Assane Diao Diaoune is a Senegalese winger born in Ndangane in 2005 and raised in Spain from early childhood. After youth football with Badajoz, Flecha Negra and Balon de Cadiz, he joined Real Betis in 2021 and reached the first team in 2023. He scored on his La Liga debut against Granada and also scored in European competition. In January 2025 he moved to Como in Serie A. Diao represented Spain at youth levels, including under-19 and under-21, before FIFA approved his switch to Senegal in 2025.


