Khassimirou Diop

Khassimirou Diop (born 28 December 1986) is a Senegalese footballer and junior-level coach, still registered to play as a midfielder for French side Cholet B.

Career Diop arrived in France at the age of 13, and joined the training center of FC Nantes. He made his debut at the professional level for Nantes as a second half substitute in the Ligue 1 game against Sochaux on 14 October 2006.

After leaving Nantes he played in the fourth tier with UJA Alfortville and JA Drancy before joining SO Cholet in the fifth tier. He was part of the Cholet side which achieved promotion from Championnat de France Amateur 2 in 2015 and Championnat de France Amateur 2 in 2017. Although he has not played for Cholet's first team since May 2018, he remains available for call-ups while coaching the U10 side, as happened in November 2020.