Edan Diop

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Edan Diop
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Tours, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Monaco
Number 37
Youth career
2009–2014 Tours
2014–2019 Chambray FC
2019–2023 Monaco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Monaco 16 (1)
International career
2022– France U19 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Edan Diop (born 28 August 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

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Club career

Diop is a youth product of Tours and Chambray FC, before joining the youth academy of Monaco in 2019. [1] He signed his first professional contract with Monaco on 5 August 2022 until 2025. [2] He made his professional debut with Monaco as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League match against Bayer Leverkusen in a 3–2 (5–3) penalty shootout loss on 23 February 2023. [3]

International career

Diop is a youth international for France, having played for the France U19s in 2022. [4]

Personal life

Diop was born in France to a Senegalese father and Moroccan mother. [5] His older brother Sofiane Diop is also a professional footballer. [6]

Playing style

Diop is a modern box-to-box midfielder, he is skilled both offensively and defensively. He is a capable goalscorer, having scored several for the Monaco youth side's and as a youth international. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco 2022–23 Ligue 1 71001 [lower-alpha 1] 081
2023–24 Ligue 19020110
Career total161201000191
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. "Monaco : Qui est Edan Diop, milieu de terrain des U19 ?". Exclusif.net, la vérité.
  2. "Mercato : quatre espoirs de l'AS Monaco signent un premier contrat". LEFIGARO. 5 August 2022.
  3. "Monaco - Bayer Leverkusen en direct, 16es de finale retour deLigue Europa (23/02/2023)". L'Équipe.
  4. "Edan Diop retenu avec l'Équipe de France U19". OneFootball.
  5. "Partagé entre trois pays, Sofiane Diop va trancher l'été prochain".
  6. "Tours : les parents du footballeur Sofiane Diop ont aussi du coeur". lanouvellerepublique.fr.
  7. "Ben Seghir, Diop, Efekele et Semedo Varela signent leur premier contrat professionnel". asmonaco.com.