Birahim Diop
Encyclopedia
Birahim Diop is a Senegal
ese footballer. He currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer
.
. In one year at the club he appeared in 25 matches scoring 15 goals. He than moved to ASC Jeanne d'Arc
and scored 12 goals and added 7 assists in his one year at the club. In 2001 Diop moved to the United States and joined the MetroStars
reserve squad, after impressing coach Octavio Zambrano
he moved up to the senior squad appearing in 4 league matches in 2002. Following his stay in New York, Diop would join Colombian side Deportivo Pereira
, before being re-united once again with coach Zambrano at CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
in Moldova
. In his first season with CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
Diop appeared in 15 league matches and scored 3 goals playing as a holding midfielder. In 2008 Diop returned to the United States and played for FDR United in New York City's amateur leagues, scoring 19 goals in 25 matches.
On March 17, 2010, the Kansas City Wizards
officially announced the signing of Diop, as an addition to their midfield. Diop was reunited with coach Octavio Zambrano
, an assistant for Kansas City who was instrumental in bringing Diop back to Major League Soccer
. Diop scored his first two MLS goals on August 21, 2010 in a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution
. Diop than recorded the first hat trick of his career on October 23, 2010 in a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes
. Diop enjoyed his best year in Major League soccer in 2010 with the Kansas City Wizards
appearing in 14 league matches and scoring 5 goals.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese footballer. He currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
.
Club career
Diop began his career in Senegal with US Rail de ThièsUS Rail
US Rail is a Senegalese football club based in Thiès, which is part of the Senegal National League.-History:They played sometimes in the top division in Senegalese football...
. In one year at the club he appeared in 25 matches scoring 15 goals. He than moved to ASC Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. It was founded in 1921. They play at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor.-Achievements:*Senegal Premier League: 10...
and scored 12 goals and added 7 assists in his one year at the club. In 2001 Diop moved to the United States and joined the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
reserve squad, after impressing coach Octavio Zambrano
Octavio Zambrano
Octavio Zambrano is one of the all-time winningest coaches in Major League Soccer history, .-Player:...
he moved up to the senior squad appearing in 4 league matches in 2002. Following his stay in New York, Diop would join Colombian side Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. Founded in 1944, its traditional colors are red and yellow. It plays in the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.-History:...
, before being re-united once again with coach Zambrano at CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol was a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal....
in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. In his first season with CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol was a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal....
Diop appeared in 15 league matches and scored 3 goals playing as a holding midfielder. In 2008 Diop returned to the United States and played for FDR United in New York City's amateur leagues, scoring 19 goals in 25 matches.
On March 17, 2010, the Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
officially announced the signing of Diop, as an addition to their midfield. Diop was reunited with coach Octavio Zambrano
Octavio Zambrano
Octavio Zambrano is one of the all-time winningest coaches in Major League Soccer history, .-Player:...
, an assistant for Kansas City who was instrumental in bringing Diop back to Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. Diop scored his first two MLS goals on August 21, 2010 in a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. Diop than recorded the first hat trick of his career on October 23, 2010 in a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
. Diop enjoyed his best year in Major League soccer in 2010 with the Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
appearing in 14 league matches and scoring 5 goals.