Diop comes to Detroit City via a trade with Birmingham Legion. This is the first trade in the USL Championship under the new CBA.
Diop netted his first tally of 2022 with Birmingham Legion and totaled nine goals from 2020-21 while with Atlanta United 2. The Dakar, Senegal, native scored 13 goals to go with five assists in 16 appearances for Radford University ahead of signing with Atlanta United 2 ahead of 2020.