Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 17, 1999 | ||
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) |
Abdoulaye Diop (born 17 September 1999) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Detroit City in the USL Championship.
Diop played soccer at the Montverde Academy [1] and spent a season with the Orlando City SC academy during their 2017-18 season. [2]
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]
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]
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]
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]