Sekou Diawara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Deinze, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zürich U21 | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gent | |||
| 2018–2022 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Genk II | 11 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Beerschot (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Francs Borains | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Lucchese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Zürich U21 | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2023 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Sekou Diawara (born 8 February 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Promotion League side Zürich U21.
A youth product of Gent, Diawara moved to Genk's youth academy in 2018.[2] On 7 August 2020 he signed his first professional contract to Gent until 2023, and was later promoted to Jong Genk in 2022.[3] He had a falling out with Genk after being suspended for posing with his brother Mamady celebrating the latters' move to Club Brugge.[4] On 25 January 2023, he moved to the Italian club Udinese on a contract until 2027.[5] He made his senior debut with Udinese in a 2–1 Coppa Italia loss in extra time to Cagliari on 12 December 2023.[6]
On 25 January 2024, Diawara moved on loan to Beerschot until the end of the season.[7]
On 6 September 2024, Diawara joined Challenger Pro League club Francs Borains.[8] On 9 January 2025, Francs Borains announced Diawara's return to Udinese.[9]
On 7 November 2025, Diawara signed a three-year contract with Zürich in Switzerland and was assigned to their Under-21 squad that plays in the third-tier Promotion League.[10]