Amadou Dia | |
Fullname: | Amadou Tidiane Dia |
Birth Date: | 8 June 1993 |
Birth Place: | Nantes, France |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Position: | Left-back |
Currentclub: | Louisville City |
Clubnumber: | 13 |
Youthyears1: | 2007–2011 |
Youthclubs1: | Real Colorado |
Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 |
College1: | Clemson Tigers |
Collegecaps1: | 70 |
Collegegoals1: | 4 |
Years1: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs1: | Real Colorado Foxes |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs2: | Sporting Kansas City |
Caps2: | 32 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016 |
Clubs3: | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016 |
Clubs4: | Montreal Impact |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs5: | Phoenix Rising |
Caps5: | 83 |
Goals5: | 4 |
Years6: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs6: | Sporting Kansas City |
Caps6: | 16 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2020–2021 |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2022– |
Clubs8: | Louisville City |
Caps8: | 55 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | April 3, 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | March 9, 2015 |
Amadou Tidiane Dia (born June 8, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Louisville City in the USL Championship.
Dia spent all four years of his college career at Clemson University where he made a total of 70 appearances for the Tigers and tallied four goals and four assists.
He also spent two seasons in the Premier Development League for Real Colorado Foxes.[1] [2]
Dia was drafted 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8 against the New York Red Bulls.[4] In July 2016, Dia was traded by Sporting Kansas City to the Montreal Impact in exchange for forward Cameron Porter.[5] His option was declined following the 2016 season.[6] Dia then signed with Phoenix Rising FC on June 9, 2017.[7]
Dia returned to Sporting Kansas City in January 2020.[8] Following the 2021 season, Dia's contract option was declined by Kansas City.[9]
On January 14, 2022, Dia joined USL Championship club Louisville City.[10]
Dia holds both American and French nationalities. Dia is married to Samantha Drublood, who is from Turkey.