Kadidiatou Diani
Diani in 2015
Personal information
Full name Kadidiatou Diani[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995
Place of birth Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 France U17 31 (12)
2013–2014 France U19 19 (7)
2014 France U20 5 (1)
2014– France 90 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023

Kadidiatou Diani (born 1 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.

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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Diani is of Malian descent.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juvisy 2010–11 D1F 301100—41
2011–12 D1F 2000––20
2012–13 D1F 711051–132
2013–14 D1F 6110––71
2014–15 D1F 17321––194
2015–16 D1F 201035––2315
2016–17 D1F 18730––217
Total 732211751008930
Paris Saint-Germain 2017–18 D1F 22660——286
2018–19 D1F 22133152–3016
2019–20 D1F 161240421[lower-alpha 1]02514
2020–21 D1F 19131041–2414
2021–22 D1F 18134291–3116
2022–23 D1F 171733961[lower-alpha 1]03026
Total 1147421631122016892
Career total 187963213361320257122

International

As of match played 22 September 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201411
201570
2016121
2017140
201882
2019126
202063
202173
2022136
2023104
Total9026
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diani goal.
List of international goals scored by Kadidiatou Diani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 November 2014Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval, France New Zealand2–02–1Friendly
216 July 2016Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France China1–03–0Friendly
31 September 2018Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France Mexico1–04–0Friendly
49 October 2018Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Cameroon2–06–0Friendly
519 January 2019Stade Océane, Le Havre, France United States1–03–1Friendly
62–0
74 April 2019Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France Japan3–13–1Friendly
825 May 2019Stade de la Source, Orléans, France Thailand2–03–0Friendly
93–0
1031 May 2019Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France China2–12–1Friendly
1123 October 2020Stade de la Source, Orléans, France North Macedonia5–011–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
121 December 2020Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France Kazakhstan2–012–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
135–0
1417 September 2021Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece Greece6–010–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1522 October 2021Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France Estonia7–011–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1630 November 2021Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France Wales1–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
171 July 2022Stade de la Source, Orléans, France Vietnam2–07–0Friendly
186–0
1914 July 2022New York Stadium, Rotherham, England Belgium1–02–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022
206 September 2022Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France Greece2–05–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
214–1
2211 November 2022Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain Norway1–02–1Friendly
232 August 2023Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Panama2–16–32023 FIFA Women's World Cup
243–1
255–1
268 August 2023Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Morocco1–04–0

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

France

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  3. 1 2 "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Kadidiatou DIANI". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "France captain Renard to skip World Cup to 'preserve mental health', Diani, Katoto step down". Reuters. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Panama 3–6 France". BBC Sport. 2 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "MONDIAL FÉMININ: KADIDIATOU DIANI, LA VITESSE AU SERVICE DES BLEUES". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Kadidiatou Diani at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Equipe de France A - Kadidiatou Diani" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Football féminin : le Paris-Saint-Germain détrône Lyon et gagne la Coupe de France". Le Monde.fr. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Miyazawa secures adidas Golden Boot after finishing as top scorer". FIFA. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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