Diani's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→18), while his Rating held around 29. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Charlotte · 8th	19	0	1	6.65	30	19
2025/26	Charlotte · 8th	27	0	0	6.83	28	16
2024/25	Charlotte · 5th	31	1	1	6.99	38	25
2023/24	Caen · 6th	2	0	0	6.95	47	2
2022/23	Caen · 5th	37	1	0	6.81	58	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

D. Diani is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Charlotte, rated 29.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 288th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (43.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diani.

Judged on this season alone, Diani graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.818 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 27th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Diani is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25

Current potential27th of 40 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 19 apps Current season30th of 40 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 19 apps 30th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer 288th in the Major League Soccer · potential 27th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer

29.1

Ratingi

27th of 40 defensive midfielders

17.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.82

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Charlotte finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.82

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.1, Diani carries the 27th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 40 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43.7%

Available fixtures21 of 21

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.109

Goal contribution / 900.109

Defensive actions / 903.818

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %25

Pass accuracy %91

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.327

Foul involvement / 902.836

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 28, Diani sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Diani's projected Rating — 29.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots4

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5

Passes372

Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success40%

Duels won39

Duels won %48.8%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions15

Blocks2

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

CharlotteFeb 2024 – nowFree

CaenJan 2022 – Feb 2024

Grasshoppers(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Livingston(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Grasshoppersuntil Feb 2021

About D. Diani

Djibril Diani is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Charlotte, born on February 11, 1998 in Créteil, standing 195 cm tall. He is from France. Charlotte currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, D. Diani has made 19 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 825 minutes, averaging a 6.65 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When D. Diani plays, Charlotte's record this season is 7W-5D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.63 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

August 19, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Toronto FC (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 7, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Atlas (59 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Chicago Fire (96 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at New York Red Bulls (19 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 23, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Atlanta United FC (38 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs New England Revolution (88 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 16, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Toronto FC (24 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 13, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs New York City FC (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs FC Cincinnati (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-1 loss away at New England Revolution (78 minutes, 7 rating)

D. Diani's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Charlotte face Atlanta United FC away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Diani at 29.1 with a Season form score of 17.6, ranking 288th of 436 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Diani has totalled 260 club appearances with 11 goals and 2 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 37 appearances for Caen.

D. Diani's career has also included time at Caen, Grasshoppers and Livingston.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Charlotte finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points