Pape Demba Diop

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Pape Demba Diop
Personal information
Full name Pape Demba Diop [1]
Date of birth (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Ouakam, Senegal [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
(on loan from Strasbourg)
Number 18
Youth career
Diambars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Diambars (7)
2022–2025 Zulte Waregem 37 (7)
2025– Strasbourg 0 (0)
2025–2026 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 10 (0)
2026– → Toulouse (loan) 1 (0)
International career
Senegal U20
Senegal U23
2023 Senegal 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026

Pape Demba Diop (born 4 September 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse on loan from Strasbourg.

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Club career

Diop signed for Belgian side Zulte Waregem in September 2022, but would have to wait until October of the same year before he could train with his new side, due to work permit issues. [3] [4] [5]

On 27 June 2025, Diop officially signed for French club Strasbourg for a fee of €7.5 million, including bonuses. [6] On 31 August 2025, he was loaned out to German side 1. FC Nürnberg for the season. [7] He was recalled by parent club Strasbourg on 6 January 2026, after 10 appearances for the club. [8]

On 7 January 2026, Diop moved on a new loan to Toulouse. [9]

International career

Diop was called up to the Senegalese under-20 side for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. [10] He scored in Senegal's 3–0 win over Mozambique, which sent Senegal through to the knockout stage. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 February 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Diambars 2021–22 Senegal Premier League –003 [a] 00030
Zulte Waregem 2022–23 Jupiler Pro League 101 [b] 0–0020
Career total1010300050
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the CAF Confederation Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Belgian Cup

Honours

Senegal U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 19. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Pape Demba Diop at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Offor en Diop zijn de nieuwste aanwinsten bij Essevee" [Offor and Diop are the newest additions to Essevee]. essevee.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jupiler Pro League - Le Standard attire Philip Zinckernagel, Offord et Pape Demba Diop à Zulte Waregem" [Jupiler Pro League - Standard lures Philip Zinckernagel, Offord and Pape Demba Diop to Zulte Waregem]. dhnet.be (in French). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pape Diop kan meetrainen bij Essevee na visumproblemen" [Pape Diop can train with Essevee after visa problems]. kw.be (in Dutch). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.(subscription required)
  6. ↑ "Pape Demba Diop est Strasbourgeois" [Pape Demba Diop is a player of Strasbourg]. www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr (in French). Strasbourg. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ↑ read, Foot Africa·1 min (31 August 2025). "Official: Pape Demba Diop signs with Nuremberg". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Nur knapp vier Monate beim Club: Straßburg bricht Diop-Leihe ab". kicker (in German). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Pape Demba Diop s'engage en prêt avec le Toulouse Football Club !" [Pape Demba Diop commits with Toulouse FC!] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "CAN Egypte U20: Le coach Malick Daf publie sa liste" [CAN Egypt U20: Coach Malick Daf publishes his list]. fsfoot.sn (in French). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Lantheaume, Romain (22 February 2023). "CAN U20 : le Sénégal déjà en quarts, le Nigeria enfonce l'Egypte" [CAN U20: Senegal already in the quarters, Nigeria sinks Egypt]. afrik-foot.com (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Pape Demba Diop at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Senegal defeat Gambia to win TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON | Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. Confedération Africaine du Football (CAF). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tournoi UFOA U20 : Le Sénégal sacré champion 2022 | LeReflet" (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Senegal U20 star Pape Diop scoops Umbro Golden Boot award | Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. Confedération Africaine du Football (CAF). 12 March 2023. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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