Amadou Dia

Amadou Dia
Personal information
Full nameAmadou Tidiane Dia
Date of birthJune 8, 1993
Place of birthNantes, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Sporting Kansas City
Number13
Youth career
2007–2011Real Colorado
2011–2014Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014Real Colorado Foxes6(1)
2015–Sporting Kansas City4(0)
National team
2010United States U184(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 27, 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 9, 2015

Amadou Tidiane Dia (born June 8, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.

Career

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

On January 15, 2015, 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]

See also

References

  1. "2013 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. "2014 Real Colorado Foxes stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. "Clemson’s Amadou Dia Selected by Sporting KC in First Round of MLS Draft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Tigers. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-03-08-sporting-kansas-city-vs-new-york-red-bulls/boxscore

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