Papakouli Diop

Not to be confused with Papa Bouba Diop.

Pape Diop
Diop with Levante in 2013
Personal information
Full name Papakouli Diop[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Kaolack, Senegal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2004–2006 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Rennes 1 (0)
2006–2008 Tours 36 (3)
2008–2009 Gimnàstic 43 (4)
2009–2012 Racing Santander 76 (2)
2012–2015 Levante 85 (4)
2015–2017 Espanyol 53 (3)
2018–2021 Eibar 106 (3)
2021–2023 Ibiza 51 (2)
International career
2010–2017 Senegal 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Papakouli "Pape" Diop (born 19 March 1986) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

After starting out at Rennes in France, he went on to spend most of his career in Spain. Over 12 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 320 matches and 12 goals, with Racing de Santander, Levante, Espanyol and Eibar.[2]

Diop represented Senegal in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

  1. ^ a b c "Diop". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ Murillo, Paco (20 August 2021). "Pape Diop, músculo y veteranía para la medular del Ibiza" [Pape Diop, muscle and experience for Ibiza's midfield]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2022.