Clément Diop Degoud (born 13 October 1993) is a former professional footballer. Born in France, he represented Senegal internationally.
_(cropped).jpg) Diop with CF Montréal in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clément Diop Degoud | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | ES Vitry | ||
| 2006–2009 | Ivry | ||
| 2009–2011 | Amiens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Amiens II | 36 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Amiens | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | US Camon | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | LA Galaxy II | 49 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | LA Galaxy | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | CF Montréal[a] | 30 | (0) |
| 2022 | Inter Miami | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | New England Revolution | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Atlanta United | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Atlanta United 2 | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2017 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editDiop began his career with Amiens where he was a backup for three seasons, but never made a first team appearance. Diop was the starter of Amiens II, Amiens' reserve team for two seasons. Diop made his debut for Amiens II on 25 August 2012, against Calais RUFC, where he came a clean-sheet in a 1–0 win.[3] Diop went on to keep clean-sheets in the following two matches, against Arras[4] and SC Feignies.[5]
LA Galaxy
editOn 20 March 2015, it was announced that Diop joined USL club LA Galaxy II for the 2015 season.[6] He made his debut for the club two days later in a 0–0 draw against Real Monarchs SLC.[7] In the 2015 season Diop won the USL Western Conference and reached the USL Championship final with LA Galaxy II. In the finals against Rochester Rhinos, Diop was replaced by Bennett Sneddon late in extra-time. LA Galaxy II lost 2–1 in the final due to a late header from Asani Samuels.[8]
On 16 December 2015, LA Galaxy announced that they had signed Diop to a first team contract for the forthcoming MLS season.[9] On 14 June 2015, Diop made his debut for the first team in fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup against La Máquina FC, where the Galaxy won 4–1 in extra-time.[10]
In Montréal
editDiop moved to CF Montréal (known as the Montreal Impact at the time) via the MLS Waiver Draft following the 2017 season.[11] He signed with the club on 9 January 2018.[12] On 17 August 2021, Montréal and Diop mutually agreed to part ways.[13]
Inter Miami
editIn January 2022, Diop signed a one-year contract with an option for a second year with Inter Miami, after having trained with the team since September 2021.[14]
New England Revolution
editOn 5 August 2022, Diop was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for $125,000 in General Allocation Money.[15] Following the 2022 season, New England opted to decline his contract option.[16]
Atlanta United
editOn 11 January 2023, Diop signed with MLS side Atlanta United FC.[17]
International career
editBorn in France and of Senegalese descent, Diop originally was called up to the youth national teams for France.[18] Diop debuted for the Senegal national football team in a 0–0 friendly draw with Uganda on 5 June 2017.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 November 2020[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amiens II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2015 | USL | 24 | 0 | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | USL | 22 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | USL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2016 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | MLS | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2018 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | MLS | 20 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
Honours
editMontreal Impact
Notes
edit- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship
- ^ Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
References
edit- ^ "Clément Diop". Montreal Impact. Retrieved 12 October 2019."Clément Diop". Montreal Impact.
- ^ "Clément Diop". New England Revolution. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Amiens II vs. Calais RUFC 1 – 0 (8/25/12), Soccerway, 25 August 2012
- ^ Arras vs. Amiens II 0 – 1 (9/1/12), Soccerway, 1 September 2012
- ^ Amiens II vs. Feignies 2 – 0 (9/8/12), Soccerway, 8 September 2012
- ^ "LA Galaxy II announce roster ahead of 2015 USL season". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II open 2015 campaign with a scoreless draw against Real Monarchs SLC". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Match Report: LA Galaxy II fall in USL Championship match against the Rochester Rhinos, 2–1". 16 October 2015.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Clement Diop". LA Galaxy. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: LA Galaxy open U.S. Open Cup campaign with 4–1 extra time win over La Máquina". LA Galaxy. 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Rapids select Kip Colvey, Diop goes to Montreal in 2017 MLS Waiver Draft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Impact comes to terms with goalkeepers Clément Diop and Jason Beaulieu". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "CF Montréal, goalkeeper Clement Diop mutually agree to contract termination | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ "Inter Miami CF sign MLS veteran goalkeeper Clement Diop". Major League Soccer. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "New England Revolution acquire goalkeeper Clément Diop from Inter Miami CF | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "New England Revolution announce year-end roster moves | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs free agent goalkeeper Clément Diop | Atlanta United FC". atlutd.
- ^ "Joueur – Clément DIOP – FFF".
- ^ LA Galaxy Communications (16 December 2015). "Clement Diop makes international debut for Senegal in scoreless draw with Uganda | INSIDER". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Clément Diop at Soccerway
- ^ "Montréal takes 2019 Canadian Championship title". Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.