Grady George Diangana was born on 19 April 1998 and is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
13 Facts About Grady Diangana
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Grady Diangana's family moved to the United Kingdom when he was four years old.
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Grady Diangana joined the West Ham youth system in 2010, aged 12.
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Grady Diangana made his under-18 debut for the club in February 2014, and his Premier League 2 debut in January 2015.
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Grady Diangana signed his first professional contract with the Hammers on 14 May 2016.
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Grady Diangana signed a new two-year contract in June 2018.
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On 18 January 2019, Grady Diangana signed a new six-year contract that would have kept him at West Ham until 2025.
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Grady Diangana scored his first two goals for West Brom on his league debut, on 17 August 2019.
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Grady Diangana played 30 times in the league for Albion, scoring eight goals as they won promotion to the Premier League.
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West Ham club captain Mark Noble openly stated that he was "angry and sad that Grady Diangana has left" in a comment which gathered support from fellow players including Declan Rice and Jack Wilshere.
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In November 2018, Grady Diangana received his first international call-up, for England U20, for a game against Germany U20.
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In September 2019, Grady Diangana was called into the England U21 team for the first time, for matches against Turkey U21 and Kosovo U21 after impressing with three goals in his first four matches on loan in the Championship with West Bromwich Albion.
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Grady Diangana generally plays as a right-sided attacking midfielder but can play across the forward line.