Saliou Diop
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serigne Saliou Diop | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Challenge Football Center | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Brest | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025 | |||
Serigne Saliou Diop (born 12 May 2005) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brest.
Career
As a youth player, Diop joined the youth academy of Senegalese side Challenge Football Center. In 2024, he signed for French Ligue 1 side Brest, where he suffered an ankle injury.[1]
While playing for the club's reserve team, he scored fourteen goals in his first twelve appearances.[2] On 23 February 2025, he debuted for the senior team during a 0―0 away draw with Strasbourg in the league.[3]
Style of play
Diop plays as a forward and is right-footed. Speaking to French newspaper Le Télégramme, French manager Franck Kerdilès described him as "a hard worker... a true 9 who's drawn to goal".[1]
References
- ^ a b "Serigne Saliou Diop, buteur brestois en devenir" [Serigne Saliou Diop, Brest striker in the making] (in French). Le Télégramme. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Efficace en R1, Saliou Diop s'impatiente de faire aussi bien en L1" [Effective in R1, Saliou Diop is impatient to do as well in L1] (in French). Ouest-France. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Saliou Diop at Soccerway