Albaye Papa Diop Explained

Albaye Papa Diop
Fullname:Albaye Papa Diop
Birth Date:12 December 1984
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Position:Defender/Midfielder
Years1:2003–2005
Years2:2005–2010
Years3:2010–2011
Years4:2011–2012
Years5:2012–2013
Years6:2013–2014
Years7:2014–2016
Years8:2017
Clubs3:Al-Faisaly
Clubs4:Shkumbini Peqin
Clubs6:Shabab Al-Ordon
Clubs7:Al-Batin
Clubs8:Al-Qaisomah
Caps1:36
Caps2:154
Caps3:21
Caps4:20
Caps8:14
Goals1:5
Goals2:12
Goals3:2
Goals4:3
Goals8:0
Pcupdate:5 May 2017

Albaye Papa Diop (born 12 December 1984) is a Senegalese football player who currently plays .

Career

He has previously played for Dinamo București in Romania and FC Aarau in Switzerland at youth level but never managed to make it into their first teams. He signed for Dinamo Tirana in the summer of 2005. Since joining the Tirana club he has established himself in the first team and become one of the best foreign players to have ever played in Albania. Papa Diop has played over 100 league games and scored 8 goals for the Albanian club and he also played a key role in Dinamo's title winning season of 2007–2008. He has played for Dinamo Tirana in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. He is currently playing for Al Faysaly in Saudi Premier League.

International career

Because Papa Diop has not yet featured for Senegal he is still eligible to play for another international team. Josip Kuže, the coach of Albania expressed his desire to have the Senegalese defensive midfielder in his team for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Honours

Jeanne d'Arc

Dinamo Tirana