D. Diaw

Following his move to FC Botosani, Diaw's current-season form is down 60% on last season (Season 48→19), while his Rating eased 47→17. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Botosani	1	0	6.3	—	—
2025/26	FC Botosani · 3rd	25	1	6.58	17	19
2024/25	Bordeaux	17	3	6.91	—	—
2023/24	Laval · 7th	34	3	6.9	47	48
2022/23	LavalLoan · 14th	17	3	6.91	40	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Senegal · international

Side	Apps	G
Senegal	1	0
Senegal U23	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Diaw is a 31-year-old central defender at FC Botosani, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 19, top 44% of Liga I centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.5, ranking 179th of 240 in the Liga I. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (57.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diaw.

Judged on this season alone, Diaw graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 43 of the 43 centre-backs in the Liga I, on 7 clean sheets and 2.234 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 19). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 31st of 43 of the 43 centre-backs in the Liga I. At 31 Diaw is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2025/26

Current potential31st of 43 centre-backs · Liga I Current season19th of 43 centre-backs · Liga I 19th-best centre-back in the Liga I 179th in the Liga I · potential 31st-highest potential centre-back in the Liga I

16.5

Ratingi

31st of 43 centre-backs

19.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.23

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Botosani finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 57.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.5, Diaw carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga I of 43. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %57.1%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.044

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.044

Defensive actions / 902.234

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %44.4

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %71.4

Cards / 900.35

Foul involvement / 901.796

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Diaw sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Diaw's projected Rating — 16.5 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 centre-backs in the Liga I with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target4

Shots9

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success71.4%

Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions25

Blocks6

Fouls committed29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 9 moves

FC BotosaniAug 2025 – nowFree

BBordeauxuntil Aug 2025

Laval(on loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2025

Arka Gdynia(on loan)Mar 2022 – Jul 2022

Ruh LvivJan 2022 – Mar 2022€ 100K

FFK Zalgiris VilniusFeb 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Angers(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Feb 2021

Caen(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

AngersJan 2019 – Jul 2019250K

Korona KielceFeb 2016 – Jan 2019Free

GGeeluntil Feb 2016

About D. Diaw

Elhadji Pape Djibril Diaw is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Botosani, born on December 31, 1994 in Dakar, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Senegal. FC Botosani currently sit 3rd of 6 in the Liga I.

This season

In the current season, D. Diaw has made 25 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 2,055 minutes, averaging a 6.19 match rating over his last 7 rated games, with 8 yellow cards.

When D. Diaw plays, FC Botosani's record this season is 2W-2D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.3 at home against 6.1 on the road.

Recent matches

May 24, 2026: 3-4 loss away at FCSB (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Farul Constanta (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Oţelul (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 20, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Metaloglobus (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Uta Arad (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 3, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs FCSB (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 22, 2026: 0-3 loss away at AFC Hermannstadt (90 minutes, 4.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Diaw at 16.5 with a Season form score of 19.4, ranking 179th of 240 centre-backs in the Liga I. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the A Lyga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, D. Diaw has totalled 216 club appearances with 16 goals and 0 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 34 appearances for Laval.

D. Diaw's career has also included time at BBordeaux, Laval, Arka Gdynia, Ruh Lviv, FFK Zalgiris Vilnius, Angers, Caen, Korona Kielce and GGeel.

On the international stage, D. Diaw has represented Senegal and Senegal U23 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Botosani finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Watch points