Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye (born 8 August 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Al Arabi as a midfielder.[1] A youth international for Spain, he plays for the Senegal national team.
 Diop with Celta in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Guédiawaye, Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Arabi | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | CIA | ||
| 2012–2013 | Montañeros | ||
| 2013–2015 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Celta B | 21 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Celta | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Lyon B | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2022 | Lyon | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Celta (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dijon (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022 | Aris | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | Elche | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al Arabi | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Senegal | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editYouth
editDiop 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]
Celta
editDiop 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]
Lyon
editOn 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]
Loan to Dijon
editOn 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]
Aris
editOn 29 June 2022, Diop put pen to paper to a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Aris.[12]
Elche
editOn 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]
DAC Dunajská Streda
editOn 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]
International career
editBorn 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]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 July 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editSpain U19
References
edit- ^ "Pape Cheikh Diop joins Dijon on loan from Lyon". goal.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Pape Cheikh, el todoterreno celeste" [Pape Cheikh, the allrounder celeste] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "La efectividad del Celta B condena al Lealtad" [The effectiveness of Celta B condemns Lealtad] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "El Langreo recibe un serio correctivo de un Celta B muy superior" [Langreo receives a serious corrective from a much superior Celta B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "El Celta renueva a los canteranos Pape, Diego Alende y De Paz" [Celta renews the youth players Pape, Diego Alende and De Paz] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Aspas mira a la Champions" [Aspas aims to Champions] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Pape Cheikh amplía su contrato con el Celta hasta el 2021" [Pape Cheikh extends his contract with Celta until 2021] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Transferts : Pape Cheikh Diop (Celta Vigo) à Lyon (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Pape redondea la 'alineación' de canteranos del RC Celta: 11 jugadores de casa" [Pape round up the 'line-up' of RC Celta youth graduates: 11 home-grown players] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Pape Cheikh Diop à Dijon (officiel)". L’Équipe (in French). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Dijon 0 – 1 Angers Lineups". en.as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Άρης μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντιόπ για τα επόμενα δύο χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 29 June 2022.
- ^ "OFICIAL | El Elche incorpora a Cheikh". Elche CF. 14 February 2023.
- ^ "PAPE CHEIKH DIOP HRÁČOM DAC-U!" [PAPE CHEIKH DIOP AS A DAC PLAYER!]. www.dac1904.sk (in Slovak). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2018). "Pape Cheikh Diop chooses to play for Spain over Senegal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2021.