Salif Dianda (born 17 December 1987) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for ASD Ferentillo-Valnerina as a midfielder.

Salif Dianda
Personal information
Full name Salif Dianda
Date of birth (1987-12-17) 17 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Adzopé, Ivory Coast
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
ASD Ferentillo-Valnerina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Hellas Verona 13 (0)
2007Lugano (loan) 10 (1)
2008Vibonese (loan) 10 (0)
2009–2010Sangiovannese (loan) 31 (3)
2010–2011Juve Stabia (loan) 20 (0)
2011–2012Ternana (loan) 32 (0)
2012–2016 Ternana 35 (1)
2016 Martina Franca 18 (0)
2017 Corregese 14 (1)
2017–2018 Romanese Calcio 24 (2)
2018– ASD Ferentillo-Valnerina
International career
0000–2007 Burkina Faso U20
2008 Burkina Faso 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2017

Biography

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Born in Adzopé to Burkinabé parents, Dianda arrived in Italy in 2004. He obtained a temporary resident permit on 10 August 2005 and became eligible to sign win any Italian club in 2006, after one year legal residence. Despite being a non-EU player, Dianda eligible to sign by Italian club because Dianda previously did not have any football education outside Italy.[1] Hellas Verona F.C. offered him a contract before 10 August 2006 and tried to appeal to FIGC in order to make him eligible before that date but failed.

Dianda made his first team debut in 2006–07 Serie B, on 11 November 2006. In January 2007, Dianda left for Swiss Challenge League club Lugano.[2] Verona relegated at the end of season. In January 2008 Dianda left for Serie C2 club Vibonese.[3] Dianda only played 4 games in 2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

In August 2009 he left for Sangiovannese. Co-currently Davide Bertolucci left for Verona.[4] In August 2010 Dianda left for S.S. Juve Stabia in temporary deal and signed a new 2-year contract with Verona.[5]

On 31 August 2011 Dianda was signed by Ternana.[6] The club won Lega Pro Prima Divisione Group B but losing to Group A champion Spezia in the grand final of the league. At the end of season he was signed in co-ownership deal.

On 21 June 2013 Ternana acquired him outright.[7] On 29 July 2015 he signed a new 1-year contract with club.[8]

In September 2019, Dianda joined ASD Ferentillo-Valnerina.[9]

International career

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He was the captain of the Burkina Faso national under-20 football team.[10] He was in the squad for 2007 African Youth Championship.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "COM. UFF. N. 53/C (2005–06)" (PDF). Commissione d'Appello Federale (in Italian). FIGC. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Calciomercato, Dianda in prestito al Lugano" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Dianda alla Vibonese, Bellavista all'Hellas Verona". www.hellasverona.it (in Italian). 28 January 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Calciomercato, concluse tre operazioni". www.hellasverona.it (in Italian). 7 August 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Calciomercato, Dianda ceduto alla Juve Stabia" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Calciomercato, Bjelanovic e Lepiller all'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Mercato: Salif Dianda e' della Ternana, Piacenti rimane a Foligno" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. ^ "la Ternana e Salif Dianda ancora insieme" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. ^ ASD Ferentillo-Valnerina - Welcome Salif Dianda, facebook.com, September 2019
  10. ^ http://www.hellasverona.it/news.php?id=5552
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