Pape Diong
Senegalese footballer (born 2006)
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Pape Daouda Diong (born 15 June 2006) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
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Diong with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pape Daouda Diong | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AF Darou Salam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2024 | AF Darou Salam | ||
| 2024– | Strasbourg | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Strasbourg II | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Dunkerque (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Senegal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | Senegal U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 May 2025 | |||
Club career
International career
He represented Senegal U17 at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, featuring in all four of their matches before they lost to eventual finalist France U17.[5]
He made his debut for the senior Senegal national football team on 9 September 2023, in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda.[6]
Style of play
Described as a defensive midfielder, he has been compared to Mamadou Lamine Camara who also came through the Darou Salam Football Academy.[7] Whilst playing at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, He reportedly had the highest percentage (85.2%) of defensive duels won in the group stage.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Strasbourg II | 2024–25 | CFA 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dunkerque (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
International
- As of match played 9 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |