Davide Diaw

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Davide Diaw
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Diaw in 2022
Personal information
Full name Davide Djily Diaw
Date of birth (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cittadella
Number 9
Youth career
Donatello Calcio
–2010 Ancona Udine
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Sanvitese 52 (11)
2012–2013 Tamai 8 (1)
2013–2015 Virtus Corno 45 (34)
2015–2016 Tamai 27 (13)
2016–2018 Virtus Entella 53 (10)
2019–2020 Cittadella 53 (20)
2020–2021 Pordenone 18 (10)
2021–2025 Monza 18 (1)
2021–2022 → Vicenza (loan) 32 (7)
2022–2023 → Modena (loan) 29 (10)
2023–2024 → Bari (loan) 12 (2)
2025– Cittadella 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025

Davide Djily Diaw (born 6 January 1992) is an Italian professional football player who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Cittadella.

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Early life

Diaw was born in Cividale del Friuli, Italy, to an Italian mother and a Senegalese father. [1] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, he worked as a warehouse worker. [1]

Club career

Early career

A youth player for Donatello Calcio and Ancona Udine, [2] in 2010 Diaw moved to Serie D side Sanvitese. [3] After two seasons he moved to Tamai where, [4] due to a knee injury, he had limited gametime. [1] In 2013 he moved to Virtus Corno in the Eccellenza, scoring 34 league goals in 55 games in two seasons, and helping his side win the Coppa Italia Dilettanti. [2] [5] Diaw returned to Tamai on 15 July 2015. [4]

Virtus Entella

On 1 July 2016, Diaw moved to Serie B side Virtus Entella, on a three-year contract. [6] [7] He made his Serie B debut on 9 October, in a 1–1 draw against Bari; [8] Diaw's first goal came on 30 December, in a 2–1 away defeat to Cittadella. [9] On 27 January 2018, he sustained an ACL injury, prematurely ending his season. [10]

Cittadella

On 15 January 2019, after having played the first half of the 2018–19 Serie C with Virtus Entella, Diaw moved to Serie B club Cittadella on a three-year contract. [11] [12] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 May, in a 3–0 home win over Hellas Verona. [13] Diaw scored once again on 11 May, in the last game of the regular season against Palermo. On 25 May he scored and made an assist in the promotion play-off semi-final game against Benevento. In the first leg of the play-off final, he scored his first career brace against Hellas Verona, helping his side win 2–0. Despite the two-goal advantage, Cittadella lost the second leg 3–0 and remained in the Serie B.

On 7 December Diaw scored his second brace, in a 4–3 league win over Salernitana. He finished the 2019–20 Serie B season with 15 goals between the regular season and the play-offs. [14] In a year and a half, Diaw scored 22 goals in 56 games for Cittadella.

Pordenone

On 11 September 2020, Diaw moved to Serie B side Pordenone for €2.5 million, signing a four-year contract. [15] [16] He scored his first goal on 3 October in a home draw against Vicenza. [17] Two weeks later, he scored a brace in a 3–3 draw to SPAL. [18] In the first half of the 2020–21 Serie B, Diaw scored 10 goals in 18 games, and was the joint-top goalscorer to date. [19]

Monza

On 29 January 2021, Diaw joined Monza in the Serie B on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [19] He made his debut on 31 January, as a substitute against SPAL in a 1–1 league draw. [20] Diaw's first goal for Monza came on 7 May, helping his team win 3–0 in a league game against Cosenza. [21]

Loans to Vicenza, Modena and Bari

On 8 July 2021, Diaw was sent on a one-year loan to fellow-Serie B side Vicenza. [22] On 19 July 2022, he joined newly-promoted Serie B side Modena on a one-year loan. [23] On 15 August 2023, Diaw moved to Bari on a season-long loan, with Bari holding an obligation to make the transfer permanent in case of promotion to Serie A. [24]

Return to Cittadella

On 3 February 2025, Diaw returned to Cittadella. [25]

Style of play

Diaw is a quick centre forward known for his high workrate, his first touch, and his movements. [26] Despite being 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Diaw is a mobile player. [26]

Personal life

Diaw and his partner, Vanessa Mattiussi, have a daughter named Celeste. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2023 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sanvitese 2010–11 Serie D 243——243
2011–12 Serie D288——288
Total521100005211
Tamai 2012–13 Serie D81——81
Virtus Corno2013–14 Eccellenza 2915——2915
2014–15Eccellenza3119——3119
Total603400006034
Tamai 2015–16 Serie D2713——2713
Virtus Entella 2016–17 Serie B 17310—183
2017–18 Serie B20310—213
2018–19 Serie C14300—143
Total5192000539
Cittadella 2018–19 Serie B132004 [b] 3175
2019–20 Serie B3513321 [b] 23917
Total481532555622
Pordenone 2020–21 Serie B181000—1810
Monza 2020–21 Serie B181—2 [b] 0201
Vicenza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B32710—337
Modena (loan) 2022–23 Serie B291033—3213
Bari (loan) 2023–24 Serie B8200—82
Career total3511189575367123
  1. ↑ Includes the Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Virtus Corno

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ieri magazziniere, oggi i gol in Serie B. Che favola per Diaw: "Ho accettato l'Entella senza nemmeno sapere quanto avrei guadagnato"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Diaw, dai dilettanti all'Entella in serie B". Messaggero Veneto (in Italian). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sanvitese pronta al debutto | Il Friuli". www.ilfriuli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "A.S.D. Polisportiva Tamai Comunicato Ufficiale 5/15". A.S.D. Polisportiva Tamai (in Italian). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Finale FVG: 3-2 e la Virtus Corno vince la Coppa Friuli Eccellenza..." Venetogol.it il portale del calcio dilettantistico veneto. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "L'Entella compra Simone Benedetti dal Cagliari, e Davide Diaw. Rinnovato il contratto di Paroni" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Entella, è Diaw l'ultima scommessa di Superbi - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bari vs. Virtus Entella - 9 October 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Serie B, l'Entella cade a Cittadella". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Entella, per Diaw lesione al crociato, stagione finita". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Calciomercato Cittadella, preso Diaw dall'Entella". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Davide Diaw è granata!". A.S. Cittadella. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Cittadella-Hellas Verona, Diaw: "Se ci esprimeremo così anche a Palermo sarà dura pure per loro!"". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 5 May 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Cittadella è 2°, Ventura ko. Festa Empoli al 93'". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "FRIULANO, SEGNA SEMPRE, GRAN CARATTERE: BOMBER DIAW È DEL PORDENONE! | Pordenone Calcio" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, ecco Diaw dal Cittadella. Contratto fino al 2024 per l'attaccante".
  17. ↑ "Vicenza-Pordenone 1-1. Cappelletti replica a Diaw". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Pordenone-Spal 3-3, la doppietta di Diaw salva Tesser da un incredibile harakiri: il racconto dal Teghil". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  19. 1 2 "Colpo in attacco: Davide Diaw è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "SPAL - Monza: 1-1 Serie B 2020/2021. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Serie B, LIVE di Cosenza-Monza: finisce 0-3. Serie A: si decide tutto lunedì". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Davide Diaw on loan at LR Vicenza". AC Monza . 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "Diaw in prestito al Modena". AC Monza (in Italian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  24. ↑ "Benvenuto Davide Djily Diaw !" (in Italian). SSC Bari. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "DAVIDE DIAW AL CITTADELLA" [DAVIDE DIAW TO CITTADELLA] (in Italian). AC Monza. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Player report: Diaw". The Scout Issue. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  27. ↑ "Davide Diaw ❤ Vanessa Mattiussi". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  28. ↑ Davide Diaw at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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