Dion Lopy

Dion Lopy (born 2 February 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda División club Almería and the Senegal national team.

Dion Lopy

Lopy in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Dion Lopy[1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Almería
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2020	Oslo Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Reims II	4	(0)
2021–2023	Reims	59	(0)
2023–	Almería	66	(1)
International career‡
2019	Senegal U17	4	(0)
2019	Senegal U20	9	(2)
2019–	Senegal	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:30, 1 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

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 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 7 June 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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
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		29	0	2	0	–		0	0	31	0
	Total		59	0	3	0	–		0	0	62	0
Almería	2023–24	La Liga	30	0	2	0	–		–		32	0
	2024–25	Segunda División	36	1	3	0	–		2[a]	0	41	1
	Total		66	1	5	0	–		2	0	73	1
Career total			129	1	8	0	0	0	2	0	139	1

1. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

International

As of matches played 26 March 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2019	1	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	2	0
Total		5	0