Kadidiatou Diani was born on 1 April 1995 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France. She began playing organized football with ES Vitry before joining US Ivry and later entering the Juvisy system. Diani made her senior debut for Juvisy while still a teenager and developed into one of the most dangerous attacking players in French women's football.
In 2017, Diani joined Paris Saint-Germain, where she spent six seasons and became one of the club's most prolific players. Her performances earned her recognition as the league's player of the year for the 2020/21 season. She joined Lyon in 2023 and continued to score regularly in both domestic competition and the UEFA Women's Champions League. In July 2026, she moved to London City Lionesses on a three-year contract.
Diani has represented France at several youth levels and was part of the team that won the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She made her senior France debut in 2014 and has since appeared at multiple major tournaments. At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored four goals and provided three assists as France reached the quarter-finals, finishing the tournament as one of its leading goalscorers and earning the Silver Boot.
