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Amadou Dia
American soccer player
Amadou Tidiane Dia (born June 8, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Louisville City in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amadou Tidiane Dia | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Real Colorado | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Clemson Tigers | 70 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Real Colorado Foxes | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Phoenix Rising | 83 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Louisville City | 55 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | United States U18 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 9, 2015 | |||
College and amateur
Dia spent all four years of his college career at Clemson University where he made a total of 70 appearances for the Tigers and tallied four goals and four assists.
He also spent two seasons in the Premier Development League for Real Colorado Foxes.[1][2]
Professional
Dia was drafted 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8 against the New York Red Bulls.[4] In July 2016, Dia was traded by Sporting Kansas City to the Montreal Impact in exchange for forward Cameron Porter.[5] His option was declined following the 2016 season.[6] Dia then signed with Phoenix Rising FC on June 9, 2017.[7]
Dia returned to Sporting Kansas City in January 2020.[8] Following the 2021 season, Dia's contract option was declined by Kansas City.[9]
On January 14, 2022, Dia joined USL Championship club Louisville City.[10]
Dia holds both American and French nationalities.
- "2013 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- "2014 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- "Clemson's Amadou Dia Selected by Sporting KC in First Round of MLS Draft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Tigers. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. July 12, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "Examining all of unprotected players ahead of MLS expansion draft". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "Phoenix Rising FC Officially Signs Amadou Dia And Nolan Wirth". Phoenix Rising FC. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Sporting signs 26-year-old defender Amadou Dia". SportingKC.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- Communications, LouCity (January 14, 2022). "Veteran defender Dia joins LouCity from MLS ranks". Louisville City FC - USL Championship. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
