{{Short description|Footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Sofiane Diop |image = Diop asse ogcn 2425.png |caption = Diop with [[OGC Nice|Nice]] in 2025 |full_name = Sofiane Daouda Diop<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/12/359661/caf-unveils-moroccos-provisional-afcon-2023-squad-list|title=CAF Unveils Morocco's Provisional AFCON 2023 Squad List|date=20 December 2023 }}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|9|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Tours]], France |height = 1.75 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/fiche/1902/sofiane-diop.html |title=Sofiane Diop |publisher=OGC Nice |access-date=1 August 2024 }}</ref> |position = [[Midfielder]] |currentclub = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] |clubnumber = 10 |youthyears1 = 2006–2014 |youthclubs1 = [[Tours FC|Tours]] |youthyears2 = 2014–2015 |youthclubs2 = US Chambray |youthyears3 = 2015–2018 |youthclubs3 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |years1 = 2018 |clubs1 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2018–2019 |clubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco B]] |caps2 = 14 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 2018–2022 |clubs3 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] |caps3 = 76 |goals3 = 14 |years4 = 2019–2020 |clubs4 = → [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] (loan) |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2022– |clubs5 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] |caps5 = 93 |goals5 = 15 |nationalyears1 = 2018 |nationalteam1 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2018 |nationalteam2 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] |nationalcaps2 = 7 |nationalgoals2 = 3 |nationalyears3 = 2019 |nationalteam3 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2021–2022 |nationalteam4 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] |nationalcaps4 = 13 |nationalgoals4 = 4 |nationalyears5 = 2025– |nationalteam5 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] |nationalcaps5 = 1 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |pcupdate = 17 May 2026 |ntupdate = 19 November 2025 }}
'''Sofiane Daouda Diop''' (born 9 June 2000) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[OGC Nice|Nice]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[Morocco national football team|Morocco national team]].
==Club career==
===Monaco=== On 5 July 2018, Diop signed his first professional contract with [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] after his debut season with the reserve side of [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-sur7.fr/397870-monaco-mercato-sofiane-diop-rocher|title=AS Monaco - Mercato : Sofiane Diop raconte ses 1ers pas sur le Rocher|publisher=}}</ref> He made his professional debut in a 4–0 loss to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] on 4 August 2018 in the [[2018 Trophée des Champions|Trophée des Champions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/tropheeChampions/feuille_match/84609|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Trophée des Champions - Saison 2018/2019 - Finale - Paris Saint-Germain / AS Monaco|website=www.lfp.fr}}</ref>
===Nice=== On 29 August 2022, fellow [[Ligue 1]] club [[OGC Nice|Nice]] announced the signing of Diop from Monaco.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/article/122247/sofiane-diop-joins-ogc-nice.html|title=Sofiane Diop joins OGC Nice|publisher=OGC Nice|date=29 August 2022|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
==International career== Diop holds both French and Senegalese nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sofiane DIOP |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/sofiane-diop-21436/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=unfp.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://seneprolongations.com/mercato-le-jeune-sofiane-diop-quitte-rennes-pour-monaco-9527|title=Mercato : Sofiane Diop (18 ans) quitte Rennes pour Monaco !|publisher=}}</ref> He was a youth international for the [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asmonaco.com/fr/article/sofiane-diop-rejoint-la-as-monaco-12121.html|title=Sofiane Diop rejoint l'AS Monaco – News – AS Monaco FC|website=asmonaco.com}}</ref>
In November 2023, Diop opted to play for [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] over France and Senegal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/ogc-nices-sofiane-diop-opts-to-play-for-morocco-and-receives-first-call-up/ |title=OGC Nice's Sofiane Diop opts to play for Morocco and received his first call-up |publisher=Get French Football News |date=9 November 2023 }}</ref>
Two years later, Diop finally made his senior international debut in a friendly against [[Uganda national football team|Uganda]].
==Personal life== Diop was born to a [[Senegal|Senegalese]] father and a Moroccan mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tours : l'élan de générosité du footballeur Sofiane Diop|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/tours/tours-l-elan-de-generosite-de-sofiane-diop|website=lanouvellerepublique.fr|date=2020-12-06|access-date=2025-12-01|language=fr}}</ref> His younger brother, [[Edan Diop]], is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/tours/tours-les-parents-de-sofiane-diop-ont-aussi-du-coeur|title=Tours : les parents du footballeur Sofiane Diop ont aussi du coeur|website=lanouvellerepublique.fr|date=27 January 2021 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 29 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|title=S. Diop|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sofiane-diop/533833/|website=Soccerway|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de France]] !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de la Ligue]] !colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] |[[2017–18 Championnat National 2|2017–18]] |[[Championnat National 2]] |10||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco B]] |[[2018–19 Championnat National 2|2018–19]] |Championnat National 2 |13||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||2 |- |[[2019–20 Championnat National 2|2019–20]] |Championnat National 2 |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !14!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!14!!2 |- |rowspan="5"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] |[[2018–19 AS Monaco FC season|2018–19]] |[[Ligue 1]] |13||0||1||0||3||0||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="UCL">Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]</ref>||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions]]</ref>||0||22||0 |- |[[2020–21 AS Monaco FC season|2020–21]] |Ligue 1 |32||7||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||7 |- |[[2021–22 AS Monaco FC season|2021–22]] |Ligue 1 |30||6||4||1||colspan="2"|—||11<ref group="lower-alpha">Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||2||colspan="2"|—||45||9 |- |[[2022–23 AS Monaco FC season|2022–23]] |Ligue 1 |1||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="UCL" />||0||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!14!!8!!1!!3!!0!!17!!2!!1!!0!!105!!17 |- |[[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] (loan) |[[2019–20 Ligue 2|2019–20]] |[[Ligue 2]] |15||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- |[[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux B]] (loan) |[[2019–20 Championnat National 3|2019–20]] |[[CFA 2|Championnat National 3]] |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[OGC Nice|Nice]] |[[2022–23 OGC Nice season|2022–23]] |Ligue 1 |22||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||28||2 |- |[[2023–24 OGC Nice season|2023–24]] |Ligue 1 |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |[[2024–25 OGC Nice season|2024–25]] |Ligue 1 |28||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||7<ref group="lower-alpha" name="UEL" >Appearances in UEFA Europa League</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||38||6 |- |[[2025–26 Ligue 1|2025–26]] |Ligue 1 |33||8||4||2||colspan="2"|—||7<ref group="lower-alpha">Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League</ref>||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs]]</ref>||0||46||10 |- !colspan="2"|Total !93!!15!!8!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!19!!1!!2!!0!!122!!18 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !209!!34!!16!!3!!3!!0!!36!!3!!3!!0!!267!!40 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 18 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0 |}
== Honours == '''Monaco''' *[[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[2020–21 Coupe de France|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite web |date=19 May 2021 |title=PSG beat Monaco to win French Cup |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57177755 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>
'''Nice''' *[[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[2025–26 Coupe de France|2025–26]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Brotherton |first=Alex |date=22 May 2026 |title=Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c8xw1nr8kq1t |access-date=22 May 2026 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.ogcnice.com/en/fiche/1902/sofiane-diop.html Profile] at the OGC Nice website * {{FFF player}} * {{LFP Ligue 1|sofiane-diop}} * {{UEFA player}}
{{OGC Nice squad}}
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