Clément Diop
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clément Diop Degoud | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amiens | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Amiens II | 36 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Amiens | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | US Camon | ||
| 2015 | LA Galaxy II | 24 | (0) |
| 2016– | LA Galaxy | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| France U19 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2016. | |||
Clément Diop Degoud (born 12 October 1993) is a French footballer who currently plays for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Career
Early Career
Diop began his career with Amiens SC 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 August 25 2012, against Calais RUFC, where he came a clean-sheet in a 1–0 win.[1] Diop went on to keep clean-sheets in the following two matches, against Arras[2] and SC Feignies.[3]
Move to the U.S.
On 20 March 2015, it was announced that Diop joined USL club LA Galaxy II for the 2015 season.[4] He made his debut for the club two days later in a 0–0 draw against Real Monarchs SLC.[5] 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.[6]
Promotion to first-team
On 16 December 2015, LA Galaxy announced that they had signed Diop to a first team contract for the forthcoming MLS season.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 1 October 2016[9]
| 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 Pro | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| 2016 | USL Pro | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| LA Galaxy | 2016 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
References
- ↑ 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. 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. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Match Report: LA Galaxy II fall in USL Championship match against the Rochester Rhinos, 2-1". 16 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/12/16/la-galaxy-sign-goalkeeper-clement-diop
- ↑ "Match Report: LA Galaxy open U.S. Open Cup campaign with 4-1 extra time win over La Máquina". LA Galaxy. 14 June 2016.
- ↑ Clément Diop profile at Soccerway
External links
- Clément Diop profile at Soccerway