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

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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. 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. 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, played from Septemb ...

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

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

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. 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

2007 African Youth Championship The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification Preliminary round Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozamb ...

Honours

: 2012 (Ternana) * Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2011 (Juve Stabia)

References

External links

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Football.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dianda, Salif 1987 births People from Adzopé Footballers from Lagunes District Living people Burkinabe men's footballers Burkina Faso men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Hellas Verona FC players FC Lugano players US Vibonese Calcio players ASD Sangiovannese 1927 players SS Juve Stabia players Ternana Calcio players SSD Martina Calcio 1947 players SSD Correggese Calcio 1948 players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Swiss Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Italy Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Ivorian people of Burkinabe descent Sportspeople of Burkinabe descent Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Burkina Faso men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen