Khadim Diaw

Khadim Diaw
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Louis, Senegal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal SC
Number 12
Youth career
Horizon 2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Génération Foot
2020–2021 →Horoya (loan)
2021–2023 Horoya
2023– Al-Hilal SC
International career‡
2019 Senegal 4 (0)
2022– Mauritania 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Khadim Diaw (born 7 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sudan Premier League club Al-Hilal SC. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Diaw is a youth product of Génération Foot, and spent his early career with them helping them win 2 Senegal Premier Leagues and 1 Senegal FA Cup.[1] On 2 November 2020, he joined the Guinean club Horoya on loan.[2] After his debut season, he was nominated for an individual league award, and he formally signed for Horoya on a 3-year contract.[3][4]

On 26 July 2023, Diaw signed for Sudanese club Al-Hilal SC on a four-year contract.[5]

International career

Born in Senegal, Diaw is of Guinean descent through his mother, and Mauritanian descent through a grandmother.[6] He was part of the Senegal U23s that won the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations. He was called up to Mauritania for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the DR Congo in March 2023.[7] On 11 July, CAF awarded the match to DR Congo, as Diaw failed to follow the proper procedure for switching national teams after previously representing Senegal during 2020 African Nations Championship qualification, deeming him ineligible to represent Mauritania.[8]

Honours

Génération Foot

Horoya

Senegal Local

References

  1. ^ a b SANE, Maïmouna (13 May 2022). "Interview exclusive avec Khadim Diaw - Horoya AC : "L'élimination en LDC a été difficile. Ce titre de champion de la Guinée a sauvé notre saison"". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Génération Foot confirme le prêt de Khadim Diaw au Horoya !". wiwsport (in French). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Horoya - Awards de la presse sportive guinéenne : Khadim Diaw nominé - Journal d'information Générale". Lequotidien - Journal d'information Générale (in French). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ "OFFICIEL : KHADIM DIAW S'ENGAGE POUR TROIS ANS AVEC HOROYA AC !". sportsguinéens. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ Agada, Salomon (26 July 2023). "Radar actus Africafoot : Fil actus du 26 juillet 2023". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ LOUM, Mansour (6 September 2022). "Khadim Diaw, duel Guinée-Mauritanie en vue". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ^ KOUYATE, Ibrahima K. (15 September 2022). "Horoya AC : la Mauritanie naturalise Khadim DIAW". Guinee360 – Actualité en Guinée, Politique, Économie, Sport (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. ^ Rédaction (11 July 2023). "CAN 2023 (Q) : les Léopards battent la Mauritanie par forfait et passent premiers du groupe". Foot RDC (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2023.