Albaye Papa Diop
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Albaye Papa Diop | ||
| Date of birth | December 12, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shkumbini Peqin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003-2005 | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | 36 | (5) |
| 2005-2010 | KS Dinamo Tirana | 154 | (12) |
| 2010-2011 | Al-Faisaly (Harmah) | 21 | (2) |
| 2011- | Shkumbini Peqin | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Albaye Papa Diop (born 12 December 1984) is a football player from Senegal.[1] The defensive midfielder currently plays in Albania for Shkumbini Peqin. He is also currently being considered as a candidate for the Albanian national team by coach Josip Kuže, even though he was born in Senegal. Another African player Abraham Alechenwu has also been linked with a possible call up by Albania, but this has not yet happened.
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[edit] Career
He has previously played for Dinamo Bucureşti in Romania and FC Aarau in Switzerland at youth level but never managed to make it into their first teams. He signed for Dinamo Tirana in the summer of 2005. Since joining the Tirana club he has established himself in the first team and become one of the best foreign players to have ever played in Albania. Papa Diop has played over 100 league games and scored 8 goals for the Albanian club and he also played a key role in Dinamo's title winning season of 2007-2008. He has played for Dinamo Tirana in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.He is currently playing for Al Faysaly in Saudi Premier League.
[edit] International career
Because Papa Diop has not yet featured for Senegal he is still eligible to play for another international team. Josip Kuže, the coach of Albania expressed his desire to have the Senegalese defensive midfielder in his team for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Jeanne d'Arc
- CAF Champions League Semi finalist (1): 2004
[edit] Dinamo Tirana
- Albanian Superliga (2): 2007-08, 2009–10
- Albanian Supercup (1): 2008
[edit] References
- ^ "Albaye Papa Diop." Player History. PlayerHistory.com. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. <http://www.playerhistory.com/player/113310/>.
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