Djibril Diop (footballer)

Djibril Thialaw Diop (born 6 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Viking.

Djibril Diop
Personal information
Full name Djibril Thialaw Diop
Date of birth (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999
Place of birth Thiès, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Viking
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2017 Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Génération Foot
2021–2022 Hassania Agadir 24 (2)
2022– Viking 20 (1)
International career
2019– Senegal 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

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

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

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2023[6][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hassania Agadir 2021–22 Botola 24200242
Viking 2022 Eliteserien 711081
2023 Eliteserien 13051181
Total 20161262
Career total 443610000504

References

  1. Djibril Diop at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "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. 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. Djibril Diop at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. Djibril Diop at Soccerway
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