Davide Diaw

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 31)
Place of birth Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Modena
(on loan from Monza)
Number 99
Youth career
Donatello Calcio
0000–2010 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– Monza 18 (1)
2021–2022Vicenza (loan) 32 (7)
2022–Modena (loan) 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Davide Djily Diaw (born 6 January 1992) is an Italian professional football player who plays as a forward for Serie B club Modena, on loan from Monza.

Early life

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

Club career

Early career

A youth player for Donatello Calcio and Ancona Udine, in 2010 Diaw moved to Serie D side Sanvitese. After two seasons he moved to Tamai where, due to a knee injury, he had limited gametime. 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. Diaw returned to Tamai on 15 July 2015.

Virtus Entella

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

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 May, in a 3–0 home win over Hellas Verona. 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. 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. He scored his first goal on 3 October in a home draw against Vicenza. Two weeks later, he scored a brace in a 3–3 draw to SPAL. 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.

Monza

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

Loans to Vicenza and Modena

On 8 July 2021, Diaw was sent on a one-year loan to fellow-Serie B side Vicenza. On 19 July 2022, he joined newly-promoted Serie B side Modena on a one-year loan.

Style of play

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup 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 3 17 5
2019–20 Serie B 35 13 3 2 1 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 0 20 1
Vicenza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 32 7 1 0 33 7
Modena (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 9 4 3 3 12 7
Career total 323 110 9 5 7 5 339 115
  1. ^ Includes the Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Virtus Corno


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