Davide Diaw

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Davide Diaw
File:Davide Diaw 2022 (cropped).jpg
Diaw in 2022
Personal information
Full name Davide Djily Diaw
Date of birth (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 34)
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Early life

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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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Style of play

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 November 2023[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sanvitese 2010–11 Serie D 24 3 — — 24 3
2011–12 Serie D 28 8 — — 28 8
Total 52 11 0 0 0 0 52 11
Tamai 2012–13 Serie D 8 1 — — 8 1
Virtus Corno 2013–14 Eccellenza 29 15 — — 29 15
2014–15 Eccellenza 31 19 — — 31 19
Total 60 34 0 0 0 0 60 34
Tamai 2015–16 Serie D 27 13 — — 27 13
Virtus Entella 2016–17 Serie B 17 3 1 0 — 18 3
2017–18 Serie B 20 3 1 0 — 21 3
2018–19 Serie C 14 3 0 0 — 14 3
Total 51 9 2 0 0 0 53 9
Cittadella 2018–19 Serie B 13 2 0 0 4[b] 3 17 5
2019–20 Serie B 35 13 3 2 1[b] 2 39 17
Total 48 15 3 2 5 5 56 22
Pordenone 2020–21 Serie B 18 10 0 0 — 18 10
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 18 1 — 2[b] 0 20 1
Vicenza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 32 7 1 0 — 33 7
Modena (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 29 10 3 3 — 32 13
Bari (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 8 2 0 0 — 8 2
Career total 351 118 9 5 7 5 367 123
  1. ^ Includes the Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

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Virtus Corno

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