| Abdoulaye Diop | |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Detroit City |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Montverde Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Orlando City |
| Collegeyears1: | 2019 |
| College1: | EFSC Titans |
| Collegecaps1: | 17 |
| Collegegoals1: | 4 |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Atlanta United 2 |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Detroit City |
| Caps3: | 53 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 22:47, 19 October 2023 (UTC) |
Abdoulaye Diop (born 17 September 1999) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Detroit City in the USL Championship.
Diop played soccer at the Montverde Academy[1] and spent a season with the Orlando City SC academy during their 2017-18 season.[2]
Diop played one season of college soccer at Eastern Florida State College in 2019, where he scored 4 goals and tallied 4 assists in 17 appearances.[3]
While at college, Diop also appeared for NPSL side Detroit City, making 12 regular season appearances, scoring 1 goal in a season where they won the Great Lakes Conference and progressed to the Regional Finals.[4] [5]
On 26 February 2020, it was announced that Diop would sign for USL Championship side Atlanta United 2.[1] He made his debut for Atlanta on 11 July 2020, appearing as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2-1 loss against Tampa Bay Rowdies.[6] Diop was released by Atlanta following the 2021 season.[7]
On 12 January 2022, Diop returned to Detroit City ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[8] On November 30th, 2023, DCFC announced that they had exercised Diop's contract option for the 2024 season.[9]
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diop moved to Florida in the United States when he was 13 years old.[1]