Pape Cheikh Diop
![]() Diop with Celta in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Celta (on loan from Lyon) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
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– | Lyon B | 12 | (2) |
2017– | Lyon | 13 | (0) |
2019– | → Celta (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2019 |
Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye (born 8 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo on loan from French club Lyon as a central midfielder.
Born in Senegal, in September 2018 he declared his international allegiance to Spain.
Club career
Youth
Born in Dakar, Diop arrived in Spain in 2011 at the age of 14. After representing Club Internacional de la Amistad and Montañeros CF, he joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013.[1]
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.[2] He scored his first goal eight days later, netting the last in a 5–0 home routing of UP Langreo.[3]
On 11 August 2015, Diop signed a new five-year deal with the club, running until 2020.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] On 14 August 2019, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his former side Celta on loan for the 2019–20 campaign.[8]
International career
In September 2018 he declared his international allegiance to Spain.[9]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2018). "Pape Cheikh Diop chooses to play for Spain over Senegal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dakar
- Senegalese footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Spanish people of Senegalese descent
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers