Kadidiatou Diani
{{short description|French footballer (born 1995)}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2024}}
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{{Expand French|topic=bio|Kadidiatou Diani|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kadidiatou Diani
| image = Kadidiatou_Diani_(2).jpg
| caption = Diani in 2015
| fullname = Kadidiatou Diani{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA) |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711021725/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ivry-sur-Seine, France
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Lyon
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = ES Vitry
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs2 = US Ivry
| youthyears3 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs3 = Paris FC
| years1 = 2011–2017
| clubs1 = Paris FC
| caps1 = 73
| goals1 = 22
| years2 = 2017–2023
| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps2 = 114
| goals2 = 74
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Lyon
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 13
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam1 = France U17
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = France U19
| nationalcaps2 = 19
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2014
| nationalteam3 = France U20
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2014–
| nationalteam4 = France
| nationalcaps4 = 111
| nationalgoals4 = 30
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|UEFA Women's Nations League}}
{{Medal|RU|2024|}}
| club-update = 12 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 February 2025
}}
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.
Career
On 2 August 2023, Diani was announced at Lyon on a four year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/kadidiatou-diani-rejoint-l-olympique-lyonnais-pour-quatre-saisons|title=Kadidiatou Diani rejoint l’Olympique Lyonnais pour quatre saisons|trans-title=Kadidiatou Diani joins Olympique Lyonnais for four seasons|language=French|website=www.ol.fr}}
On 27 September 2023, an investigation was opened against her former coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle, with Diani accusing him of sexual assault.{{citeweb|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sports/foot/psg/football-kadidiatou-diani-porte-plainte-pour-agression-sexuelle-contre-son-ancien-entraineur-au-psg_6088014.html|title=Football : Kadidiatou Diani porte plainte pour agression sexuelle contre son ancien entraîneur au PSG, une enquête ouverte|trans-title=Football: Kadidiatou Diani files sexual assault complaint against her former PSG coach, investigation opened|language=French|website=www.francetvinfo.fr}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=358573/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105428/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=358573/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2015 |title=FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Kadidiatou DIANI }} 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.
Diani was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/articles/equipes-de-france-1/details-articles/176226-les-joueuses-pour-l-euro|title=Les joueuses pour l'Euro 2017|date=30 May 2017|work=fff.fr}}
Diani was called up to the France squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite news |url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/equipe-de-france/actualites/l-equipe-de-france-sans-katoto-pour-la-coupe-du-monde-955806 |title=L'équipe de France sans Katoto pour la Coupe du monde|trans-title=The French team without Katoto for the World Cup |first=Cédric |last=Callier |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=2 May 2019}}
On 30 May 2022, Diani was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite web |title=Championnat d'Europe de l'UEFA 2022: Liste des joueuses retenues |url=https://media.fff.fr/uploads/files/2782fdcffc88597d793d4453e6b7afe4.pdf |website=Fédération Française de Football |date=30 May 2022}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-24 |title=France captain Renard to skip World Cup to 'preserve mental health', Diani, Katoto step down |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/france-captain-renard-will-not-play-world-cup-preserve-mental-health-2023-02-24/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224204551/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/france-captain-renard-will-not-play-world-cup-preserve-mental-health-2023-02-24/ |url-status=live }}
Diani was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web|title=Les vingt-trois Bleues retenues pour la Coupe du monde|trans-title=The twenty-three Blues selected for the World Cup|language=fr|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10577-les-vingt-trois-bleues-retenues-pour-la-coupe-du-monde.html|publisher=French Football Federation|date=4 July 2023|archive-date=4 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704125347/https://www.fff.fr/article/10577-les-vingt-trois-bleues-retenues-pour-la-coupe-du-monde.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66380377 |title=Panama 3–6 France |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 August 2023 |access-date=2 August 2023 |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802232306/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66380377 |url-status=live }}
In July 2024, Diani was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.{{cite web|title=JO 2024 : la liste définitive des Bleues d'Hervé Renard|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a3755298134096492710-jo-2024-la-liste-definitive-des-bleues-dherve-renard|language=fr|date=8 July 2024|access-date=9 July 2024}}
Personal life
Diani was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France on 1 April 1995, and is of Malian descent.{{cite web|title=MONDIAL FÉMININ: KADIDIATOU DIANI, LA VITESSE AU SERVICE DES BLEUES|url=http://bamada.net/mondial-feminin-kadidiatou-diani-la-vitesse-au-service-des-bleues|date=28 May 2019|access-date=23 December 2022|archive-date=23 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223071844/http://bamada.net/mondial-feminin-kadidiatou-diani-la-vitesse-au-service-des-bleues|url-status=live}}
Her "adviser", César Mavacala, was a suspect in the Hamraoui case.{{Cite news |last=Harpur |first=Charlotte |title=Kheira Hamraoui suffered an attack of 'violent jealousy'. Two years on, this story is far from over |url=https://theathletic.com/5019984/2023/11/04/psg-kheira-hamraoui-was-beaten-with-an-iron-bar-two-years-on-this-story-is-far-from-over/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Athletic |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110214346/https://theathletic.com/5019984/2023/11/04/psg-kheira-hamraoui-was-beaten-with-an-iron-bar-two-years-on-this-story-is-far-from-over/ |url-status=live }} In February 2022, she caused a controversy with Marie-Antoinette Katoto for her support to Aminata Diallo during a goal celebration for France.{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Equipe de France: la célébration "Aminata Diallo" de Katoto et Diani. |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/equipe-de-france/equipe-de-france-la-celebration-aminata-diallo-de-katoto-et-diani-contre-les-pays-bas_AV-202202220611.html |website=RMC Sports |language=French}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 March 2023}}{{Soccerway|171697}}
| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Continental | colspan="2"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Juvisy
|D1F |3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12
|D1F |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|D1F |7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14
|D1F |6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15
|D1F |17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16
|D1F |20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 15 | |||
| 2016–17
|D1F |18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 30 | |
| rowspan="7"|Paris Saint-Germain
|D1F |22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19
|D1F |22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20
|D1F |16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1{{efn|name=TdC|Appearance(s) in Trophée des Championnes}} | 0 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2020–21
|D1F |19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22
|D1F |18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 16 | ||
| 2022–23
|D1F |17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1{{efn|name=TdC}} | 0 | 30 | 26 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!114 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 92 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!187 | 96 | 32 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 122 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="12"|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 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 111 | 30 |
:Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diani goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Kadidiatou Diani | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 22 November 2014 | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval, France | {{fbw|NZL}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 16 July 2016 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France | {{fbw|CHN}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | 1 September 2018 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France | {{fbw|MEX}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|4 | 9 October 2018 | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France | {{fbw|CMR}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|6–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | rowspan="2"|19 January 2019 | rowspan="2"|Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|USA}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|6 | align="center"|2–0 | |||||
| align="center"|7 | 4 April 2019 | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France | {{fbw|JPN}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|8 | rowspan="2"|25 May 2019 | rowspan="2"|Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|THA}} | align="center"|2–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|9 | align="center"|3–0 | |||||
| align="center"|10 | 31 May 2019 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | {{fbw|CHN}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|11 | 23 October 2020 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | {{fbw|MKD}} | align="center"|5–0 | align="center"|11–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| align="center"|12 | rowspan="2"|1 December 2020 | rowspan="2"|Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|KAZ}} | align="center"|2–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|12–0 | rowspan="2"|2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| align="center"|13 | align="center"|5–0 | |||||
| align="center"|14 | 17 September 2021 | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece | {{fbw|GRE}} | align="center"|6–0 | align="center"|10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|15 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | {{fbw|EST}} | align="center"|7–0 | align="center"|11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|16 | 30 November 2021 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France | {{fbw|WAL}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|17 | rowspan="2"|1 July 2022 | rowspan="2"|Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|VIE}} | align="center"|2–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 7–0 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|18 | align="center"|6–0 | |||||
| align="center"|19 | 14 July 2022 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | {{fbw|BEL}} | align=center|1–0 | align="center"|2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| align="center"|20 | rowspan="2"|6 September 2022 | rowspan="2"|Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|GRE}} | align="center"|2–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1 | rowspan="2"|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|21 | align="center"|4–1 | |||||
| align="center"|22 | 11 November 2022 | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain | {{fbw|NOR}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|23 | rowspan=3| 2 August 2023 | rowspan=3| Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | rowspan=3| {{fbw|PAN}} | align="center"|2–1 | rowspan=3 align="center"|6–3 | rowspan=4| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| align="center"|24 | align="center"|3–1 | |||||
| align="center"|25 | align="center"|5–1 | |||||
| align="center"|26 | 8 August 2023 | rowspan="1"|Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | {{fbw|MAR}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 4–0 | |
| align="center"|27 | 23 February 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France | {{fbw|GER}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 2–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21{{cite web|last=Loyant|first=Richard|date=4 June 2021|title=Paris SG sacré pour la première fois|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/2976-paris-sg-sacre-pour-la-premiere-fois.html|access-date=4 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604212434/https://www.fff.fr/article/2976-paris-sg-sacre-pour-la-premiere-fois.html|url-status=live}}
- Coupe de France féminine: 2017–18,{{cite news|title=Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France|newspaper=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/ligue-1/article/2018/06/01/foot-feminin-le-psg-gagne-la-coupe-de-france_5307834_1616940.html|date=1 June 2018|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515182031/https://www.lemonde.fr/ligue-1/article/2018/06/01/foot-feminin-le-psg-gagne-la-coupe-de-france_5307834_1616940.html|url-status=live}} 2021–22{{cite web|title=Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/coupe-de-france-feminine-les-parisiennes-sans-pitie-pour-yzeure-15-05-2022-HNXQZ7TI6VAG3KB3A4IG5F7UQE.php|date=15 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515181445/https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/coupe-de-france-feminine-les-parisiennes-sans-pitie-pour-yzeure-15-05-2022-HNXQZ7TI6VAG3KB3A4IG5F7UQE.php|url-status=live}}
France
Individual
- Division 1 Féminine Player of the Year: 2020–21
- FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2023{{Cite web |date=20 August 2023 |title=Miyazawa secures adidas Golden Boot after finishing as top scorer |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/top-scorers-golden-boot-race-adidas-football-soccer-australia-new-zealand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820150516/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/top-scorers-golden-boot-race-adidas-football-soccer-australia-new-zealand |archive-date=20 August 2023 |access-date=20 August 2023 |website=FIFA}}
- UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer: 2023–24{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0288-19b007ea1a21-7fc553aeca3a-1000--women-s-champions-league-top-scorer-diani-pips-katoto-bon/|title= Women's Champions League top scorer: Diani pips Katoto, Bonmatí, Paralluelo|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 May 2024 |access-date=27 May 2024}}
- UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season: 2023–24{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1afcf841e157-7aed3be7fae0-1000--2023-24-all-star-xi/|title=2023/24 Women's Champions League Team of the Season|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=27 May 2024|access-date=27 May 2024|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527125554/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/028d-1afcf841e157-7aed3be7fae0-1000--2023-24-all-star-xi/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130703074445/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250024009/profile/index.html UEFA player profile]
- {{FFF player|8417-diani-kadidiatou}}
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