Abdoulaye Diop (footballer)

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Abdoulaye Diop
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 EFSC Titans 17 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

Personal

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diop moved to Florida in the United States when he was 13 years old. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Atlanta United 2 signs Abdoulaye Diop | Atlanta United FC".
  2. ↑ "Orlando City SC". ocsc.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Abdoulaye Diop". EFSC Titans.
  4. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  5. ↑ "Detroit City FC wins regular season finale, earns first-round playoff bye". Detroit News.
  6. ↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Atlanta United 2 - June 6, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 Announces Year-End Roster Decisions". November 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Detroit Brings Aboard Midfielder Abdoulaye Diop". USLChampionship.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2024 USL CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER UPDATES". detcityfc.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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