# Amadou Diawara

Amadou Diawara (born 17 July 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht and the Guinea national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Amadou Diawara was born in Conakry, Guinea. Diawara joined Lega Pro side San Marino in 2014.

### Bologna

While playing for San Marino, Bologna Director of football Pantaleo Corvino spotted his talents and brought him to Bologna in a deal costing the side £420,000 in July 2015. On 22 August 2015, Diawara made his Serie A debut for Bologna, in an away match against Lazio, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Lorenzo Crisetig.

### Napoli

On 26 August 2016, Diawara signed for fellow Serie A club Napoli . On 17 October 2017, Diawara scored his first senior goal for Napoli from the penalty spot against Manchester City in the Champions League. On 8 April 2018, he scored his first Serie A goal and second senior goal for Napoli against Chievo Verona.

### Roma

On 1 July 2019, Diawara signed a deal with Roma until 2024.

### Anderlecht

On 31 August 2022, Diawara moved to Anderlecht on a three-year contract. On 4 February 2025, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.

## International career

Diawara was born in Guinea, but played football in Italy since 2014, and received Italian citizenship. The Azzurri trainer Giampiero Ventura was trying to recruit him in 2018. However, he pledged his international allegiance to the Guinea national team in March 2018, and he received a call-up to the national team in October 2018. Diawara debuted for Guinea in a 2–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Rwanda on 12 October 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 17 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| San Marino | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Napoli | 2016–17 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Napoli | 2017–18 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Napoli | 2018–19 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Napoli | Total | Total | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 74 | 2 |
| Roma | 2019–20 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Roma | 2020–21 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Roma | 2021–22 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Roma | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 2 |
| Anderlecht | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Anderlecht | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Anderlecht | Total | Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 175 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 5 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 10 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Guinea | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43 | 0 |

## Honours

Roma
* UEFA Europa Conference League: 2021–22