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Djibril Diop (footballer)

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Djibril Diop
Personal information
Full name Djibril Thialaw Diop
Date of birth (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Thiès, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Yverdon-Sport
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2017 Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Génération Foot
2021–2022 Hassania Agadir 24 (2)
2022–2024 Viking 42 (2)
2024– Yverdon-Sport 1 (0)
International career
2019– Senegal 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Djibril Thialaw Diop (born 6 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yverdon-Sport.

Career

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Born in Thiès, Senegal, Diop started his career with Génération Foot in 2013.[1] He made his senior debut for the club in 2017.[2] In August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Moroccan Botola club Hassania Agadir.[3] On 31 August 2022, the last day of the summer transfer window, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking.[4][2] On 2 October 2022, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against Aalesund.[5]

International career

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On 28 July 2019, he made his international debut for Senegal in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Liberia.[1]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 August 2023[6][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hassania Agadir 2021–22 Botola 24 2 0 0 24 2
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 7 1 1 0 8 1
2023 Eliteserien 13 0 5 1 18 1
Total 20 1 6 1 26 2
Career total 44 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 50 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c Djibril Diop at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "FIFA har godkjent Diop-kjøpet: Slik beskriver Viking ham". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Transfert: Djibril Thialaw s'engage avec l'US Agadir au Maroc". Africa Foot United (in French). 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Kan ha sikret seg senegalesisk landslagsspiller - venter på svar fra FIFA". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Djibril Diop at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ Djibril Diop at Soccerway