Kadidiatou Diani
French footballer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kadidiatou Diani (born 1 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.
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.jpg) Diani in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kadidiatou Diani[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | ES Vitry | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | US Ivry | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Paris FC | 73 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 114 | (74) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lyon | 33 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | France U17 | 31 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | France U19 | 19 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | France U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | France | 111 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
On 2 August 2023, Diani was announced at Lyon on a four year contract.[3]
On 27 September 2023, an investigation was opened against her former coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle, with Diani accusing him of sexual assault.[4]
International career
Diani has played for France at several youth levels, including in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she scored four goals and helped her side winning the championship.[5] She also played in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring one goal against New Zealand and helping France to finish in the third place.[5]
Diani was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[6]
Diani was called up to the France squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
On 30 May 2022, Diani was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[8]
On 24 February 2023, she announced she would no longer play for the national team after captain Wendie Renard said she would step down to save her mental health. Diani said she wanted changes to be made to the way the team was managed.[9]
Diani was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10] On 2 August 2023, she scored a hat-trick in a 6–3 victory over Panama in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup last group stage match.[11]
In July 2024, Diani was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.[12]
Personal life
Diani was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France on 1 April 1995, and is of Malian descent.[13]
Her "adviser", César Mavacala, was a suspect in the Hamraoui case.[14] In February 2022, she caused a controversy with Marie-Antoinette Katoto for her support to Aminata Diallo during a goal celebration for France.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 March 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juvisy | 2010–11 | D1F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | D1F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | D1F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | D1F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | D1F | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | D1F | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 23 | 15 | |||
| 2016–17 | D1F | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 7 | |||
| Total | 73 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 30 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2017–18 | D1F | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | D1F | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 30 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | D1F | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2020–21 | D1F | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 24 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | D1F | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | – | 31 | 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | D1F | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 26 | |
| Total | 114 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 92 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 96 | 32 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 122 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Trophée des Championnes
International
- As of match played 25 February 2025[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 111 | 30 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diani goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 November 2014 | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval, France |  New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 July 2016 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France |  China | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 1 September 2018 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France |  Mexico | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 9 October 2018 | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France |  Cameroon | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 19 January 2019 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France |  United States | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2–0 | |||||
| 7 | 4 April 2019 | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France |  Japan | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 25 May 2019 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France |  Thailand | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 3–0 | |||||
| 10 | 31 May 2019 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | China | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 23 October 2020 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France |  North Macedonia | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 12 | 1 December 2020 | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 12–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 17 September 2021 | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece |  Greece | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France |  Estonia | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France |  Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 1 July 2022 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France |  Vietnam | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 6–0 | |||||
| 19 | 14 July 2022 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England |  Belgium | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 20 | 6 September 2022 | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France | Greece | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 4–1 | |||||
| 22 | 11 November 2022 | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain |  Norway | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 23 | 2 August 2023 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Panama | 2–1 | 6–3 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 24 | 3–1 | |||||
| 25 | 5–1 | |||||
| 26 | 8 August 2023 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia |  Morocco | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 27 | 23 February 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France |  Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21[18]
- Coupe de France féminine: 2017–18,[19] 2021–22[20]
France
Individual
- Division 1 Féminine Player of the Year: 2020–21
- FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2023[21]
- UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer: 2023–24[22]
- UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season: 2023–24[23]
References
External links
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