Skip to content
Photo: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Como

Assane Diao

Position
Right winger
Nationality
Senegal
Height
185 cm
Games
8
7 starts
Minutes
536
67 a game
Goals
4
1.2 xG
Assists
1
1.0 xA

Player profile

536 min · vs 149 wingers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Dribbling, box-crashing winger

Diao is one of the most dangerous wingers in the group for Como: he beats players, gets into the box and creates as much as almost any of them, with 2 Serie A goals, 2 in the Champions League and a Serie A assist. He rarely passes the ball into the final third and makes few recoveries. From 536 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Scores. Goals 0.67 per 90, top 2% of wingers.

  • Box presence. Touches in the box 9.23 per 90, top 3%.

  • Beats players. Dribbles won 3.86 per 90, top 4%.

  • Creates chances. Key passes 2.69 per 90, top 5%.

Areas for development

  • Little forward passing. Passes into the final third 1.34 per 90, 7th percentile.

  • Few recoveries. Recoveries 3.19 per 90, 23rd percentile.

Similar players

  • Alieu Njie FiorentinaAerials won 84 v 82 and dribbles won 96 v 87.
  • Oscar Bobb FulhamKey passes 95 v 88 and pass accuracy 71 v 74.
  • Yan Diomande Real MadridDribbles won 96 v 98 and goals 98 v 89.

Against 154 wingers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of wingers with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 6 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the final third, right (28%), average spot right half-space, final third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 5%, Middle third 32%, Final third 62%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Serie A6427210.620.620.9510167.67
Champions League2109200.580.580.02307.76

8 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.69
Oldest to newest
Best: 9.2 at Genoa, 4 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.