Amadou Dia

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Amadou Dia
Personal information
Full name Amadou Tidiane Dia
Date of birth (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 31)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Clemson Tigers 70 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Real Colorado Foxes 6 (1)
2015–2016 Sporting Kansas City 32 (0)
2016Swope 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 9, 2015

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.

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Career

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]

Personal

Dia holds both American and French nationalities. Dia is married to Samantha Drublood, who is from Turkey.

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References

  1. "2013 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. "2014 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Sporting signs 26-year-old defender Amadou Dia". SportingKC.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. "Roster decision deadline: Sporting KC, FC Dallas, Austin FC announce moves | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  10. 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.