| Pape Daouda Diong | |
| Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 2006 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Strasbourg |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthclubs1: | AF Darou Salam |
| Years1: | –2024 |
| Clubs1: | AF Darou Salam |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Strasbourg |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Senegal U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:21, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 21:21, 9 September 2023 (UTC) |
Pape Daouda Diong (born 15 June 2006) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Strasbourg and the Senegal national team.
Diong played in Senegal for AF Darou Salam in Dakar.[1]
On 9 July 2024, Diong joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a five-year deal.[2] [3]
He represented Senegal U17 at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, featuring in all four of their matches before they lost to eventual finalist France U17.[4]
He made his debut for the senior Senegal national football team on 9 September 2023, in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda.[5]
Described as a defensive midfielder, he has been compared to Mamadou Lamine Camara who also came through the Darou Salam Football Academy.[6] Whilst playing at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, He reportedly had the highest percentage (85.2%) of defensive duels won in the group stage.[7]