Background
Diba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Rochdale in England at a young age.
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Jonathan Diba
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He attended Street Cuthbert"s Remote Control High School with whom he reached reached the final of the English National Schools Cup as a year 7 in 2009 with a team that also included players such as Connor Ronan, Kisimba Kisimba and Axel Tuanzebe.
Career
Diba joined the youth set up of his local side Rochdale at the age of 11. Diba was promoted to the first team squad at the start of the 2014-2015 season, attending preseason training in Tenerife less than a month after completing his GCSEs. He made his debut for Rochdale at the age of 16 on 16 August 2014, replacing an injured Josh Lillis 60 minutes into a League One match with Chesterfield at the Proact Stadium.
He received a yellow card for handling outside of the penalty area and conceded one goal from the penalty spot in what ended as a 2–1 defeat.
He signed his first professional contract on 18 November 2014. In the 2011-2012 season Diba attended two England U15 training camps.
In November 2012 Diba was called up to a two-day England under-16 goalkeeper training camp at Street George"s Park National Football Centre.
