Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Announces Addition of Gaye Diadie to Coaching Staff
9/6/2023 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern men's soccer head coach Russell Payne has announced the addition of Gaye Diadie to the coaching staff as an assistant coach.
In his time with the Cougars, Diadie, a former defensive midfielder during his playing career, worked primarily with the midfield and defensive corps. His other responsibilities included scouting student-athletes in the United States and internationally, developing tactical analyses for games and assisting team travel. He also oversaw the progress of the team's student-athletes, with seven players named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
Diadie's collegiate playing career featured four stops in the United States after traveling across the pond from Paris, France. He spent two seasons at Illinois Central College, tallying three goals and two assists before transferring to Saginaw Valley State. In his lone year with the Cardinals, he started all 18 games as a junior in 2019, recording one assist. As a senior in 2020, Diadie started in eight of his nine appearances for Georgia Southern, bagging one goal.
He concluded his playing career as a graduate student at Chicago State in 2021, where he logged the fifth-most minutes on the team (1,457). Diadie served as the team's primary captain, making 16 starts in 17 appearances for the Cougars, while tallying two goals and one assist on the season.
Diadie graduated from Georgia Southern with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and earned a Masters in Business Administration at Chicago State. He is currently pursuing his UEFA B Coaching License.
Diadie comes to the Wildcats by way of Chicago State, where he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for nearly two years. Diadie has also served as an assistant coach for Texas United FC in USL 2 since December 2022.It's official ????
— Northwestern Men's Soccer (@NUMensSoccer) September 6, 2023
Gaye Diadie has joined our staff as an assistant coach! pic.twitter.com/Cffpx2GDmo
In his time with the Cougars, Diadie, a former defensive midfielder during his playing career, worked primarily with the midfield and defensive corps. His other responsibilities included scouting student-athletes in the United States and internationally, developing tactical analyses for games and assisting team travel. He also oversaw the progress of the team's student-athletes, with seven players named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
Diadie's collegiate playing career featured four stops in the United States after traveling across the pond from Paris, France. He spent two seasons at Illinois Central College, tallying three goals and two assists before transferring to Saginaw Valley State. In his lone year with the Cardinals, he started all 18 games as a junior in 2019, recording one assist. As a senior in 2020, Diadie started in eight of his nine appearances for Georgia Southern, bagging one goal.
He concluded his playing career as a graduate student at Chicago State in 2021, where he logged the fifth-most minutes on the team (1,457). Diadie served as the team's primary captain, making 16 starts in 17 appearances for the Cougars, while tallying two goals and one assist on the season.
Diadie graduated from Georgia Southern with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and earned a Masters in Business Administration at Chicago State. He is currently pursuing his UEFA B Coaching License.
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