Djibril Diani

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Djibril Diani
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Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charlotte FC
Number 28
Youth career
2004–2006 Quartiers Libres
2006–2013 Choisy-le-Roi
2013–2016 Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Lens B 54 (4)
2018–2022 Grasshoppers 66 (3)
2021Livingston (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2020 Grasshoppers II 15 (1)
2022–2024 Caen 47 (2)
2023–2024 Caen II 4 (1)
2024– Charlotte FC 28 (1)
International career
2013–2014 France U16 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Djibril Diani (born 11 February 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.

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Club career

On 2 February 2021, it was confirmed that Diani had joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on a six-month loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. [1] He returned to Grasshopper Club Zürich for the following season. On 4 January 2022, Diani signed for Ligue 2 club Caen on a contract until 2024. [2]

On 14 February 2024, Diani signed with Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC on a two-year deal. [3]

International career

Diani was born in France and is of Malian descent. He is a youth international for France. [4]

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References

  1. "Welcome Djibril Diani!". Livingston F.C. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. "Djibril Diani est Caennais" [Djibril Diani is Caennais] (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. "Charlotte FC sign French midfielder Djibril Diani | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  4. "Interview: Djibril Diani, RC Lens". 31 August 2013.