Kadidiatou Diani (born 1 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and the France national team.

Club career

OL Lyonnes On 2 August 2023, Diani was announced at Lyon on a four-year contract. A month later, on 27 September, an investigation was opened against her former coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle, with Diani accusing him of sexual assault.

London City Lionesses On 15 July 2026, Diani joined Women's Super League club London City Lionesses on a three-year deal, the Lionesses are the first fully independent team to be promoted to the top women's league. Both London City Lionesses and her former club Lyon are owned by businesswoman Michelle Kang. The transfer fee was reported to be £500,000.

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. 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.

Diani was called up to the France squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 30 May 2022, Diani was called up to the France squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 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.

Diani was called up to the France squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. 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.

In July 2024, Diani was named in France's squad for the 2024 Olympics.

Personal life Diani was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France on 1 April 1995, and is of Malian descent.

Her "adviser", César Mavacala, was a suspect in the Hamraoui case. In February 2022, she caused a controversy with Marie-Antoinette Katoto for her support to Aminata Diallo during a goal celebration for France.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCoupe de FranceContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJuvisy2010–11D1F301100—412011–12D1F2000——202012–13D1F711051—1322013–14D1F6110——712014–15D1F17321——1942015–16D1F201035——23152016–17D1F18730——217Total732211751008930Paris Saint-Germain2017–18D1F22660——2862018–19D1F22133152—30162019–20D1F161240421025142020–21D1F19131041—24142021–22D1F18134291—31162022–23D1F17173396103026Total1147421631122016892Lyon2023–24D1F187331181033182024–25D1F191010106—3016Total3717432114106334Career total2241133616572730320156

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFrance2014112015702016121201714020188220191262020632021732022136202314420241532025132202641Total12632

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diani goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Kadidiatou DianiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 22 November 2014 Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval, France 2–0 2–1 Friendly2 16 July 2016 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France 1–0 3–0 Friendly3 1 September 2018 Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France 1–0 4–0 Friendly4 9 October 2018 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France 2–0 6–0 Friendly5 19 January 2019 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France 1–0 3–1 Friendly6 2–07 4 April 2019 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France 3–1 3–1 Friendly8 25 May 2019 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France 2–0 3–0 Friendly9 3–010 31 May 2019 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France 2–1 2–1 Friendly11 23 October 2020 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France 5–0 11–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification12 1 December 2020 Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France 2–0 12–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification13 5–014 17 September 2021 Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece 6–0 10–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification15 22 October 2021 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France 7–0 11–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification16 30 November 2021 Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France 1–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification17 1 July 2022 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France 2–0 7–0 Friendly18 6–019 14 July 2022 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England 1–0 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 202220 6 September 2022 Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France 2–0 5–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification21 4–122 11 November 2022 Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain 1–0 2–1 Friendly23 2 August 2023 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–1 6–3 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup24 3–125 5–126 8 August 2023 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia 1–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup27 23 February 2024 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France 1–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League28 4 June 2024 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France 1–2 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying29 3 December 2024 Stade de Nice, Le Mans, France 2–3 2–4 Friendly30 25 February 2025 Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans, France 1–0 3–2 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League31 9 July 2025 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland 2–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 202532 7 March 2026 Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon, France 4–1 4–1 2027 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21 Coupe de France féminine: 2017–18, 2021–22

France SheBelieves Cup: 2017

Individual Division 1 Féminine Player of the Year: 2020–21 UNFP Première Ligue team of the year: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 LFFP Première Ligue team of the season: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season: 2023–24

References

External links

UEFA player profile