Pape Cheikh Diop | |
Fullname: | Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1997 |
Birth Place: | Guédiawaye, Dakar, Senegal |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | DAC Dunajská Streda |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | CIA |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Montañeros |
Youthyears3: | 2013–2015 |
Youthclubs3: | Celta |
Years1: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs1: | Celta B |
Caps1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs2: | Celta |
Caps2: | 22 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2017–2022 |
Clubs3: | Lyon B |
Caps3: | 13 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2017–2022 |
Clubs4: | Lyon |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs5: | → Celta (loan) |
Caps5: | 16 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Clubs6: | → Dijon (loan) |
Years6: | 2020–2021 |
Caps6: | 21 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2022 |
Clubs7: | Aris |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2023 |
Clubs8: | Elche |
Caps8: | 2 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2024 |
Clubs9: | DAC Dunajská Streda |
Caps9: | 1 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
Nationalteam2: | Spain U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
Nationalteam3: | Spain U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2020 |
Nationalteam4: | Senegal |
Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 28 May 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 9 October 2020 |
Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye (born 8 August 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for DAC Dunajská Streda.[1] A youth international for Spain, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Diop was in Spain in the time at the age of 1 month. After representing Club Internacional de la Amistad and Montañeros CF, he joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013.[2]
Diop made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against CD Lealtad.[3] He scored his first goal eight days later, netting the last in a 5–0 home routing of UP Langreo.[4]
On 11 August 2015, Diop signed a new five-year deal with the club, running until 2020.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 12 December of that year, replacing Nolito in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home success over RCD Espanyol.[6]
Diop scored his first goal in the main category on 27 November 2016, netting the last in a 3–1 home win against Granada CF. The following 31 January, he extended his contract until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 4 jersey.[7]
On 29 August 2017, Lyon announced the signing of Diop on a five-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Celta was reported as €10 million with €4 million of possible bonuses.[8] On 14 August 2019, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his former side Celta on loan for the 2019–20 campaign.[9]
On 6 August 2020, Diop signed for Ligue 1 club Dijon on loan for one season. The deal included an option to buy of €5 million plus an additional €1.5 million in bonuses, and a 15% sell-on fee clause.[10] Diop made his debut for Dijon in a 1–0 loss to Angers on 22 August 2020.[11]
On 29 June 2022, Diop put pen to paper to a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Aris.[12]
On 14 February 2023, Free agent Diop joined La Liga side Elche after trialling with the side, he was signed to a contract on until the end of the season.[13]
On 6 March 2024, Diop joined Slovak First Football League club DAC Dunajská Streda on a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend.[14]
Born in Senegal and raised in Spain, Diop was a youth international for Spain. In September 2018, Diop declared his international allegiance to Spain.[15] He switched, and first represented the Senegal national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.[16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Celta | 2015–16 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
Total | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
Lyon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
Celta (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Dijon (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Career total | 72 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 |
Spain U19