Djibril Diop (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Djibril Thialaw Diop | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Thiès, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Génération Foot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Génération Foot | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hassania Agadir | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Viking | 42 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Yverdon-Sport | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Senegal | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:49, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:49, 14 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Djibril Thialaw Diop (born 6 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Senegal national team.
Career
Born in Thiès, Senegal, Diop started his career with Génération Foot in 2013.[1] He made his senior debut for the club in 2017.[2] In August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Moroccan Botola club Hassania Agadir.[3] On 31 August 2022, the last day of the summer transfer window, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking.[4][2] On 2 October 2022, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against Aalesund.[5]
On September 11, 2025, Diop signed a three-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[6]
International career
On 28 July 2019, he made his international debut for Senegal in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Liberia.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hassania Agadir | 2021–22 | Botola | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Viking | 2022 | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 3 | ||||
| Yverdon-Sport | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Djibril Diop at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "FIFA har godkjent Diop-kjøpet: Slik beskriver Viking ham". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Transfert: Djibril Thialaw s'engage avec l'US Agadir au Maroc". Africa Foot United (in French). 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Kan ha sikret seg senegalesisk landslagsspiller - venter på svar fra FIFA". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b Djibril Diop at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "רשמי: ג'יבריל דיופ חתם בהפועל ב"ש". SPORT5 (in Norwegian). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ Djibril Diop at Soccerway
External links
- Djibril Diop at kicker (in German)
- Djibril Diop at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)