Amadou Dia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amadou Tidiane Dia | ||
Date of birth | June 8, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Real Colorado | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Clemson Tigers | 70 | (4) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Real Colorado Foxes | 6 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | (0) |
2016 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Phoenix Rising | 83 | (4) |
2020– | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Sporting Kansas City II | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | United States U18 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 10, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 9, 2015 |
Amadou Tidiane Dia (born June 8, 1993) is a French-American soccer player who plays for Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
Dia spent all four years of his college career at Clemson University where he made a total of 70 appearances for the Tigers and tallied four goals and four assists.
He also spent two seasons in the Premier Development League for Real Colorado Foxes.[1][2]
Professional
Dia was drafted 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8 against the New York Red Bulls.[4] In July 2016, Dia was traded by Sporting Kansas City to the Montreal Impact in exchange for forward Cameron Porter.[5] His option was declined following the 2016 season.[6] Dia then signed with Phoenix Rising FC on June 9, 2017.[7]
Dia returned to Sporting Kansas City in January 2020.[8]
Personal
Dia holds both American and French citizenship.
References
- ^ "2013 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Clemson's Amadou Dia Selected by Sporting KC in First Round of MLS Draft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Tigers. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. July 12, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Examining all of unprotected players ahead of MLS expansion draft". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal Constitution. December 12, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Officially Signs Amadou Dia And Nolan Wirth". Phoenix Rising FC. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Sporting signs 26-year-old defender Amadou Dia". SportingKC.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American people of Senegalese descent
- American soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Clemson Tigers men's soccer players
- Footballers from Brittany
- French emigrants to the United States
- French footballers
- French people of Senegalese descent
- Major League Soccer players
- Montreal Impact players
- People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Sportspeople from Nantes
- Phoenix Rising FC players
- Real Colorado Foxes players
- Soccer players from Colorado
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Sportspeople from the Denver metropolitan area
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- USL Championship players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- USL League Two players
- American soccer defender stubs