Krépin Diatta
Krépin Diatta (born 25 February 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Club Brugge KV and the Senegal national team as a winger.
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 February 1999 | |||||||||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal[1] | |||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
Playing position(s) | Winger[1] | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Club Brugge | |||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
Oslo Football Academy | ||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2017–2018 | Sarpsborg 08 | 22 | (3) | |||||||
2018– | Club Brugge | 43 | (7) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Senegal U-20 | 19 | (7) | |||||||
2019– | Senegal | 10 | (1) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 5 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:57, 27 July 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
On 26 February 2017, Diatta signed a four-year contract with Sarpsborg 08.[2] On 4 April 2017, he made his Sarpsborg debut in a 3–1 home win against Sogndal, subbing-in, in the 83rd minute for Ole Halvorsen. On 26 April 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 10–1 win against Division 3 side Drøbak-Frogn, scoring a hat-trick along with teammates Erton Fejzullahu and Jørgen Larsen.[3] On 13 August 2017, he scored his first league goal for Sarpsborg in a 2–2 away draw against Kristiansund, heading in, in the 80th minute from a cross from Halvorsen.[4] He helped Sarpsborg reach the 2017 Norwegian Football Cup Final, scoring 5 goals in the process. Sarpsborg eventually lost 3–2 against Lillestrøm and finished as the runners-up.[5]
On 3 January 2018, Diatta signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Club Brugge KV.[6] On 8 April 2018, he made his Club Brugge debut in a 1–0 away loss against Gent, subbing-in, in the 46th minute for Ahmed Touba. On 22 July 2018, Diatta played in the 2018 Belgian Super Cup, playing 80 minutes until he was subbed-out for Dion Cools. The match eventually ended 2–1 in favour of Club Brugge. On 24 October 2018, Diatta made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–1 home draw against AS Monaco, coming on as an injury time substitute for Emmanuel Dennis.[7] On 14 February 2019, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 2–1 home win against FC Salzburg in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League round of 32.[8] On 10 March 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 away win against Eupen, shooting from the left side of the box and into the bottom right corner of the net in the 23rd minute.[9]
International career
Diatta was part of the Senegal U20s who participated in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. He scored two goals in the tournament, both of which came in the group stage his first a 70th minute header against South Africa in a 7 goal thriller, and his second, a goal in the added time of the first half against Cameroon.[10] Senegal eventually lost 2–0 against Zambia in the final and finished runners-up. They thus qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11] Diatta was part of the Senegal U20s who participated in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. On 22 May 2017, he played in Senegal's 2–0 opening match win against Saudi Arabia.[12] Senegal were knocked out of the tournament in the round of 16 after they lost 1–0 against Mexico.[13]
In March 2019 Diatta was one of four young Senegalese players to received a debut call-up to the national team.[14] On 23 March 2019, he made his national team debut in a 2–0 win against Madagascar in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[15] On 13 June 2019, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[16] On 23 June 2019, he scored his first-ever senior international goal in Senegal's 2–0 opening match win against Tanzania, scoring in the 64th minute from a 20-yard first time finish, after a corner had not been cleared properly seconds earlier.[17] For his performance, Diatta was named the Best Young Player of the tournament.[18]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sarpsborg 08 | 2017 | Eliteserien | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 27 | 8 | ||
Club Brugge | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
Total | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 70 | 10 | ||
Career total | 65 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 97 | 17 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[20]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 June 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Individual
- Best Young Player in African Cup of Nations 2019[22]
References
- Krépin Diatta at WorldFootball.net
- "Krépin Diatta klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- "Sarpsborg med målshow i Drøbak" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Herrebrøden, Øyvind (14 August 2017). "Bakke raste mot dommeren da Kristiansund utlignet på overtid" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- "Lillestrøm tok sitt sjette cupgull". Dagbladet. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- "Krépin Diatta naar Club Brugge". clubbrugge.be (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Club Brugge holds Monaco to 1-1 draw in Champions League". Fox Sports. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Lagae, Bart (14 February 2019). "Denswil en Wesley koppen Club Brugge in sterke tweede helft voorbij Salzburg" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Taecke, Tomas (10 March 2013). "Vanaken wijst Club de weg in Eupen" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Senegal edge South Africa in seven-goal thriller". CAF. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Host Zambia beat Senegal to claim title". CAF. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Senegal enjoy comfortable win over Saudi Arabia". FIFA. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Cisneros the hero as Mexico advance to quarters". FIFA. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Bah, Momodou (28 February 2019). "Senegal coach Aliou Cisse opts for youth in latest squad". BBC Sport.
- "Senegal v Madagascar". African Football. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "Senegal announce strong AFCON squad". KingFut. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Willoughby, James (24 June 2019). "Balde, Diatta on target in routine AFCON win". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Africa Cup of Nations 2019 awards". Ahram Online. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Krépin Diatta". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "Krépin Diatta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Africa Cup of Nations 2019 awards". Al-Ahram. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.