Pape Cheikh Diop

Youth

Diop moved to Spain at age 14 in 2011 to join Club Internacional de la Amistad, an academy for foreign players in Palencia. After a spell at Montañeros CF in A Coruña, he joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2013.

Celta

Diop made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against CD Lealtad. He scored his first goal eight days later, netting the last in a 5–0 home routing of UP Langreo. On 11 August 2015, Diop signed a new five-year deal with the club, running until 2020. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 12 December of that year, replacing Nolito in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home success over RCD Espanyol. Diop scored his first goal in the main category on 27 November 2016, netting the last in a 3–1 home win against Granada CF. The following 31 January, he extended his contract until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 4 jersey.

Lyon

On 29 August 2017, Lyon announced the signing of Diop on a five-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Celta was reported as €10 million with €4 million of possible bonuses. On 14 August 2019, after featuring sparingly, he returned to his former side Celta on loan for the 2019–20 campaign.

Loan to Dijon

On 6 August 2020, Diop signed for Ligue 1 club Dijon on loan for one season. The deal included an option to buy of €5 million plus an additional €1.5 million in…

Born in Senegal and raised in Spain from age 14, Diop was a youth international for Spain. In September 2018, Diop declared his international allegiance to Spain. He switched, and first represented the Senegal national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.

As of end of 2023–24 season

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015