Edan Diop

Edan Diop

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth	Tours, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Monaco
Number	37
Youth career
2009–2014	Tours
2014–2027	Chambray FC
2019–2023	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Monaco	19	(2)
2025–2026	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	33	(7)
International career‡
2022–2023	France U19	9	(4)
2023–2024	France U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024

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

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]

On 18 July 2025, Diop joined Cercle Brugge in Belgium on loan. ^[4]

International career

Diop is a youth international for France, having played for the France U19s in 2022. ^[5]

Personal life

Diop was born in France to a Senegalese father and a Moroccan mother. ^[6] His older brother Sofiane Diop is also a professional footballer. ^[7]

Playing style

Diop is a box-to-box midfielder. He is a goalscorer, having scored several for the Monaco youth side's and as a youth international. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco	2022–23	Ligue 1	7	1	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		8	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
	2026–27	Ligue 1	2	1	0	0	0	0	—		2	1
	Total		19	2	2	0	1	0	—		22	2
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2025–26	Belgian Pro League	33	7	2	0	—		—		35	7
Career total			52	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	57	9

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Monaco U19

• Championnat National U19 runner-up: 2021–22 ^[9]

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 joins Cercle Brugge". Cercle Brugge. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
5. "Edan Diop retenu avec l'Équipe de France U19". OneFootball.
6. "Partagé entre trois pays, Sofiane Diop va trancher l'été prochain". Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
7. "Tours : les parents du footballeur Sofiane Diop ont aussi du coeur". lanouvellerepublique.fr.
8. "Ben Seghir, Diop, Efekele et Semedo Varela signent leur premier contrat professionnel". asmonaco.com.
9. Soyer, Julien (5 June 2022). "FC Nantes. Les Canaris remportent le championnat de France U19 et découvriront l'Europe". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

• Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
• Edan Diop at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Edan Diop – UEFA competition record ( archive )