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

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Biography

Born in

Adzopé Adzopé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Adzopé Department. It is also a commune and the seat of La Mé Region in Lagunes District. In the 2021 census, the sub-prefecture of Adzopé had a populatio ...

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.

Hellas Verona F.C. Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

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

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, on 11 November 2006. In January 2007, Dianda left for

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club

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. Verona relegated at the end of season. In January 2008 Dianda left for Serie C2 club

Vibonese Unione Sportiva Vibonese Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Vibo Valentia, Calabria. It currently plays in Serie D. History Vibonese was founded in 1928. The club in the season 2011–12 was relegated from Lega Pro Se ...

. Dianda only played 4 games in

2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season is the thirty-first since its renaming to Serie C1 in 1978, and the first edition since the renaming from Serie C1 to Lega Pro. It was divided into two phases: the regular season In an organized s ...

. In August 2009 he left for Sangiovannese. Co-currently Davide Bertolucci left for Verona. In August 2010 Dianda left for

S.S. Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

in temporary deal and signed a new 2-year contract with Verona. On 31 August 2011 Dianda was signed by

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

. The club won

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Group B but losing to Group A champion

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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. On 29 July 2015 he signed a new 1-year contract with club. In September 2019, Dianda joined ASD Ferentillo-Valnerina.

International career

He was the captain of the Burkina Faso national under-20 football team.http://www.hellasverona.it/news.php?id=5552 He was in the squad for

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Honours

: 2012 (Ternana) *

Coppa Italia Lega Pro Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the c ...

: 2011 (Juve Stabia)

References

External links

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Football.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dianda, Salif 1987 births People from Adzopé Living people Citizens of Burkina Faso through descent Burkinabé footballers Burkina Faso international footballers Association football midfielders Hellas Verona F.C. players FC Lugano players U.S. Vibonese Calcio players A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927 players S.S. Juve Stabia players Ternana Calcio players A.S. Martina Franca 1947 players S.S.D. Correggese Calcio 1948 players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Swiss Super League players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Italy Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent Sportspeople of Burkinabé descent Burkinabé expatriate footballers 21st-century Burkinabé people Burkina Faso under-20 international footballers