July 2023). "Liverpool and Leipzig circling for Betis pearl Diao". Diario AS.
  5. ↑ "La mejor noticia posible con Assane Diao". Estadio Deportivo. 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Assane Diao, un debut valiente". ABC de Sevilla. 22 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Granada 1-1 Real Betis: Boyé y Diao dejan en tablas un entretenido partido en el Nuevo Los Cármenes" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 28 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Real Betis 2-1 Sparta Prague". ESPN. 5 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "El Real Betis y el Como 1907 llegan a un acuerdo para el traspaso de Assane Diao" [Real Betis and Como 1907 reach an agreement for the transfer of Assane Diao] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Ariadi, Nana (7 January 2025). "Como 1907: Official Club Statement". Como 1907. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official: Como sign 19-year-old Diao from Real Betis". Yahoo Sports. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Alerta en el Betis por Assane Diao". Estadio Deportivo. 29 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Assane Diao at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "2024 Under-19 EURO final: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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