Pape Cheikh Diop

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Diop and the second or maternal family name is Gueye.

Pape Cheikh Diop

Diop with Celta in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye
Date of birth	(1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020

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.

Club career

Youth

Diop moved to Spain at age 14 in 2011 to join Club Internacional de la Amistad, an academy for foreign players in Palencia. After a spell at Montañeros CF in A Coruña, he joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013.[2]

Celta

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]

Lyon

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]

Loan to Dijon

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]

Later career

On 29 June 2022, Diop signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Aris.[12]

Free agent Diop joined La Liga side Elche on 14 February 2023 after a trial. 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]

International career

Born in Senegal and raised in Spain from age 14, 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

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

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015[17]

References

1. "Pape Cheikh Diop joins Dijon on loan from Lyon". goal.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
2. "Pape Cheikh, el todoterreno celeste" [Pape Cheikh, the celeste allrounder] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Aspas mira a la Champions" [Aspas aims to Champions] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
7. "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.
8. "Transferts : Pape Cheikh Diop (Celta Vigo) à Lyon (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
9. "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.
10. "Transferts : Pape Cheikh Diop à Dijon (officiel)". L’Équipe (in French). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
11. "Dijon 0 – 1 Angers Lineups". en.as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
12. "Άρης μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντιόπ για τα επόμενα δύο χρόνια" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 June 2022.
13. "OFICIAL | El Elche incorpora a Cheikh". Elche CF. 14 February 2023.
14. "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.
15. Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2018). "Pape Cheikh Diop chooses to play for Spain over Senegal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
16. "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
17. "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

• Pape Diop at BDFutbol
• Pape Diop at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Pape Diop at Soccerway