Sofiane Diop

Sofiane Diop

Diop with Sochaux in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Sofiane Daouda Diop [1]
Date of birth	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tours, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	10
Youth career
2006–2014	Tours
2014–2015	US Chambray
2015–2018	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Rennes B	10	(2)
2018–2019	Monaco B	14	(2)
2018–2022	Monaco	76	(14)
2019–2020	→ Sochaux (loan)	15	(1)
2022–	Nice	51	(7)
International career‡
2018	France U18	3	(0)
2018	France U19	7	(3)
2019	France U20	2	(0)
2021–2022	France U21	13	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Sofiane Daouda Diop (born 9 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France, he has opted to play for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Monaco

On 5 July 2018, Diop signed his first professional contract with Monaco after his debut season with the reserve side of Rennes. ^[3] He made his professional debut in a 4–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 4 August 2018 in the Trophée des Champions. ^[4]

Nice

On 29 August 2022, fellow Ligue 1 club Nice announced the signing of Diop from Monaco. ^[5]

International career

Diop was born in France to a Senegalese father and Moroccan mother. ^[6] He holds both French and Senegalese nationalities. ^[7] He was a youth international for the France U18s. ^[8]

In November 2023, Diop opted to play for Morocco over France and Senegal. ^[9]

Personal life

Sofiane's younger brother Edan Diop is also a professional footballer. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 February 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes B	2017–18	Championnat National 2	10	2	—		—		—		—		10	2
Monaco B	2018–19	Championnat National 2	13	2	—		—		—		—		13	2
	2019–20	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		14	2	—		—		—		—		14	2
Monaco	2018–19	Ligue 1	13	0	1	0	3	0	4 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	22	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	32	7	3	0	—		—		—		35	7
	2021–22	Ligue 1	30	6	4	1	—		11 [c]	2	—		45	9
	2022–23	Ligue 1	1	1	0	0	—		2 [a]	0	—		3	1
	Total		76	14	8	1	3	0	17	2	1	0	105	17
Sochaux (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 2	15	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	1
Sochaux B (loan)	2019–20	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Nice	2022–23	Ligue 1	21	1	1	0	—		5 [d]	1	—		27	2
	2023–24	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	19	6	3	0	—		6 [e]	0	—		28	6
	Total		51	7	4	0	—		11	1	0	0	65	8
Career total			166	26	12	1	3	0	28	3	1	0	210	30

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
3. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Monaco

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2020–21 ^[12]

References

1. "CAF Unveils Morocco's Provisional AFCON 2023 Squad List".
2. "Sofiane Diop". OGC Nice. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
3. "AS Monaco - Mercato : Sofiane Diop raconte ses 1ers pas sur le Rocher".
4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Trophée des Champions - Saison 2018/2019 - Finale - Paris Saint-Germain / AS Monaco". www.lfp.fr.
5. "Sofiane Diop joins OGC Nice". OGC Nice. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
6. "Mercato : Sofiane Diop (18 ans) quitte Rennes pour Monaco !".
7. "Sofiane DIOP". unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
8. "Sofiane Diop rejoint l'AS Monaco - News - AS Monaco FC". www.asmonaco.com.
9. "OGC Nice's Sofiane Diop opts to play for Morocco and received his first call-up". Get French Football News. 9 November 2023.
10. "Tours : les parents du footballeur Sofiane Diop ont aussi du coeur". lanouvellerepublique.fr.
11. "S. Diop". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
12. "PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links

• Profile at the OGC Nice website
• Sofiane Diop at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Sofiane Diop – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
• Sofiane Diop – UEFA competition record ( archive )