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Sofiane Diop
Diop with Sochaux in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tours, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2014 Tours
2014–2015 US Chambray
2015–2018 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Rennes B 10 (2)
2018–2019 Monaco B 14 (2)
2018–2022 Monaco 76 (14)
2019–2020Sochaux (loan) 15 (1)
2020Sochaux B (loan) 1 (0)
2022– Nice 17 (1)
International career
2018 France U18 3 (0)
2018 France U19 7 (3)
2019 France U20 2 (0)
2021– France U21 13 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Sofiane Diop (born 9 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice.

Club career

On 5 July 2018, Diop signed his first professional contract with Monaco after his debut season with the reserve side of Rennes.[2] He made his professional debut in a 4–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 4 August 2018 in the Trophée des Champions.[3]

On 29 August 2022, fellow Ligue 1 club Nice announced the signing of Diop from Monaco.[4]

International career

Diop was born in France to a Senegalese father and Moroccan mother.[5] He is a youth international for the France U18s.[6]

Personal life

Sofiane's younger brother Edan Diop is also a professional footballer.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 February 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes B 2017–18 Championnat National 2 10 2 10 2
Monaco B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 13 2 13 2
2019–20 Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
Total 14 2 14 2
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 13 0 1 0 3 0 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 22 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 32 7 3 0 35 7
2021–22 Ligue 1 30 6 4 1 11[c] 2 45 9
2022–23 Ligue 1 1 1 0 0 2[a] 0 3 1
Total 76 14 8 1 3 0 17 2 1 0 105 17
Sochaux (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Sochaux B (loan) 2019–20 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
Nice 2022–23 Ligue 1 17 1 1 0 5[d] 1 23 2
Career total 133 20 9 1 3 0 22 3 1 0 168 24
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  3. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Monaco

References

  1. ^ "Sofiane Diop". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "AS Monaco - Mercato : Sofiane Diop raconte ses 1ers pas sur le Rocher".
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Trophée des Champions - Saison 2018/2019 - Finale - Paris Saint-Germain / AS Monaco". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "Sofiane Diop joins OGC Nice". OGC Nice. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Mercato : Sofiane Diop (18 ans) quitte Rennes pour Monaco !".
  6. ^ "Sofiane Diop rejoint l'AS Monaco - News - AS Monaco FC". www.asmonaco.com.
  7. ^ "Tours : les parents du footballeur Sofiane Diop ont aussi du coeur". lanouvellerepublique.fr.
  8. ^ "S. Diop". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ^ "PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.