Siren Diao
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| 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 | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mirandés (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– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Granada (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Cesena (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Mirandés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U19 | 6 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026 ‡ 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 Spanish Segunda División club Mirandés on loan from Italian club Atalanta.
Club career
Early career
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]
Atalanta
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 Trento, and scored his first goal on 4 February by netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against FC Pro Vercelli 1892.
Diao was also included in the matchday squad for several senior team games in early 2024, but remained on the bench in all of them.
Loan to Granada
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]
Loan to Cesena
On 6 August 2025, Diao was loaned by Cesena in Serie B.[10]
Loan to Mirandés
On 2 February 2026, Diao moved on a new loan to Mirandés in Segunda División.[11]
International career
On 3 November 2023, Diao was called up to the Spain national under-19 team,[12] and made his debut for the side twelve days later in a 5–0 win over Moldova.[13]