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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)
2019–2020Sochaux (loan) 15 (1)
2022– Nice 42 (4)
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 7 December 2024
‡ 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 12 December 2024[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 11 3 0 0 5[e] 0 16 3
Total 42 4 1 0 10 1 0 0 53 5
Career total 157 23 9 1 3 0 27 3 1 0 198 27
  1. ^ a b 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

References