Sekou Diawara | |
Birth Date: | 2004 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Deinze, Belgium[1] |
Currentclub: | Udinese |
Clubnumber: | 34 |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | Gent |
Youthyears2: | 2018–2022 |
Youthclubs2: | Genk |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs1: | Genk II |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | Udinese |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2024 |
Clubs3: | → Beerschot (loan) |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
Nationalteam2: | Belgium U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | Belgium U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 1 April 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 20:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC) |
Sekou Diawara (born 8 February 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Udinese.
A youth product of Gent, Diawara moved to Genk's youth academy in 2018.[2] On 7 August 2020 he signed his first professional contract to Gent until 2023, and was later promoted to Jong Genk in 2022.[3] He had a falling out with Genk after being suspended for posing with his brother Mamady celebrating the latters' move to Club Brugge.[4] On 25 January 2023, he moved to the Italian club Udinese on a contract until 2027.[5] He made his senior debut with Udinese in a 2–1 Coppa Italia loss in extra time to Cagliari on 12 December 2023.[6]
On 25 January 2024, Diawara moved on loan to Beerschot until the end of the season.[7]
Born in Germany, Diawara is of Guinean descent.[8] He is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium 20s in September 2023.[9]