Sofiane Diop
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Full name
Sofiane Daouda Diop[1]
Date of birth
9 June 2000
Place of birth
Tours, France
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
 Diop with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofiane Daouda Diop[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tours, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Tours | ||
| 2014–2015 | US Chambray | ||
| 2015–2018 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Rennes B | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Monaco B | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Monaco | 76 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sochaux (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | Nice | 86 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | France U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U21 | 13 | (4) |
| 2025– | Morocco | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Sofiane Daouda Diop (born 9 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Monaco
On 5 July 2018, Diop signed his first professional contract with Monaco after his debut season with the reserve side of Rennes.[3] He made his professional debut in a 4–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 4 August 2018 in the Trophée des Champions.[4]
Nice
On 29 August 2022, fellow Ligue 1 club Nice announced the signing of Diop from Monaco.[5]
International career
Personal life
Diop was born to a Senegalese father and a Moroccan mother.[10] His younger brother, Edan Diop, is also a professional footballer.[11]
