Moustapha Name

Moustapha Name (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Senegal national team.

Moustapha Name
Name in 2020
Personal information
Full name Moustapha Name[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pafos
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 AS Douanes
2018–2020 Pau FC 56 (9)
2020–2022 Paris FC 67 (11)
2022– Pafos 12 (4)
International career‡
2020– Senegal 6 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Club career

AS Douanes

Moustapha Name started his career at AS Douanes in his native Senegal in 2016. During the 2017–18 season, he scored ten goals in the Senegal Premier League.

Pau

In 2018, Name joined Pau and adapted quickly to French football in the Béarnese capital. In his second season, he occasionally captained the team.

In the 2019–20 Coupe de France, Pau reached the round of 16 and lost to a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) side that went on to win the entire competition. The 2019–20 season was very successful for both Name and Pau; Pau achieved promoted to Ligue 2, and Name's displays against Ligue 1 heavyweights Bordeaux and PSG in the Coupe de France helped him make a name for himself.

Paris FC

On 27 June 2020, Name signed with Paris FC after successful seasons with Pau in the Championnat National.[2] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Chambly on 22 August 2020.[3]

International career

Name debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Guinea Bissau on 11 November 2020.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 January 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pau FC 2018–19 Championnat National 33420———354
2019–20 23451———354
Total 56871———639
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 32411———335
2021–22 32713———3310
2022–23 50————50
Total 691124———7115
Pafos 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 12410———134
Career total 1372310510000014728

    Honours

    Senegal

    References
    1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    2. Bri, Kévin (27 June 2020). "Moustapha Name rejoint le Paris FC".
    3. "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
    4. "Sénégal - Guinée-Bissau (2-0) / Moustapha Name : " Une excellente première pour moi ... " - Equipe nationale Football, Football". 11 November 2020.
    5. "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    6. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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