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Amadou Tidiane Dia (born June 8, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Louisville City in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amadou Tidiane Dia | ||
| Date of birth | June 8, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Real Colorado | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Clemson Tigers | 70 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Real Colorado Foxes | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Phoenix Rising | 83 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Louisville City | 80 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | United States U18 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 9, 2015 | |||
College and amateur
Dia spent all four years of his college career at Clemson University where he made a total of 70 appearances for the Tigers and tallied four goals and four assists.
He also spent two seasons in the Premier Development League for Real Colorado Foxes.[1][2]
Professional
Dia was drafted 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[3] He made his professional debut on March 8 against the New York Red Bulls.[4] In July 2016, Dia was traded by Sporting Kansas City to the Montreal Impact in exchange for forward Cameron Porter.[5] His option was declined following the 2016 season.[6] Dia then signed with Phoenix Rising FC on June 9, 2017.[7]
Dia returned to Sporting Kansas City in January 2020.[8] Following the 2021 season, Dia's contract option was declined by Kansas City.[9]
On January 14, 2022, Dia joined USL Championship club Louisville City.[10]
Dia holds both American and French nationalities. Dia is married to Samantha Drublood, who is from Turkey.
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