| General |
| Issa Diop | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name: | Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop | |
| Date of birth: | 9 January 1997 | |
| Place of birth: | Toulouse,  France
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| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Fulham
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| Number: | 31 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004–2006 2006–2015 |
Balma SC Toulouse
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 2015–2018 2018–2022 2022– |
Toulouse B Toulouse West Ham United Fulham
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7 (0) 85 (6) 96 (6) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2013 2013 2015 2015–2016 2017 2016–2018 |
France U16 France U17 France U18 France U19 France U20 France U21
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4 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 20 (3) 3 (0) 6 (0) |
Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop (born 9 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Fulham.
Club career[]
Toulouse[]
Diop is a youth exponent from Toulouse. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 28 November 2015 against Nice playing the full game. He scored his first goal in his second appearance on 2 December 2015, contributing to his club's 3–0 win away to fellow relegation strugglers Troyes.
West Ham United[]
On 19 June 2018, Premier League club West Ham United confirmed the signing of Diop from Toulouse. The fee was not disclosed but was announced as a club record, beating the previous record of £20 million set in July 2017 with the signing of Marko Arnautović.
International career[]
Diop has been a youth international for France at every level, currently playing for France U21s. He is also eligible to play for Morocco through his mother and for Senegal through his father.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 17 March 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse | 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 5 | |
Personal life[]
Diop's grandfather, Labysse Diop, was the first Senegalese footballer in Ligue 1.
Honours[]
International[]
Individual[]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
External links[]
Issa Diop profile at Soccerbase- Issa Diop profile at Transfermarkt
- France profile at FFF
| Fulham F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Leno · 2 Tete · 3 Bassey · 5 Andersen · 6 Reed · 7 Jiménez · 8 Wilson · 9 Muniz · 10 Cairney (c) · 11 Traoré · 15 Cuenca · 16 Berge · 17 Iwobi · 18 Pereira · 19 Nelson · 20 Lukić · 21 Castagne · 23 Benda · 30 Sessegnon · 31 Diop · 32 Smith Rowe · 33 Robinson · 44 De Fougerolles · 47 Godo · Manager: Marco Silva |
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