| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siren Diao Balde | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Figueres, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cesena (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esplais | |||
| FE Figueres | |||
| Girona | |||
| L'Escala | |||
| –2022 | Costa Brava | ||
| 2022–2024 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Atalanta U23 | 19 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | → Granada (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Cesena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U19 | 6 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:44, 26 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:21, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Siren Diao Balde (born 21 January 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Cesena on loan from Atalanta.
Born in Figueres, Girona, Catalonia, Diao moved to neighbouring Castelló d'Empúries at the age of eight months and was raised in the city. [1] He is of Senegalese descent. [2]
Diao started playing football at the age of five. [3] He represented Esplais CF, FE Figueres, Girona FC, FC L'Escala and UE Costa Brava [4] before moving to Italy with Hellas Verona FC in 2022. [5]
On 4 January 2024, Atalanta BC announced the signing of Diao, and assigned him to the under-23 team in the Serie C. [6] [7] He made his senior debut nine days later, coming on as a late substitute for Giuseppe Di Serio in a 1–0 home win over AC Trento 1921, and scored his first goal on 4 February by netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against FC Pro Vercelli 1892.
On 15 August 2024, Diao returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Granada CF in Segunda División. [8] [9]
On 6 August 2025, Diao was loaned by Cesena in Serie B. [10]
On 3 November 2023, Diao was called up to the Spain national under-19 team, [11] and made his debut for the side twelve days later in a 5–0 win over Moldova. [12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2023-24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atalanta U23 | 2023-24 | Serie C | 16 | 4 | — | — | 3 [b] | 1 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Atalanta | 2023-24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Granada (loan) | 2024-25 | Segunda División | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | ||
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