Davide Diaw
Italian footballer (born 1992)
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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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Diaw in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Davide Djily Diaw | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1992 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
- Includes the Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
Honours
Virtus Corno
- Coppa Italia Dilettanti Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 2014–15[5]
