Davide Diaw

Davide Diaw

Diaw in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Davide Djily Diaw
Date of birth	(1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Monza
Number	17
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)
2021–2022	→ Vicenza (loan)	32	(7)
2022–2023	→ Modena (loan)	29	(10)
2023–2024	→ Bari (loan)	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Davide Djily Diaw (born 6 January 1992) is an Italian professional football player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Monza.

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]

Style of play

Diaw is a quick centre forward known for his high workrate, his first touch, and his movements.[25] Despite being 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Diaw is a mobile player.[25]

Personal life

Diaw and his partner, Vanessa Mattiussi, have a daughter named Celeste.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2023[27]

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. Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Virtus Corno

• Coppa Italia Dilettanti Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 2014–15[5]

References

1. "Ieri magazziniere, oggi i gol in Serie B. Che favola per Diaw: "Ho accettato l'Entella senza nemmeno sapere quanto avrei guadagnato"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
2. "Diaw, dai dilettanti all'Entella in serie B". Messaggero Veneto (in Italian). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
3. "Sanvitese pronta al debutto | Il Friuli". www.ilfriuli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
4. "A.S.D. Polisportiva Tamai Comunicato Ufficiale 5/15". A.S.D. Polisportiva Tamai (in Italian). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
5. "Finale FVG: 3-2 e la Virtus Corno vince la Coppa Friuli Eccellenza..." Venetogol.it il portale del calcio dilettantistico veneto. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
6. "L'Entella compra Simone Benedetti dal Cagliari, e Davide Diaw. Rinnovato il contratto di Paroni" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
7. "Entella, è Diaw l'ultima scommessa di Superbi - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
8. "Bari vs. Virtus Entella - 9 October 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
9. "Serie B, l'Entella cade a Cittadella". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
10. "Entella, per Diaw lesione al crociato, stagione finita". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
11. "Calciomercato Cittadella, preso Diaw dall'Entella". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
12. "Davide Diaw è granata!". A.S. Cittadella. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
13. "Cittadella-Hellas Verona, Diaw: "Se ci esprimeremo così anche a Palermo sarà dura pure per loro!"". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 5 May 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
14. "Cittadella è 2°, Ventura ko. Festa Empoli al 93'". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
15. "FRIULANO, SEGNA SEMPRE, GRAN CARATTERE: BOMBER DIAW È DEL PORDENONE! | Pordenone Calcio" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
16. "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, ecco Diaw dal Cittadella. Contratto fino al 2024 per l'attaccante".
17. "Vicenza-Pordenone 1-1. Cappelletti replica a Diaw". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
18. "Pordenone-Spal 3-3, la doppietta di Diaw salva Tesser da un incredibile harakiri: il racconto dal Teghil". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
19. "Colpo in attacco: Davide Diaw è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
20. "SPAL - Monza: 1-1 Serie B 2020/2021. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
21. "Serie B, LIVE di Cosenza-Monza: finisce 0-3. Serie A: si decide tutto lunedì". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
22. "Davide Diaw on loan at LR Vicenza". AC Monza. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
23. "Diaw in prestito al Modena". AC Monza (in Italian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
24. "Benvenuto Davide Djily Diaw !" (in Italian). SSC Bari. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
25. "Player report: Diaw". The Scout Issue. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
26. "Davide Diaw ❤ Vanessa Mattiussi". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
27. Davide Diaw at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

External links

• Davide Diaw at Soccerway
• Davide Diaw at WorldFootball.net