Albaye Papa Diop

Albaye Papa Diop

Personal information
Full name	Albaye Papa Diop
Date of birth	(1984-12-12) December 12, 1984
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	ASC Jeanne d'Arc	36	(5)
2005–2010	KS Dinamo Tirana	154	(12)
2010–2011	Al-Faisaly	21	(2)
2011–2012	Shkumbini Peqin	20	(3)
2012–2013	Erbil SC
2013–2014	Shabab Al-Ordon
2014–2016	Al-Batin
2017	Al-Qaisomah	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2017

Albaye Papa Diop (born 12 December 1984) is a Senegalese football player who currently plays .

Career

He has previously played for Dinamo București in Romania and FC Aarau in Switzerland at youth level but never managed to make it into their first teams. He signed for Dinamo Tirana in the summer of 2005. Since joining the Tirana club he has established himself in the first team and become one of the best foreign players to have ever played in Albania. Papa Diop has played over 100 league games and scored 8 goals for the Albanian club and he also played a key role in Dinamo's title winning season of 2007–2008. He has played for Dinamo Tirana in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. He is currently playing for Al Faysaly in Saudi Premier League.

International career

Because Papa Diop has not yet featured for Senegal he is still eligible to play for another international team. Josip Kuže, the coach of Albania expressed his desire to have the Senegalese defensive midfielder in his team for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Honours

Jeanne d'Arc

• CAF Champions League Semi finalist (1): 2004

Dinamo Tirana

• Albanian Superliga (2): 2007–08, 2009–10
• Albanian Supercup (1): 2008