Dion Lopy (born 2 February 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Almería and the Senegal national team.
Club career
Reims
Lopy played youth football for the Oslo Football Academy in the 3rd tier of Senegalese football, before being signed for a compensatory fee by French club Stade de Reims in 2020 after Lopy represented Senegal at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]
Lopy played briefly for Reims' second team in the Championnat National 2, before making his Ligue 1 debut in a 2–2 draw with Stade Rennais on 4 April 2021.[3] In the 2022–23 season, he became a first-team regular at Reims, benefitting from manager Will Still's preference for a younger age profile to his squad.[4][5]
Almería
On 5 August 2023, Lopy was announced at La Liga side Almería on a six-year contract.[6]
International career
Lopy played for Senegal throughout the youth levels, representing them at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup[2] and the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations where they were runners-up.[7]
Lopy made his debut for the senior Senegal national football team on 3 August 2019, in a 3–0 victory over Liberia.[8] He had to wait until 28 March 2023 for his second first team appearance, a 1–0 away victory over Mozambique.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 March 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stade de Reims II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Stade de Reims | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
International
- As of matches played 28 March 2023.[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b Jeggo, Luc (13 June 2019). "Dion Lopy: from the 3rd tier of Senegal to World Cup stand out". Football Bloody Hell. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Reims vs. Rennes - 4 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Ellis, Adam (16 March 2023). "Stade de Reims: 3 players who have graded well for Will Still in Ligue 1 | PFF News & Analysis". PFF. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Reis, Bruna (10 April 2023). "Aston Villa linked with Ligue 1 transfer as Everton consider summer move". MSN. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "El Almería se refuerza con el fichaje de Dion Lopy" [Almería bolster themselves with the signing of Dion Lopy] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary - Africa U20 Cup of Nations - Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Senegal vs. Liberia". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mozambique vs. Senegal". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Dion Lopy at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Dion Lopy at National-Football-Teams.com