Edan Diop (born 28 August 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Club career
Diop is a youth product of Tours and Chambray FC, before joining the youth academy of Monaco in 2019.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Monaco on 5 August 2022 until 2025.[2] He made his professional debut with Monaco as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League match against Bayer Leverkusen in a 3–2 (5–3) penalty shootout loss on 23 February 2023.[3]
International career
Diop is a youth international for France, having played for the France U19s in 2022.[4]
Personal life
Diop was born in France to a Senegalese father and Moroccan mother.[5] His older brother Sofiane Diop is also a professional footballer.[6]
Playing style
Diop is a modern box-to-box midfielder, he is skilled both offensively and defensively. He is a capable goalscorer, having scored several for the Monaco youth side's and as a youth international.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Monaco U19
- Championnat National U19 runner-up: 2021–22[8]
References
- ^ "Monaco : Qui est Edan Diop, milieu de terrain des U19 ?". Exclusif.net, la vérité.
- ^ "Mercato : quatre espoirs de l'AS Monaco signent un premier contrat". LEFIGARO. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Monaco - Bayer Leverkusen en direct, 16es de finale retour deLigue Europa (23/02/2023)". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Edan Diop retenu avec l'Équipe de France U19". OneFootball.
- ^ "Partagé entre trois pays, Sofiane Diop va trancher l'été prochain".
- ^ "Tours : les parents du footballeur Sofiane Diop ont aussi du coeur". lanouvellerepublique.fr.
- ^ "Ben Seghir, Diop, Efekele et Semedo Varela signent leur premier contrat professionnel". asmonaco.com.
- ^ Soyer, Julien (5 June 2022). "FC Nantes. Les Canaris remportent le championnat de France U19 et découvriront l'Europe". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
