Dion Lopy (born 2 February 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda División club Almería and the Senegal national team.
 Lopy in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dion Lopy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Oslo Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Reims II | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Reims | 59 | (0) |
| 2023– | Almería | 41 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Senegal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Senegal U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2019– | Senegal | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editReims
editLopy played youth football for the Oslo Football Academy in the 3rd tier of Senegalese football, before being signed for a compensatory fee by French club Stade de Reims in 2020 after Lopy represented Senegal at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]
Lopy played briefly for Reims' second team in the Championnat National 2, before making his Ligue 1 debut in a 2–2 draw with Stade Rennais on 4 April 2021.[3] In the 2022–23 season, he became a first-team regular at Reims, benefitting from manager Will Still's preference for a younger age profile to his squad.[4][5]
Almería
editOn 5 August 2023, Lopy was announced at La Liga side Almería on a six-year contract.[6]
International career
editLopy played for Senegal throughout the youth levels, representing them at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup[2] and the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations where they were runners-up.[7]
Lopy made his debut for the senior Senegal national team on 3 August 2019, in a 3–0 victory over Liberia.[8] He had to wait until 28 March 2023 for his second first team appearance, a 1–0 away victory over Mozambique.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 19 March 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Reims | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
International
edit- As of matches played 28 March 2023.[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b Jeggo, Luc (13 June 2019). "Dion Lopy: from the 3rd tier of Senegal to World Cup stand out". Football Bloody Hell. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Reims vs. Rennes - 4 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Ellis, Adam (16 March 2023). "Stade de Reims: 3 players who have graded well for Will Still in Ligue 1 | PFF News & Analysis". PFF. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Reis, Bruna (10 April 2023). "Aston Villa linked with Ligue 1 transfer as Everton consider summer move". MSN. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "El Almería se refuerza con el fichaje de Dion Lopy" [Almería bolster themselves with the signing of Dion Lopy] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary - Africa U20 Cup of Nations - Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Senegal vs. Liberia". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mozambique vs. Senegal". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Dion Lopy at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Dion Lopy at National-Football-Teams.com
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