Abdoulaye_Diop_(soccer)
Abdoulaye Diop (footballer)
Senegalese footballer
Abdoulaye Diop (born 17 September 1999) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Detroit City in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Detroit City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Montverde Academy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Orlando City | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | EFSC Titans | 17 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Detroit City | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlanta United 2 | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Detroit City | 53 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 19 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Diop played soccer at the Montverde Academy[1] and spent a season with the Orlando City SC academy during their 2017-18 season.[2]
Eastern Florida State College
Diop played one season of college soccer at Eastern Florida State College in 2019, where he scored 4 goals and tallied 4 assists in 17 appearances.[3]
Detroit City FC (first stint)
While at college, Diop also appeared for NPSL side Detroit City, making 12 regular season appearances, scoring 1 goal in a season where they won the Great Lakes Conference and progressed to the Regional Finals.[4][5]
Atlanta United 2
On 26 February 2020, it was announced that Diop would sign for USL Championship side Atlanta United 2.[1] He made his debut for Atlanta on 11 July 2020, appearing as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2-1 loss against Tampa Bay Rowdies.[6] Diop was released by Atlanta following the 2021 season.[7]
Detroit City FC (second stint)
On 12 January 2022, Diop returned to Detroit City ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[8] On November 30th, 2023, DCFC announced that they had exercised Diop's contract option for the 2024 season.[9]
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diop moved to Florida in the United States when he was 13 years old.[1]
- "Orlando City SC". ocsc.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- "Abdoulaye Diop". EFSC Titans.
- "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- "Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Atlanta United 2 - June 6, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- "Atlanta United 2 Announces Year-End Roster Decisions". November 2, 2021.
- "Detroit Brings Aboard Midfielder Abdoulaye Diop". USLChampionship.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- "2024 USL CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER UPDATES". detcityfc.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.