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Issa Diop
Morocco#31Defender

ISSA DIOP

Defender ยท Fulham ยท Premier League

โ€œBall-playing centre-back who drives play out of pressure.โ€

29Age
194cm
92kg
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GoalPost verdict

The read
68
Useful

โ†‘ model form signal

GoalPost read

Ball-playing centre-back who drives play out of pressure.

Current-season outputRole reliabilityAvailability signal
Output4Influence44System87Trajectory68Resil.57Workrate19

6 GPS components

GoalPost value

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What GoalPost values him at

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range pending ยท wider band

Peak proximity โ–ฒOutput โ–ฒTrajectory โ–ผ
โ‚ฌ68.6MLowHighโ‚ฌ218M

What heโ€™s worth on the pitch today โ€” our number, not the marketโ€™s. Ball-playing centre-back who drives play out of pressure.

GoalPost percentile โ†’Pending

GPS / value trend

Logged snapshots

Logged GPS and value trends appear after at least two real daily snapshots.

Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.

Value trajectory

High confidence
GoalPost value by season ยท model-estimated

Value trajectory appears once GoalPost has a current FMV and dated season ratings.

20232026

Dashed line is reconstructed from season ratings, age, role, and today's GoalPost value. Logged-live value points will appear here once history accrues.

Scouting report

โ†—DefenderRole Fit: 72%Data Coverage: 18 matches

GoalPost confidence

62%

Last Updated

Model updated

After latest GoalPost refresh

GP

GoalPost verdict

Ball-playing centre-back who drives play out of pressure.

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Impact

Useful

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Form Trend

Tracked

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Peak Age

26-28

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Potential

Role fit

Overall profile

Shooting86Finishing57Passing43Dribbling100Duels43Defense14
Percentile vs. Defenders

Attacking DNA

Direct threat24Combination91Wide play96Movement24Creation24Counter attacks24
Percentile vs. Defenders

Elite strengths

Current-season output

50

Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers

Role reliability

100

Reliable plus trait in current sample

Availability signal

0

Repeatable action profile in this role

Tournament context

84

Positive contributor in team context

Watch-outs

Direct threat

Movement

Creation

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Per-90 breakdown

Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers

โšฝGoals

0.07

โŒShots

0.14

per 90

โ—‰Shots on Target

0.07

โ—ŽConversion

50%

โ†ŸDribbles

100%

โŒKey Passes

0.00

โœฃPressures

1.6

Key metrics

Current-season rates

Goals / 90

0.07

season rate

Shots / 90

0.14

shot volume

Shot accuracy

50%

1/2 on target

Conversion

50%

goals per shot

Dribbles / 90

1.00

success rate proxy

Key passes / 90

0.00

chance creation

Player intelligence

Our scouted analysis

Workrate

19/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

45/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting impact sample

Playing style

I. Diop is at his best stepping out from the back and carrying the ball into space when the lane opens. As a centre-back, he looks to break the first line with clean progression rather than safe recycling, giving France a defender who can turn defense into attack with his stride and conviction. He is still developing, but his game already leans on composure on the ball and an assertive willingness to advance.

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World Cup 2026 outlook

For France at World Cup 2026, he offers a useful different gear at centre-back: someone who can help the team build through pressure instead of simply surviving it. In a squad full of talent, his value is in adding forward thrust from deep and giving France a more progressive route out of their own half.

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Analysis overview

GoalPost Intelligence Report

I. Diop is at his best stepping out from the back and carrying the ball into space when the lane opens. As a centre-back, he looks to break the first line with clean progression rather than safe recycling, giving France a defender who can turn defense into attack with his stride and conviction. He is still developing, but his game already leans on composure on the ball and an assertive willingness to advance.

Primary roleTransition valueHigh impact

Player impact

Pending

awaiting on-pitch impact sample

Style profile

How he plays

Direct threat24Combination91Wide play96Movement24Creation24Counter attacks24

Shot profile

shooting rates

Shots / 90

0.14

SoT / 90

0.07

Accuracy

50%

Conversion

50%

Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.

Source context

What is actually powering this tab

Role read

Defender

Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.

Availability

Managed

Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.

Coverage

3 recent matches

Recent match-form rows are loaded for performance and trend surfaces.

Player intelligence

GoalPost proprietary evaluation

Workrate

19/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

45/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample

Ball carrying impact

100Elite

Drives progress through pace and close control.

Finishing impact

50Elite

Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.

Creative impact

0Strong

Creates chances through runs and combinations.

Defensive impact

16Above avg.

Presses and recovers possession effectively.

Clutch factor

72Elite

Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.

Scouting summary

Ball-playing centre-back who drives play out of pressure.

Report generated from current-season profileGoalPost Intelligence Model v4.2

Performance overview

Current season
18
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
1,277
Mins

2024/25 season by competition

CompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsMinsRating
League Cup crestLeague Cup3002707.47
FA Cup crestFA Cup2001806.6
Premier League crestPremier League13108276.64
Total18101,2776.90

Form (last 3 matches)

6.81 average rating
5.87.07.1
View match form analysis โ†’

Each dot is one match rating.

Advanced performance

per 90

Goals

0.07

Shots

0.14

per 90

Shots on target

0.06

Conversion %

50%

Dribbles

100%

Key passes

0.00

Pass accuracy

91%

Fouls won

0.42

per 90

Def actions

1.55

pressure work

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Match-by-match breakdown

DateOpponentCompetitionResultMinsGoalsAssistsRating
Jun 30Netherlands crestNetherlandsWorld CupD1-1120107.1
Jun 19Scotland crestScotlandWorld CupW0-196007
Jun 13Brazil crestBrazilWorld CupD1-190005.8

Minutes played

1,277

Total minutes

Premier League crestPremier League827 (65%)
League Cup crestLeague Cup270 (21%)
FA Cup crestFA Cup180 (14%)

Career timeline

Career stats by season

SeasonClubCompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsG/A per 90Avg rating
2026/27Club crestMoroccoFriendlies6000.006.93
2025/26Club crestFulhamPremier League18100.066.81
2024/25Club crestFulhamPremier League35000.006.76
2023/24Club crestFulhamPremier League31100.036.91
2022/23Club crestFulhamPremier League29120.106.84

Career highlights

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1

UEFA U19 Championship

2015/2016

Career timeline detail

Fulham

2022 โ€“ Present

Apps

113

Goals

3

Assists

2

Minutes

7,426

Competition breakdown

Premier League18 app1 g6.81
Premier League35 app0 g6.76
Premier League31 app1 g6.91
Premier League29 app1 g6.84

Goal timeline

3 goals in selected spell

Career milestones

2022 Joined Fulham
2018 Joined West Ham

International career

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

France

WC trophies

0

Avg rating

6.81

Major tournaments

World CupTracked
Nations Leagueโ€”
Continental Cupsโ€”
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World Cup 2026

United States ยท Canada ยท Mexico

Jun 11 โ€“ Jul 19, 2026

0

days to go

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Morocco

Group context

Tournament overview

For France at World Cup 2026, he offers a useful different gear at centre-back: someone who can help the team build through pressure instead of simply surviving it. In a squad full of talent, his value is in adding forward thrust from deep and giving France a more progressive route out of their own half.

Appearances

7

Best finish

Semi-finals

FIFA rank

8

Titles

0

Morocco ยท group

BrazilJun 13
ScotlandJun 19
HaitiJun 24

Current GoalPost form

GPS

68

Avg rating

6.81

Minutes

1,277

G/A 90

0.07

Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.

Tournament role

DefenderMoroccoFulhamWC 2026

Current GoalPost signals

Goals / 900.07
Shots / 900.14
Key passes / 900.00
Def actions / 901.55

Tournament history coverage

Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.

Morocco ยท fixtures

DateOpponentVenueTime
Jun 13BrazilMetLife Stadium10:00 PM
Jun 19ScotlandGillette Stadium10:00 PM
Jun 24HaitiMercedes-Benz Stadium10:00 PM

I. Diop ยท projection status

Awaiting forecast/awards feed

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