Khadim Diaw (born 7 July 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al-Hilal SC. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Diaw is a youth product of

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, and spent his early career with them helping them win 2

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s and 1

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. On 2 November 2020, he joined the Guinean club Horoya on loan. After his debut season, he was nominated for an individual league award, and he formally signed for Horoya on a 3-year contract. On 26 July 2023, Diaw signed for Sudanese club Al-Hilal SC on a four-year contract.

International career

Born in Senegal, Diaw is of Guinean descent through his mother, and Mauritanian descent through a grandmother. He was part of the Senegal U23s that won the

2019 WAFU Cup of Nations The 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the WAFU Nations Cup, an association football tournament that is affiliated with the West African Football Union (WAFU). It took place from 28 September to 13 October 2019 in Thiès, Senegal. T ...

. He was called up to Mauritania for a set of

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matches against the

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in March 2023. On 11 July, CAF awarded the match to DR Congo, as Diaw failed to follow the proper procedure for switching national teams after previously representing

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

during

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, deeming him ineligible to represent Mauritania.

Honours

Génération Foot *

: 2016–17, 2018–19 *

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Horoya *

Guinée Championnat National Guinée Championnat National (simply known as Ligue 1 Pro) is the top division of the Guinean Football Federation, it was created in 1965. Ligue 1 Pro 2021–22 teams Champions *1965 : AS Kaloum Star *1966 : Hafia FC *1967 : Hafia FC *1968 : ...

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, 2021–22 Senegal Local *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaw, Khadim 1998 births Living people Footballers from Saint-Louis, Senegal Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers Senegalese men's footballers Mauritanian people of Senegalese descent Mauritanian people of Guinean descent Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent Senegalese people of Guinean descent Men's association football fullbacks Génération Foot players Horoya AC players Ligue 1 (Senegal) players Guinée Championnat National players Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Guinea Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Guinea Expatriate men's footballers in Guinea 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players