Pape Cheikh Diop
Diop with Celta in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | CIA | ||
2012–2013 | Montañeros | ||
2013–2015 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Celta B | 21 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Celta | 22 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Lyon B | 12 | (2) |
2017– | Lyon | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Celta (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Dijon (loan) | 21 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Senegal | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020 |
Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye (born 8 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[1] A youth international for Spain, Diop represents the Senegal national team.
Club career[]
Youth[]
Diop was in Spain in the time at the age of 1 month. After representing Club Internacional de la Amistad and Montañeros CF, he joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013.[2]
Celta[]
Diop made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against CD Lealtad.[3] He scored his first goal eight days later, netting the last in a 5–0 home routing of UP Langreo.[4]
On 11 August 2015, Diop signed a new five-year deal with the club, running until 2020.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 12 December of that year, replacing Nolito in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home success over RCD Espanyol.[6]
Diop scored his first goal in the main category on 27 November 2016, netting the last in a 3–1 home win against Granada CF. The following 31 January, he extended his contract until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 4 jersey.[7]
Lyon[]
On 29 August 2017, Lyon announced the signing of Diop on a five-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Celta was reported as €10 million with €4 million of possible bonuses.[8] On 14 August 2019, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his former side Celta on loan for the 2019–20 campaign.[9]
Dijon (loan)[]
On 6 August 2020, Diop signed for Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO on loan for one season. The deal included an option to buy of €5 million plus an additional €1.5 million in bonuses, and a 15% sell-on fee clause.[10] Diop made his debut for Dijon in a 1–0 loss to Angers on 22 August 2020.[11]
International career[]
Born in Senegal and raised in Spain, Diop was a youth international for Spain. In September 2018, Diop declared his international allegiance to Spain.[12] He switched, and first represented the Senegal national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.[13]
Honors[]
Spain U19
References[]
- ^ "Pape Cheikh Diop joins Dijon on loan from Lyon". goal.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Pape Cheikh, el todoterreno celeste" [Pape Cheikh, the allrounder celeste] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "La efectividad del Celta B condena al Lealtad" [The effectiveness of Celta B condemns Lealtad] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "El Langreo recibe un serio correctivo de un Celta B muy superior" [Langreo receives a serious corrective from a much superior Celta B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "El Celta renueva a los canteranos Pape, Diego Alende y De Paz" [Celta renews the youth players Pape, Diego Alende and De Paz] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Aspas mira a la Champions" [Aspas aims to Champions] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Pape Cheikh amplía su contrato con el Celta hasta el 2021" [Pape Cheikh extends his contract with Celta until 2021] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Transferts : Pape Cheikh Diop (Celta Vigo) à Lyon (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Pape redondea la 'alineación' de canteranos del RC Celta: 11 jugadores de casa" [Pape round up the 'line-up' of RC Celta youth graduates: 11 home-grown players] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Pape Cheikh Diop à Dijon (officiel)". L’Équipe (in French). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Dijon 0 – 1 Angers Lineups". en.as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2018). "Pape Cheikh Diop chooses to play for Spain over Senegal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dakar
- Senegalese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Dijon FCO players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Senegal international footballers
- Senegalese expatriate footballers
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Senegalese emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Footballers from Galicia (Spain)
- Spanish footballers
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Segunda División B players
- La Liga players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish people of Senegalese descent