Krépin Diatta

Krépin Diatta (born 25 February 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club AS Monaco and the Senegal national team.

Krépin Diatta
Personal information
Full name Krépin Diatta[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 27
Youth career
Oslo Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sarpsborg 08 22 (3)
2018–2021 Club Brugge 62 (17)
2021– Monaco 2 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Senegal U20 19 (7)
2019– Senegal 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:06, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Sarpsborg 08

On 26 February 2017, Diatta signed a four-year contract with Sarpsborg 08.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Club Brugge

On 3 January 2018, Diatta signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Club Brugge KV.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Monaco

On 21 January 2021, Diatta joined Ligue 1 side Monaco in a deal running until 2025.[11]

International career

Under-20

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] Senegal were knocked out of the tournament in the round of 16 after they lost 1–0 against Mexico.[15]

Senior

In March 2019 Diatta was one of four young Senegalese players to receive a debut call-up to the national team.[16] 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.[17] On 13 June 2019, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[18] 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.[19] For his performance, Diatta was named the Best Young Player of the tournament.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 January 2021.[2][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sarpsborg 08 2017 Eliteserien 22355––278
Total 22355––278
Club Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 800000–80
2018–19 131004[lower-alpha 1]011[lower-alpha 2]1282
2019–20 226419[lower-alpha 3]1–348
2020–21 1910005[lower-alpha 4]0–2410
Total 6217411811119520
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 2000––20
Total 2000––20
Career total 86209618111112428
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Ten appearances and one goal in Belgian Europa League play-offs, one appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  3. Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of 15 November 2020.[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 2019131
202030
Total161
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diatta goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Krépin Diatta
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 June 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Tanzania2–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Club

Club Brugge

Individual

References
  1. Krépin Diatta at Global Sports Archive
  2. Krépin Diatta at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Krépin Diatta klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. "Sarpsborg med målshow i Drøbak" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. Herrebrøden, Øyvind (14 August 2017). "Bakke raste mot dommeren da Kristiansund utlignet på overtid" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. "Lillestrøm tok sitt sjette cupgull". Dagbladet. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. "Krépin Diatta naar Club Brugge". clubbrugge.be (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. "Club Brugge holds Monaco to 1-1 draw in Champions League". Fox Sports. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. 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.
  10. Taecke, Tomas (10 March 2013). "Vanaken wijst Club de weg in Eupen" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Krépin Diatta joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco FC. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. "Senegal edge South Africa in seven-goal thriller". CAF. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  13. "Host Zambia beat Senegal to claim title". CAF. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  14. "Senegal enjoy comfortable win over Saudi Arabia". FIFA. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  15. "Cisneros the hero as Mexico advance to quarters". FIFA. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  16. Bah, Momodou (28 February 2019). "Senegal coach Aliou Cisse opts for youth in latest squad". BBC Sport.
  17. "Senegal v Madagascar". African Football. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  18. "Senegal announce strong AFCON squad". KingFut. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  19. Willoughby, James (24 June 2019). "Balde, Diatta on target in routine AFCON win". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  20. "Africa Cup of Nations 2019 awards". Ahram Online. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  21. "Krépin Diatta". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  22. "Krépin Diatta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  23. "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  24. "Africa Cup of Nations 2019 awards". Al-Ahram. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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