Davide Diaw

Davide Djily Diaw (born 6 January 1992) is an Italian professional football player who plays as a forward for Serie B club Vicenza, on loan from Serie B club Monza. Born in Italy to an Italian mother, Diaw is of Senegalese descent through his father.

Club Career

Early career

A youth player for Donatello Calcio and Ancona Udine, in 2010 Diaw moved to Serie D side Sanvitese. After two seasons he moved to Tamai where, due to a knee injury, he had limited gametime. 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. Diaw returned to Tamai on 15 July 2015.

Virtus Entella

On 1 July 2016, Diaw moved to Serie B side Virtus Entella, on a three-year contract. He made his Serie B debut on 9 October, in a 1–1 draw against Bari; Diaw's first goal came on 30 December, in a 2–1 away defeat to Cittadella. On 27 January 2018, he sustained an ACL injury, prematurely ending his season.

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 May, in a 3–0 home win over Hellas Verona. 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. In a year and a half, Diaw scored 22 goals in 56 games for Cittadella.

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