Pape Diong
 Diong with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Dunkerque (on loan from Strasbourg) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | → Dunkerque (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Senegal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 | |||
Pape Daouda Diong (born 15 June 2006) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque, on loan from Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
Career
[edit]Diong played in Senegal for AF Darou Salam in Dakar.[1]
On 9 July 2024, Diong joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a five-year deal.[2][3]
On 16 July 2025, Diong was loaned by Dunkerque in Ligue 2 for the season.[4]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 9 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Vegas, Paul (28 December 2023). "Chelsea 'complete deal' for Senegal U17 midfielder Pape Daouda Diong". Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Mercato : Strasbourg officialise l'arrivée de Pape Diong, qui devient le 18e joueur sénégalais de l'histoire du club". 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Officiel Mercato – Strasbourg annonce l'arrivée de Pape Diong". 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "L'USL Dunkerque accueille Pape Diong (RC Strasbourg) en prêt !" [USL Dunkerque welcomes Pape Diong (RC Strasbourg) on loan!] (in French). USL Dunkerque. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Simon (20 December 2023). "Chelsea nearing agreement to sign Pape Daouda Diong". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "SENEGAL VS. RWANDA 1 – 1". Soccerway. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "After the two Lamine Camaras, the revelation Pape Daouda Diong: Senegal spoiled in recovery!". Galsenfoot.an. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Jones, Oliver (20 December 2023). "Who is Pape Daouda Diong? The wonderkid spotted at Chelsea vs Newcastle set to complete transfer". Football London. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- 2006 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegal men's youth international footballers
- Senegal men's international footballers
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- USL Dunkerque players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France