Papakouli Diop

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Pape Diop
Pape Diop.jpg
Diop as a Levante player (2013)
Personal information
Full name Papakouli Diop
Date of birth (1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Kaolack, Senegal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ibiza
Youth career
2004–2006 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Rennes 1 (0)
2006–2008 Tours 36 (3)
2008–2009 Gimnàstic 43 (4)
2009–2012 Racing Santander 76 (3)
2012–2015 Levante 85 (4)
2015–2017 Espanyol 53 (3)
2018–2021 Eibar 106 (3)
2021– Ibiza 0 (0)
National team‡
2010– Senegal 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2017

Papakouli "Pape" Diop (born 19 March 1986) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club UD Ibiza.

After starting out at Rennes in France, he went on to spend most of his career in Spain.

Club career[]

Born in Kaolack, Diop moved to France at early age and played youth football for Stade Rennais, making his first-team – and Ligue 1 – debut on 5 August 2006, in a 1–2 home loss against Lille OSC. In the summer of 2006 he joined Tours FC, being relegated from Ligue 2 in his first season.

On 31 January 2008, Diop signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Spanish Segunda División.[2] After one-and-a-half seasons with the Catalans he moved to La Liga with Racing de Santander, for €1.5 million.[3]

On 12 September 2009, Diop played his first game in the Spanish top level, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid.[4] His first league goal came on 21 March of the following year, netting the last of a 3–1 success at CA Osasuna.[5]

In the 2011–12 campaign, Diop played all but four matches for the Cantabrians and totalled 2,864 minutes of action,[6] but his team was relegated nonetheless after finishing 20th. Shortly after, he joined fellow league club Levante UD, which paid €100,000 for his services.[7]

On 4 May 2014, Diop appeared to be subjected to monkey chants from a section of Atlético Madrid fans, and provided a unique response by dancing in front of his abusers.[8][9] On 5 June of the following year, he left the Granotes after his contract expired.[10]

On 31 August 2015, Diop signed a three-year deal with RCD Espanyol also in the top tier.[11] On 22 December 2017, after cutting ties with the club, he agreed to an 18-month contract at fellow league team SD Eibar.[12]

On 20 August 2021, free agent Diop signed a one-year deal with second division newcomers UD Ibiza.[13]

International career[]

In January 2017 he was part of the team's successful performance at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[14][15]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 31 July 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2006–07 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tours 2006–07 Ligue 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 18 3
2007–08 National 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 36 3 0 0 0 0 36 3
Gimnàstic 2008–09 Segunda División 30 4 0 0 — 30 4
Racing Santander 2009–10 La Liga 23 1 6 1 — 29 2
2010–11 19 0 1 0 — 20 0
2011–12 34 1 2 0 — 36 1
Total 76 2 9 1 0 0 85 3
Levante 2012–13 La Liga 32 0 0 0 9[a] 1 41 1
2013–14 34 4 2 0 — 36 4
2014–15 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
Total 85 4 2 0 9 1 96 5
Espanyol 2015–16 La Liga 30 3 2 0 — 32 3
2016–17 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
2017–18 5 0 2 0 — 7 0
Total 53 3 5 0 0 0 58 3
Eibar 2017–18 La Liga 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2018–19 28 1 1 0 — 29 1
2019–20 30 1 0 0 – 30 1
Total 73 2 1 0 0 0 74 1
Career total 323 18 17 1 9 1 349 19
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

International goals[]

As of 23 January 2017 (Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Diop goal)[17]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 May 2014 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 23 January 2017 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Algeria 1–1 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

References[]

  1. ^ "Pape Diop" (in Spanish). SD Eibar. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ El Nástic ficha al senegalés Diop (Nástic sign Senegalese Diop); Marca, 31 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Diop se va al Racing y el Nàstic ingresará 1'5 'kilos' (Diop goes to Racing and Nàstic make 1'5 'kilos'); Diario AS, 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Atletico remain winless; ESPN FC, 12 September 2009
  5. ^ Racing rediscover scoring touch; ESPN FC, 21 March 2010
  6. ^ Diop, el 'fichaje' de enero del Racing (Diop, Racing's January 'signing') Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Montañés, 28 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Levante paga al Racing de Santander 100.000 euros por Pape Diop (Levante pay 100,000 euros to Racing de Santander for Pape Diop); Goal, 19 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Atletico Madrid fans accused of racist chants by Levante's Diop". BBC Sport. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Senegal's Diop complains of racist abuse from Atletico fans". BBC Sport. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Carta de agradecimiento de Pape Diop tras su estancia en el Levante U.D." [Thankful letter of Pape Diop after his spell at Levante U.D.] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Pape Diop fitxa per l'Espanyol" [Pape Diop signs for Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Pape Diop, segundo refuerzo de invierno" [Pape Diop, second winter addition] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Pape Diop, nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Pape Diop, new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Afcon 2017: Mane to lead Senegal's England-based stars". bbc.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Senegal:Cameroon". Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  16. ^ "P. Diop". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  17. ^ "P. Diop – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

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